Chilled meal delivery
More and more Dutch consumers are choosing to order food and drinks online, also spending more and more money on this service. This growing demand for convenience and service offers entrepreneurs new opportunities. Whether you are part of a supermarket chain that delivers groceries, a restaurant owner who also wants his dishes delivered to his home, or a farmer who wants to deliver directly to consumers: the opportunities in online food e-commerce are there for the taking. But how do you make sure your carefully prepared products arrive fresh to your customers? We are happy to give you advice.
- Fresh and fresh from door to door
- Customized advice for every transport
- Complete package from cooling to insulation
- Top quality from cold chain experts
Ways to transport groceries and meals fresh
To keep fresh products “fresh,” refrigerated and frozen transport facilities are often chosen. You may immediately think of a refrigerated or frozen van, but in many cases this does not prove to be the ideal solution. Besides losing a bit of flexibility when you have to book the van in advance or depend on availability, this is also not the most sustainable solution. Indeed, a lot of energy and capacity is quickly wasted when you cannot make optimal use of the space in the van. For example, when the level of your orders to be delivered is unpredictable and irregular, leaving valuable space unused.
For this reason, well-insulated refrigerated packaging is often chosen. This has the advantage that you do not need electricity during transport (in fact, you cool the cooling elements to the desired temperature before transport) and that you can transport your products in any means of transport you choose. This often makes it a more sustainable solution for chilled and frozen transport of fresh products such as meals and groceries.
To ensure the quality of these products, a predetermined stable temperature range must be maintained during transport. For example, a temperature range of 2-8 degrees or 15-25 degrees can be maintained.
Suitable packaging materials for refrigerated transport
Which packaging materials are most suitable for you depends on your application and logistical processes:
Transports without a return procedure
If you are working with an external transportation partner or for some other reason do not have the ability to bring back packaging materials, single-use packaging materials are a suitable solution. For this, you can use an EPS box in combination with gel packs. A more environmentally conscious alternative to the EPS box is the EcoCoolBox.
Transports with return procedure:
If you have in-house transportation facilities and can therefore bring back packaging materials, you can choose long-life tools. EPP boxes combined with strong, dimensionally stable cooling elements are then a godsend. For example, supermarkets that deliver groceries at home are users of this transport box. You can place the products to be transported here in a simple package during transport, and lift them out of the EPP box when delivering them to your home. Thus, you can reuse the EPP boxes and form-fitting cooling elements again and again.
Cooling elements from Coolpack?
- Condensation is absorbed
- Very good quality and leakproof
- Good value for money
- Very fast delivery, standard cooling elements in stock.
- Our cooling elements are filled with a polymer gel or cellulose gel, both non-toxic based
- Own printing possible
Please feel free to contact us
We are ready to answer all your questions and help you find a suitable solution for your refrigerated transport in the Food industry.
From issue to customized cooling solution
This is how we help you ensure quality and safety of food products under all circumstances.
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Partner
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Test product
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Mass Production
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Transport
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End User
Customer case: Home delivery of meals and groceries: keep products cool and fresh
We are ordering more and more food and drinks online and also spending more and more money on this. The growing need of the Dutch modern consumer for ordering convenience and service brings new opportunities for you as an entrepreneur. Whether you are part of a supermarket chain that delivers groceries, a restaurant owner who wants to start delivering meals at home or a farmer who wants to deliver directly to the end user: the opportunities within online food e-commerce are there for the taking. But how do you make sure your carefully prepared products reach your customers fresh? You’ll find out in this article.
Often ordered in Food transport
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Cooling plate with handle
Both for dieprvies and refrigerated shipping of meals we offer (custom) cooling plates. Also for gastronorm and perfectly fitting in our EPP coolers. Available from stock at 0 °C and -18 °C, but we can produce them at any temperature between -65 °C and +89 °C.
EPP coolers
The EPP cooler box is a highly insulating, reusable box widely used by home delivery drivers. The cooler is strong, lightweight, easy to clean and has practical features such as handles and sticker fields. At Coolpack, we supply custom cooling plates for against the walls and lid to keep your meals within the desired temperature – even in extreme external conditions!
Food transport knowledge base
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