Computer technology now the focus of PRW operators' expansion plans: construction ahead in the Americas, but equipment purchasing plans may lag. More and more companies launch web sites and utilize on-line communication.Public refrigerated re·frig·er·ate tr.v. re·frig·er·at·ed, re·frig·er·at·ing, re·frig·er·ates 1. To cool or chill (a substance). 2. To preserve (food) by chilling. warehouse operators are building more new facilities. They are also investing in upgrading computer systems, creating web sites and seeking expert advice on improving their operations. "It is obvious that the food industry's reliance on PRWs is driving the new construction and advances in their technological capabilities," said J. William Hudson People named William Hudson include:
"IARW members continue to make heavy investments in order to maintain and expand their capabilities and services to the broader food industry," Hudson said. "The investments in technology, as indicated in the annual QFFI-IARW Refrigerated Services Survey, bodes well for the industry and the future." PRW "Parents are watching." See digispeak. executives are putting more time and energy into their work, too, leaving less time for discretionary matters like surveys. Response this year was considerably less than last year--34 instead of 65--and that probably accounts for anomalies such as the low rates of projected purchases of basics like freezing and materials handling equipment Mechanical devices for handling of supplies with greater ease and economy. See also materials handling. . It can't be that business is bad, at least in the United States--in fact, 48.2% of the weighted sample for the Americas (North America North America, third largest continent (1990 est. pop. 365,000,000), c.9,400,000 sq mi (24,346,000 sq km), the northern of the two continents of the Western Hemisphere. plus one South American company) sees turnover trending upwards now, compared to 37.8% a year ago, and none see a decline, versus 2.6% a year ago. And it doesn't make sense to build new facilities but not the equipment for them. Worldwide, both inventory and turnover trends are hard to gauge. European response was again too small to be statistically significant--one major operator has ambitious construction and equipment purchasing plans, while another in the same country is building nothing and buying next to nothing. One reported turnover up, the other down. A major operator in the Pacific Rim Pacific Rim, term used to describe the nations bordering the Pacific Ocean and the island countries situated in it. In the post–World War II era, the Pacific Rim has become an increasingly important and interconnected economic region. didn't respond to the inventory and turnover trends at all; Quick Frozen Foods International has taken that to mean little or change. In the US, where there was no response from some of the major operators such as Americold, there is considerable regional variation, with turnover up 75% at warehouses in the East versus 46.3% in the Midwest and just 27.5% in the West. The East takes in the North Atlantic states plus the southern United States The Southern United States—commonly referred to as the American South, Dixie, or simply the South—constitutes a large distinctive region in the southeastern and south-central United States. east of the Mississippi; inventory there was also said to be trending up--86%. Rising expectations were reported by only 26.8% in the Midwest, which includes the Old Northwest Old Northwest: see Northwest Territory. , the Plains and the South west of the Mississippi; and 32.5% in the West--the Mountain and Pacific states The Pacific States form one of the nine geographic divisions within the United States that are officially recognized by that country's census bureau. There are five states in this division — Alaska, California, Hawaii, Oregon, Washington — and, as its name . Large operators' outlets accounted for a larger share of the response in the East than elsewhere. When it comes to the traditional basics, there seem to be contradictions. The rate of new construction plans in the Americas reported questionnaires returned to Quick Frozen Foods International is more than twice that a year ago--new -29[degrees] C facilities, for example, are eyed by 31.8% of the weighted sample, versus 12.2% a year ago. Yet only 51.8% of the sane sane (san) sound in mind. sane adj. Of sound mind; mentally healthy. sane weighted American sample said they to buy screw compressors this year, compared to 96.7% last year. Only 36.4% checked off polyurethane polyurethane Any of a class of very versatile polymers that are made into flexible and rigid foams, fibres, elastomers (elastic polymers), surface coatings, and adhesives. insulation panels, versus 51.6% in 2003. Even lift truck purchasing plans, at 41.8%, were seemingly off from 54.1% last year. Perhaps some operators simply didn't have time to check off everything. Ron Vallort, president of Ron Vallort & Associates, Oak Brook, Illinois Oak Brook is a suburb of Chicago in DuPage County, in Illinois. The population was 8,702 at the 2000 census. History Oak Brook was incorporated as a Village in 1958, due in large part to the efforts of Paul Butler, a prominent civic leader and landowner whose father had , suggested other possible reasons. Some operators may have forward-bought equipment for new and expanded warehouses, he told QFFI QFFI Quick Frozen Foods International . More likely, some may have thought about new equipment for new facilities in terms of expansion rather than acquisition, and not checked it off under the latter. Moreover, with more convertible space being built, the rate of construction could be exaggerated--a single facility could be checked off as -29[degrees], -18[degrees] and 0[degrees]C. Jack T. Ampuja, managing partner of Logistics Solutions International, suggested that some operators may be leasing equipment rather than buying it, and that could account for weakening purchasing plans. Most planned construction activity involves large players--no surprise there; a small regional operator with a few outlets isn't as likely to be adding any. But plans are broader this year, including offices