Running on Ice: Bridging the cold gaps

Hello, and welcome to the coolest community in freight! Here you’ll find the latest information on warehouse news, tech developments and all things reefer madness-related. I’m your controller of the thermostat, Mary O’Connell. Thanks for having me!

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Maersk’s newly released report, “Trust and Technology: The links in a sustainable cold chain” breaks down the current state of cold chain logistics, establishing a comprehensive end-to-end cold chain...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/running-on-ice-bridging-the-cold-gaps

The Stockout: Honest and Impossible — CPG companies that may go public soon

Most public CPG companies are in their quiet periods ahead of earnings. But there were still significant developments with the CPG companies that are not (yet) public. There is a report that Impossible Foods plans to go public either through an IPO or SPAC sometime later this year and The Honest Co., which was founded by actress Jessica Alba to offer natural baby and personal care products, filed a S-1 in preparation for going public (it plans to list under the ticker HNST). That gives the...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/the-stockout-honest-and-impossible-cpg-companies-that-may-go-public-soon

The Stockout: Fake meat — the future or freakshow?

Plant-based meat alternatives are to the food industry what electric vehicles are to the transportation industry — a niche with a lot of startups today but maybe not so niche in the future, especially as further quality advancements are made. In today’s edition of The Stockout, a CPG-focused newsletter, I discuss recent developments with Beyond Meat. I also share my thoughts about how the various products look and taste. Beyond Meat shares are sure polarizing, but regardless of your thoughts on...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/the-stockout:-fake-meat-—-the-future-or-freakshow?

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