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INCORPORATING COLD CHAIN
EVENTS AND EXHIBITIONS
Conference delegates enjoying a tour of the National Gallery housed in the old Supreme Court.
In the foyer of the Marina Bay Sands Hotel, Singapore. senior experts of the National Centre for Cold-chain Development( NCCD).“ Greater global collaboration is a must for greater global sustenance,” said Kohli. and China, now as the second largest economy, has a cold chain industry undergoing rapid growth. Zongfu Cui, vice-president and secretary general of
the China Federation of Logistics and
International association
Purchasing quoted the turnover of the top
Judith Evans of the London South Bank
100 cold chain logistics companies as CNY
University elaborated on the expansion
( China Yuan Renminbi) 18-billion for 2015.
of globalisation of the cold chain in
“ The China cold chain industry is
her presentation of the role of the
projected to grow by over 20 % in the
International Institute of Refrigeration( IIR)
next three to five years. The growth is
in France. The IIR is the only independent
driven by stricter government supervision,
intergovernmental science and
the Belt and Road Initiative of the
technology based organisation that
Free Trade Area( FDA), change in
promotes knowledge of refrigeration and
eating habits of the consumers, and
associated technologies that improve
accelerated urbanisation,” said Cui.
quality of life in a cost-effective and
The Chinese government released the
environmentally sustainable manner.
harshest Food Safety Law in history in
Under IIR Commissions, working parties
2015. China has become the world’ s
have addressed a variety of issues such
largest food importer, taking the place
as the cold chain in hot climates, cold
of the US. Consumers nowadays value
chain optimisation, revision of the Red
safety and quality over price. The fresh
A pool with a view; delegates stayed at the iconic Marina Bay Sands Hotel.
Book on Frozen Foods, and cold chain
produce market is projected to exceed
for pharmaceutical products.
CNY100-billion in 2016.
The working party that addressed the
The population of refrigerated vehicles
hot climate had their objectives to:
( 100 500) and cold storage space( 100.3
•
Raise awareness of decision-makers billion m 3) is still low per capita. Cui saw
and stakeholders with regard to
the challenges as:
the importance of the cold chain,
• Low refrigerated vehicle and
and raise consumer awareness
warehouse space per capita and
concerning the importance of cold
insufficient infrastructure.
chain compliance.
• Lack of monitoring staff.
•
Identify problems encountered
• Phenomenon of‘ bad money drives
in warm countries in the fields of
out good money’.
preservation, storage, transport
• Consumers still prefer inexpensive food.
and distribution, and identify locally
• The emerging trends of the China
produced materials or processes.
cold chain logistics industry:
•
Update IIR guidelines on the storage
»»
Area branding of agricultural
and transport of perishable products,
products is the latest trend, and
as well as recommendations on
the first mile has huge potential.
the handling of these products.
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More transportation methods,
Standardisation and legislation could
such as railway cold chain
be based on such guidelines.
logistics, are coming into the
•
Create training material on‘ good market.
cold chain practices’, comprising modules for each cold chain link
»»
Fresh e-commerce continues to boom, and cold chain
The view from the top of the hotel.
and / or sector.
e-commerce service has good
and then gets directed to the different
“ Food too often has nowhere to go and
prospects.
destinations, depending on where this
is no different than the passengers of
CHAIRMAN ADDS VALUE
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Free Trade Area( FTA), bonded
food will be used in a city. It is thought
yesterday,” said Mitchell. In the early
With his vast experience of standards and
area, and port cold chain logistics
to be very futuristic, but who knows—
days of air travel, the pioneers were
compliance in the global perishable trade,
are the next fast growth points.
it could be something of the future in
faced with the problem of not having
Gérald Cavalier, president of Cemafroid-
finding a solution to using wasted food.
airports where planes could land or take
Tecnea, France, added valued input as
Australia
This global food waste reduction initiative
off. Waste food is being treated in a
the chairperson of the cold chain session,
Mark Mitchell, managing director of
provides a new way of looking at the food
similar way today: it has nowhere to go
which attracted lively participation from
Supercool Asia Pacific Australia, put
wastage problem, based on the airport
because of limited food relief agencies.
the delegates.
across a very interesting concept of
formula for mass handling and dispatch. In a
Or limited means of refrigerated
In the past decade, the landscape of
a food port. This is similar to an airport
‘ foodport’, food is people, and like people, it
the global economy has been redrawn
where food arrives at the arrivals hall
can go safely to a new destination.
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