and ancillary facilities like docking and marshalling areas A location in the vicinity of a reception terminal orpre-positioned equipment storage site where arriving unitpersonnel, equipment, materiel, and accompanying supplies are reassembled, returned to the control of the unit commander, and prepared for onward movement. as well as warehouses. Plans for additions are also up, but renovations are on the back burner Noun 1. back burner - reduced priority; "dozens of cases were put on the back burner" precedence, precedency, priority - status established in order of importance or urgency; "... except in the Pacific Rim. Some things never seem to change when it comes to basic equipment. Screw compressors remain the overwhelming favorites, with other varieties practically shut out in the Americas. Only in the Pacific Rim are reciprocating, packaged or central station compressors favored, and only there have fluorocarbon fluorocarbon /flu·o·ro·car·bon/ (floor´o-kahr?b?n) any of the class of organic compounds consisting of carbon and fluorine only. units as opposed to standard ammonia ammonia, chemical compound, NH3, colorless gas that is about one half as dense as air at ordinary temperatures and pressures. It has a characteristic pungent, penetrating odor. models made any headway head·way n. 1. Forward movement or the rate of forward movement, especially of a ship. 2. Progress toward a goal. 3. The clear vertical space beneath a ceiling or archway; clearance. 4. . Condensers figure more in refrigeration refrigeration, process for drawing heat from substances to lower their temperature, often for purposes of preservation. Refrigeration in its modern, portable form also depends on insulating materials that are thin yet effective. equipment purchasing plans this year than last for the Americas (36.4% versus none last year), but far less interest is being shown in coils, fan and blowers and refrigerant re·frig·er·ant adj. 1. Cooling or freezing; refrigerating. 2. Reducing fever. n. 1. A substance, such as air, ammonia, water, or carbon dioxide, used to provide cooling either as the working substance of , and nobody is installing new heat recovery systems, in the Pacific Rim, by contrast, nearly everyone seems to want heat recovery systems, and coils are in great demand. Standard racks are still the favorite in that category, although at least one major operator is getting into pushback push·back n. 1. A device or mechanism that affords movement of another object backwards: the pushback on a subway door. 2. Forced movement of troops back from the line. racks. Gravity and automatics are favored only in the Pacific Rim. While interest in pallets seems to be down, purchasing plans for slip sheets and metal dock boards are up. Automatic doors are showing a real surge in the Americas, with 45.5% of the weighted sample planning to buy them, versus a mere 4.5% last year. But interest has plummeted in every other kind--mechanical, manual, air curtain
On-site services such as freezing and repacking are probably at about the same levels as a year ago, with apparent changes only the result of a different data base. The same seems to be the case with quality control programs, where North American North American named after North America. North American blastomycosis see North American blastomycosis. North American cattle tick see boophilusannulatus. operators have long favored HACCP HACCP hazard analysis critical control points. (Hazard Analysis A hazard analysis is a process used to characterize the elements of risk. The results of a hazard analysis is the identification of unacceptable risks and the selection of means of controlling or eliminating them. , Critical Control Points), whereas ISO (1) See ISO speed. (2) (International Organization for Standardization, Geneva, Switzerland, www.iso.ch) An organization that sets international standards, founded in 1946. The U.S. member body is ANSI. programs are also popular elsewhere. Have glass fiber panels gone out of favor in the Americas? Well, nobody in the survey said they were buying any. There was hardly any interest in styrene sty·rene n. A colorless oily liquid from which polystyrenes, plastics, and synthetic rubber are produced. Also called vinylbenzene. , either, but there was a jump in phenolic phe·no·lic adj. Of, relating to, containing, or derived from phenol. n. Any of various synthetic thermosetting resins, obtained by the reaction of phenols with simple aldehydes and used as adhesives. panels, which now seem to be almost as popular as polyurethane. Interest is strong in new computer installations. Some 20% of the weighted response in the Americas plans upgrades, and in the Pacific Rim complete replacement is the order of the day. Nearly half the weighted sample in the Americas plans to add more terminals and get more hardware, way up from a year ago, and more than a third are seeking new software. Radio frequency ID systems and PC servers are among the new hardware items people want. Software sought includes warehouse management (inventory, receipts, etc.) systems. Other trends are obvious. Computer communications systems In telecommunication, a communications system is a collection of individual communications networks, transmission systems, relay stations, tributary stations, and data terminal equipment (DTE) usually capable of interconnection and interoperation to form an integrated whole. like EDI (Electronic Data Interchange) The electronic communication of business transactions, such as orders, confirmations and invoices, between organizations. Third parties provide EDI services that enable organizations with different equipment to connect. and WINS are winning out over older methods. Some 68.2% of the weighted sample this year reports using them, versus 58.2% a year ago, although fax machines are still favored by 72.5%--a bit less than before. Direct contacts with suppliers and, especially customers, are also crucial--the latter up from 50% last year to 55.5% this year. Some 75.4% of the American weighted sample has web sites this year, versus 57.4% last year, and for the Americas and the Pacific Rim combined the percentage has gone from 70.1% to 