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28 posts tagged with “cold-chain”
J&J Snack Foods Shows Why Food Distribution Savings Come After Plant Consolidation
J&J Snack Foods' Project Apollo shows why plant consolidation is only the first step. Food shippers still need disciplined cold-chain distribution modeling to protect savings.
CXTMS InsightsMay 23, 2026 · 6 min read
C.H. Robinson’s South Texas Fresh Produce Center Shows Border Logistics Is Getting More Specialized
C.H. Robinson’s new South Texas fresh produce center is a signal that border logistics, cold-chain control, and perishables visibility are becoming more specialized.
CXTMS InsightsMay 20, 2026 · 6 min read
Cold Chain Capacity Is Rising Again: Why 7.76 Billion Cubic Feet Still May Not Be Enough
The top 25 cold chain operators now run 7.76 billion cubic feet of temperature-controlled space, but shippers still need a tighter planning playbook.
CXTMS InsightsMay 13, 2026 · 7 min read
Mexico Food Logistics Is Following Nearshoring to the Border—and Warehouses Need to Be Ready
Nearshoring is pulling Mexico food logistics capacity toward border gateways, where multi-temperature warehousing, customs data, and appointment discipline now decide service reliability.
CXTMS InsightsMay 10, 2026 · 7 min read
Cold Chain Capacity Is Rising, but Reefer Freight Is Still Tightening Ahead of Produce Season
Cold storage capacity is expanding, but reefer transportation is tightening ahead of produce season. Here is what food, pharma, and 3PL teams should do now.
CXTMS InsightsMay 8, 2026 · 7 min read
Geodis Opens First Americas Cold-Chain Facility for Healthcare: What the 3PL Cold-Chain Expansion Wave Means for Pharma Shippers
Geodis' first dedicated healthcare cold-chain cross-dock in Chicago marks a new phase of 3PL investment in pharma logistics. Here's what the expansion wave means for shippers navigating GLP-1 demand, mRNA supply chains, and biopharma cold chain complexity in 2026.
CXTMS InsightsMay 2, 2026 · 5 min read
Refrigerated LTL Gets Denser in California: Why EchoChill’s Sacramento Expansion Matters
Echo Global Logistics is expanding EchoChill with a Sacramento cold storage facility, a move that shows why regional refrigerated LTL density is becoming a serious competitive advantage.
CXTMS InsightsApril 19, 2026 · 6 min read
Cold Chain Labor Is Getting Rebuilt, Not Refilled: What 3PLs Must Change in 2026
Cold-chain labor shortages are forcing 3PLs to redesign workflows, invest in automation, and build more resilient refrigerated operations instead of relying on old hiring playbooks.
CXTMS InsightsApril 12, 2026 · 7 min read
Voice-Controlled Warehouse Robots: How Hands-Free Picking Is Solving Cold Storage's Hardest Automation Problem
Vecna Robotics and Lucas Systems launch CaseFlow Voice, the first voice-integrated robot-assisted picking system purpose-built for cold storage warehouses where touchscreens and scanners fail.
CXTMS InsightsApril 3, 2026 · 6 min read
GLP-1 Drugs Are Reshaping Logistics From Both Ends: Pharma Cold Chain Surges as Food Freight Demand Falls 3%
GLP-1 weight loss drugs are creating a logistics paradox—driving pharmaceutical cold chain investment to record highs while reducing food freight volumes by an estimated 3 million truckloads annually.
CXTMS InsightsMarch 28, 2026 · 6 min read