By Eamonn Ryan
In an Apple podcast cross-functional roundtable for From the Cold Corner, Alyse Thompsin-Richards, editor-in-chief of Food Engineering, convened Bob Garrison, chief editor of Prepared Foods, and Kelley Rodriguez, editor-in-chief of Refrigerated & Frozen Foods, to examine the forces that defined 2025.
Read More »The nutrition reset: GLP-1, ultra-processed foods, and the protein (and fibre) race
By Eamonn Ryan
South Africa’s push to diversify agricultural export markets beyond traditional Western partners could significantly reshape the country’s cold chain landscape. This is part two of a two-part series.
Read More »BRICS, China and regional trade: new opportunities for SA’s cold chain
By Eamonn Ryan
South Africa’s record USD15.1-billion agricultural export performance in 2025 is not just a milestone for farmers – it is a powerful signal for the country’s cold chain industry. This is part one of a two-part series.
Read More »Record agri exports strengthen SA’s cold chain – but US tariffs cloud 2026 outlook
By Eamonn Ryan
The recent escalation in tensions involving the US, Israel and Iran has once again pushed global oil prices higher, reminding supply chain professionals how closely geopolitics and logistics costs are linked. For Africa’s cold chain, the consequences of sustained higher energy prices could be particularly significant.
Read More »Higher oil prices put Africa’s cold chain under pressure
On 29 January 2026, GCCA’s Sara Stickler and Shane Brennan were joined by an expert panel to provide insight into how the big trends shaping global trade and regulatory policy are impacting the cold chain, and how the Alliance is taking action to achieve positive outcomes for member businesses.
Read More »Five takeaways from GCCA’s Global Year Ahead in Advocacy webinar
By Eamonn Ryan
This webinar titled ‘Strengthening the Cold Chain: Analysis and Recommendations for West Africa’, focused on current cold chain conditions and future opportunities in Ghana, Senegal and Côte d’Ivoire. Hosted by the Global Cold Chain Alliance (GCCA), it featured a panel of global and regional cold chain experts with deep operational, technical and policy experience. The panel included:
Together, these speakers brought perspectives spanning cold storage operations, logistics, engineering, energy systems, investment and international development programming.
This is part eight of an eight-part series, and this final section outlines GCCA and GCCF’s planned mentorship, training, consultation, and study tour initiatives designed to address cold chain gaps and support sustainable growth in West Africa.
Read More »GCCA recommendations and the path forward for West Africa
By Eamonn Ryan
This series is based on a joint GCCA–IFC webinar on the topic Cold Chain Insights in Emerging Markets, moderated by Amanda Brondy (GCCA), with contributions from Harsh Gupta, Cold Chain Lead, IFC; Rusmir Music, Global Cooling Lead, IFC; Selcuk Tanatar, TechEmerge Lead, IFC; Sunil Nair, Cooling Markets Lead India, GCCA; and Adam Thocher, Senior VP of Global Programs, GCCA.
This is part eight of an eight-part series with this first part covering the topic: IFC is embedding proven cooling solutions into mainstream investments to scale sustainable cold chains globally.
Read More »From pilots to scale: the future of cold chain investment
By Eamonn Ryan
Perhaps the most structurally significant theme emerging from the 2026 policy agenda– framed by President Cyril Ramaphosa’s State of the Nation Address and Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana’s National Budget Speech – is the explicit endorsement of structured public-private partnerships (PPPs) in logistics infrastructure.
Read More »Port PPPs, rail reform and the future of temperature-controlled trade
By Eamonn Ryan
South Africa’s 2026 policy season – framed by President Cyril Ramaphosa’s State of the Nation Address and Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana’s National Budget Speech – has drawn mixed reactions across the economy. For supply chain professionals, however, the debate is less about political theatre and more about whether the numbers and reform signals translate into operational reliability.
Read More »Budget commitments, structural constraints and what they mean for the cold chain
A critical shipment of Dollvet-Oil Foot-and-Mouth Disease (FMD) vaccines has arrived in South Africa, marking a significant step in efforts to contain the current outbreak.
Read More »Precision cold chain operation delivers 1.5m FMD vaccine doses to SA