When dealing with temperature sensitive consumables, it is imperative that the integrity of the produce is optimised and utilising chilled, ambient and frozen warehouses can be key to ensuring this. Temperature controlled warehouses can prolong the shelf-life of perishable items and if combined with temperature-controlled transportation you can ensure your produce has been maintained at optimal conditions, which is key when distributing temperature sensitive produce.
What is a Temperature-Controlled Warehouse?
Temperature-controlled warehouses are chilled, frozen or ambient storage facilities that ensure goods are kept within a predefined temperature range to preserve the quality of goods. They include storage solutions and manual handling machinery, and are designed to avoid disrupting the cold chain and maintain the quality of any goods stored within.
If you’re considering outsourcing your chilled storage, there are some important factors and benefits you should consider.
- Increases shelf life of perishable goods
Temperature sensitive consumables are one of the most commonly transported items worldwide, to supermarkets and restaurants.
One of the most significant advantages of using ambient, chilled and frozen warehousing services is the reduced rate of deterioration in perishable produce.
- Food safety
The potential of food poisoning is a significant factor when dealing with perishable goods. Food poisoning is a result of improperly preserved goods and caused by growth in bacteria.
When stored in a chilled or frozen environment, the danger of food poisoning is reduced. Furthermore, a good facility will be able to tell you what temperature your goods are being stored at any given point, up until their final destination.
- Cost
Is your current solution cost effective? It can be extremely time consuming dealing with multiple points of contacts across storage and transport providers. Utilising one company that can combine the two will ease pressures internally and provide a one stop shop for your storage and distribution needs.
Spoilage can occur if goods are incorrectly stored, this can be costly as you may end up with unusable produce and require more frequent deliveries and purchase more produce, as a result which will increase your costs.
An efficient cold warehouse will probably be comparative or cost less money than having your own cold room.
- More space
Utilising chilled and frozen warehousing providers you negate the need for in-house storage and warehouse staff. Whether you’re a growing firm or catering to a large consumer base, by using a third party supplier to store and distribute your goods you could save a significant sum of money.
- Easier logistics
By choosing a storage provider that also offers temperature-controlled transport, these specialist providers can ensure the integrity of your produce from point of delivery at the warehouse, to final destination. They can also ensure your goods arrive on time in specified quantities required.
Here at Subzero we offer a one stop shop for your temperature-controlled storage and transportation needs. By offering both services it means you can leave your goods in our chilled/frozen or ambient warehouses and dispatch on an “as needed basis”. This negates the need to book a separate haulier and provides you one point of contact for both storage and distribution.
If you would like to see if SUBZERO could help you in your temperature-controlled storage and distribution needs, please call us on 01622 834 950 or email enquiries@subzero.uk.com.
