Andrew Mates, Senior Vice President and Managing Director of Europe at Americold, has watched manufacturers lose money this way for years. He feels that the failures do not happen inside a warehouse or a truck, but in the gaps between them. Manufacturers who still run warehousing, transportation and fulfilment as separate functions are the ones absorbing the biggest hidden costs.

Americold is a global leader in temperature-controlled logistics, real estate and value-added services, working with food manufacturers, retailers and supply chain providers across Europe.

Product quality is the cargo Cold chain outbound logistics have far different challenges to standard freight. Andrew says:“ You’ re not simply moving product from one location to another.

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