Keeping it cool in public cold stores
Compiled by Eamonn Ryan
In recent years, the demand for public cold storage facilities across sub-Saharan Africa has surged.
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Refrigerated transport: the lifeline of the distribution cold chain
Compiled by Eamonn Ryan
Refrigerated transport plays a crucial role in ensuring the safe and efficient movement of products from farm, hoof or ocean to fork.Read More »Refrigerated transport: the lifeline of the distribution cold chain
Fresh from farm to table
By Samuel Jacobs, executive head of business development at Energy Partners.
How Cooling-as-a-Service can solve Africa’s cold chain challenges.Read More »Fresh from farm to table
Tool connectivity is here to stay
By Eamonn Ryan
Automation and connectivity have played a large and growing role in the research and development (R&D) of the tool and instrumentation sector of HVAC&R, driving efficiency improvements, and making up for the growing skills deficit.Read More »Tool connectivity is here to stay
Tech is key for growth in SA food production
By Dawie Kriel, head of business development at EP Refrigeration – a division of Energy Partners and part of the PSG group of companies
South Africa’s food production and export industries are experiencing encouraging growth injections from the increase in demand for high value and diversified produce such as blueberries, macadamia nuts and citrus. Read More »Tech is key for growth in SA food production
Packaging: thousands of solutions to preserve produce
Compiled by Benjamin Brits
From times of past, packaging has evolved to include many elements of both engineering and science. The understanding of produce has simultaneously grown too. Read More »Packaging: thousands of solutions to preserve produce
Table grape post-harvest is not a dark science
By Oscar Salgado (during his latest visit to South Africa)
When visiting Agrostar in Egypt, I ran into Jan Lievens who was installing his applied post-harvest technologies in their two receiving pre-coolers. It was actually just by accident that we ran into each other!Read More »Table grape post-harvest is not a dark science
Fly like an eagle…
By Jan Lievens
A saying goes … “If you want to fly with the eagles, stop swimming with the ducks”.Read More »Fly like an eagle…
Facts are stubborn things
By Jan Lievens
I mentioned in one of my previous articles that the last 5% of the timing in your product cycle is important. Fact.Read More »Facts are stubborn things
Feel like a mushroom?
By Jan Lievens
You obviously know about this expression… According to the Free Dictionary, it is like one is being intentionally kept in the dark and told lies, un-informed about something.Read More »Feel like a mushroom?