87.7%. Advertising, promotion, communications and sales are the main functions of web sites, but some operators also use them for direct links with customers--letting them track their inventories, enter orders and get printouts. Use of consultants is way up, with a 49.1% response in the Americas and 61.3% overall as opposed to 27.5% and 36.3% last year. Logistics, computing computing - computer programming, strategic planning Strategic planning is an organization's process of defining its strategy, or direction, and making decisions on allocating its resources to pursue this strategy, including its capital and people. , bar coding, and construction and engineering are among the areas in which operators in the Americas are seeking expertise; personnel rating is the focus in the Pacific Rim. European Trends QFFI hopes to report more fully on the European refrigerated logistics market in our next issue. In the meantime Adv. 1. in the meantime - during the intervening time; "meanwhile I will not think about the problem"; "meantime he was attentive to his other interests"; "in the meantime the police were notified" meantime, meanwhile , we can offer an advisory from an authority in the field. "Insourcing (1) Doing work with inhouse employees. Contrast with outsourcing. (2) Creating jobs in your country by an organization that is foreign owned. Contrast with outsourcing. is one of the trends we see in Central Europe Central Europe is the region lying between the variously and vaguely defined areas of Eastern and Western Europe. In addition, Northern, Southern and Southeastern Europe may variously delimit or overlap into Central Europe. ," said Theo van Sambeeck, director of the European division of the IARW and the WFLO (World Food Logistics Organization). Van Sambeeck further remarked: "Manufacturers intend to construct their own coldstores for raw materials next door to factories (to make sure that they always have inventory on hand in the event of natural or man-made disruptions) as well as finished products. They find it more important nowadays to have control of the whole process. "Also, retailers intend to insource their logistics. We have examples in Germany and The Netherlands. Maybe it has to do with the fact that the labor market labor market A place where labor is exchanged for wages; an LM is defined by geography, education and technical expertise, occupation, licensure or certification requirements, and job experience is less difficult and will probably remain like that after the EU enlargement enlargement, n an increase in size. enlargement, Dilantin, n.pr See hyperplasia, gingival, Dilantin. enlargement, idiopathic, n . Polish workers are especially welcome here. "Another thing: expansion now takes place on the manufacturer side. The huge dedicated PRWs expand, as in the case of Partner Logistics from 65,000 to 100,000 pallets. And we recently saw the start of a 60,000 pallet coldstore by Kloosterboer, also dedicated. "I know of plans in Rotterdam and Amsterdam for multi-client operations that have not yet been realized after several years. Also the transportation companies try to take a part of the PRWs when they construct refrigerated warehouses next door to manufacturers and processors. "The scale of operations is growing rapidly and many entrepreneurs want a solid contract first before investing. Let's not Let's Not is a science fiction short story by Isaac Asimov. It was first published in Boston University Graduate Journal in December 1954. It was written for no payment as a favour to the journal, and later appeared in the collection Buy Jupiter. forget that automated warehouses especially require a lot of money to build. And a certain scale of automation is needed in order to be competitive on the long run." Eureka Out to Open New Doors At PRWs and Frozen Food Plants It's an "Open, Sesame" for warehouse operators and the frozen food industry, says Eureka Door Ltd. It has announced a breakthrough design to meet the demands of cold storage facilities and industrial applications where both high speed and impracticability Substantial difficulty or inconvenience in following a particular course of action, but not such insurmountability or hopelessness as to make performance impossible. are an issue. "In the past, a company could he forced to replace expensive cold storage doors due to accidents with forklift trucks colliding with the steel doors," said Eric Cropley, president of the company. The innovative design of the Eureka-Flex Door is the solution that cold storage facilities have been looking for Looking for In the context of general equities, this describing a buy interest in which a dealer is asked to offer stock, often involving a capital commitment. Antithesis of in touch with. ." Combining the opening speeds of up to 86" per second with automatic controls, such as loop or motion detectors A motion detector is a device that contains a physical mechanism or electronic sensor that quantifies motion that can be either integrated with or connected to other devices that alert the user of the presence of a moving object within the field of view. and close timers, makes for savings in energy and cost Eureka says. The flexible closed cell foam insulation provides R values of 16 to 24, while the fiberglas frame and 32 oz. reinforced vinyl covering allow for both strength and flexibility. The efficient sealing system of the Eureka-Flex Door, the company adds, incorporates heated overlapping center seals Cen´ter seal 1. (Gas Manuf.) A compound hydraulic valve for regulating the passage of the gas through a set of purifiers so as to cut out each one in turn for the renewal of the lime. and double knife sill gaskets to trap heat from the sill heaters. This ensures that the floor area under the door panels remains dry. The Captive Track Trolley trolley: see streetcar. System virtually eliminates derailing with its hinged panel hanger that allows the panels to swing up and out in the event of a major collision. For further information, contact the company at 366 Eddystone Ave., Toronto, Ontario M3N 1H7, Canada; telephone: 1-416-743-1571 or (toll free in North America) 1-800-373-6642; fax: 1-416-741-1098; e-mail: info@eurekadoor.com.
