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at refrigerated warehouses , as well as the concept of servitisation of cooling services .
Frost and Sullivan research on ‘ consumer market trends South Africa : Frozen foods ’ was presented by consultant Patrick Prestele , which indicates that there is a rising demand for frozen foods , and how its health perceptions are rapidly changing .
There were also presentations on modernisation of logistics and a case study on cold storage automation in developing countries , describing a facility in the Philippines .
Cyber-attacks are of enormous concern to all businesses , and 2TS CEO Charl van
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Niekerk described how such attacks have cost the supply chain and logistics sector millions of rands .
Standard Bank ’ s Berrie de Jager moderated a panel discussion titled ‘ the electricity and water nexus in the cold chain ecosystem ,’ which looked at financing solutions . This was followed by a panel discussion on ‘ creating a food safety culture ,’ which offered practical steps on how to establish such a culture .
Digital transformation was the topic of a presentation by Jan-Cornell van Ekris , MD of Boltrics .
This was followed by two presentations by the finalists of the Africa Future Leader
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Award finals ; actual presentations and winner - of which are contained in an accompanying article .
A final panel discussion ‘ reducing water and energy consumption ’ shared insights and practical steps , featuring panelists : Carlos de Mendonca , the general manager of Crossberth Cold Stores ; Nobert Zvoushe , the engineering executive at Vector Logistics and Mesuli Mdluli , the maintenance manager at CCS .
Cold Link Africa was in attendance at the conference and several of these presentations will be individually profiled in succeeding issues , given the high calibre of leadership on display . CLA
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There were also presentations on modernisation of logistics and a case study on cold storage automation in developing countries , describing a facility in the Philippines . |