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Rethinking the automated warehouse: why cold storage must be designed from the inside out
By Eamonn Ryan On a recent Apple podcast episode of From The Cold Corner, hosted by Kelley Rodriguez, editor in chief of Refrigerated & Frozen Foods, two industry veterans challenged…
Automation, AI and engineering the food plant of 2026
By Eamonn Ryan In the final installment of their Apple podcast cross-functional discussion, Alyse Thompson-Richards of Food Engineering joined Bob Garrison of Prepared Foods and Kelley Rodriguez of Refrigerated &…
Cold chain compliance strengthened as ALCO-Safe achieves SANAS accreditation for breathalyser calibration
In temperature-controlled logistics and food production environments, precision is everything. The cold chain depends on disciplined processes, strict compliance and uncompromising safety standards to protect product integrity and export credibility.…
Building for the future: capital investment, vertical integration and the co-manufacturing surge
By Eamonn Ryan In an Apple podcast cross-functional roundtable for From the Cold Corner, Alyse Thompson-Richards, editor-in-chief of Food Engineering, joined Bob Garrison of Prepared Foods and Kelley Rodriguez of…
The nutrition reset: GLP-1, ultra-processed foods, and the protein (and fibre) race
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…
BRICS, China and regional trade: new opportunities for SA’s cold chain
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…