WAREHOUSE CONSTRUCTION PLANS, 2004
By Percentage of Regional Facilities
Activity US East US Midwest US West
New Construction
Warehouse -29[degrees]C 56.0% 21.9% 30.0%
Warehouse -18[degrees]C 64.0% 19.5% 20.0%
Warehouse 0[degrees]C 56.0% 19.5% 20.0%
Office 56.0% 19.5% 30.0%
Other 56.0% 19.5% 20.0%
Additions
Warehouse -29[degrees]C 16.0% 2.4% --
Warehouse -18[degrees]C 56.0% 19.5% 5.0%
Warehouse 0[degrees]C 60.0% 19.5% 20.0%
Office 16.0% -- 2.5%
Other -- -- --
Renovations
Warehouse -29[degrees]C -- -- --
Warehouse -18[degrees]C -- -- 5.0%
Warehouse 0[degrees]C -- -- --
Net Freezer Space Gain 80.0% 19.5% 30.0%
Activity Americas Pacific Total
New Construction
Warehouse -29[degrees]C 31.8% 26.6% 29.2%
Warehouse -18[degrees]C 29.1% 26.6% 27.9%
Warehouse 0[degrees]C 27.3% 26.6% 27.0%
Office 30.9% 26.6% 28.8%
Other 27.1% -- 13.6%
Additions
Warehouse -29[degrees]C 4.5% 26.6% 15.4%
Warehouse -18[degrees]C 30.9% 26.6% 28.8%
Warehouse 0[degrees]C 28.2% 26.6% 27.4%
Office 4.5% -- 2.2%
Other -- 0.8% 0.4%
Renovations
Warehouse -29[degrees]C -- 26.6% 13.3%
Warehouse -18[degrees]C 1.8% 26.6% 14.2%
Warehouse 0[degrees]C -- 26.6% 13.3%
Net Freezer Space Gain 31.8% 27.4% 29.6%
Source: Quick Form Foods International
Turnover Trends
Down Up Same
Combined 37.4% 59.4%
US East 76% 24%
US Midwest 46.3% 46.3%
US West 27.5% 62.5%
Americas 48.2% 45.4%
Pacific 26.6% 73.4%
Note: Table made from bar graph.
Inventory Trends
Down Up Same
Combined 12.2% 37.4% 48.5%
US East 4.0% 84.0% 12.0%
US Midwest 58.5% 26.8% 7.3%
US West 7.5% 52.5% 40.0%
Americas 24.5% 48.2% 23.6%
Pacific 26.6% 73.4%
Note: Table made from bar graph.
SERVICES/QUALITY CONTROL, 2004
By Percentage of Regional Facilities
Activity US East US Midwest US West
Freezing 84.0% 85.4% 65.0%
Repacking 72.0% 68.3% 52.5%
Rent Processing Space -- 29.3% 32.5%
Rent Offices (customers) 64.0% 68.3% 60.0%
Rent Offices (other) 4.0% 24.4% 30.0%
ECR/TQM Programs 4.0% 9.8% 10.0%
Cross-Docking 84.0% 85.4% 100.0%
ISO 9000 4.0% -- 5.0%
HACCP 68.0% 58.5% 77.5%
Americas Pacific Total
Freezing 78.2% 100.0% 89.1%
Repacking 64.5% 73.4% 69.0%
Rent Processing Space 26.4% 100.0% 63.2%
Rent Offices (customers) 65.5% 100.0% 82.8%
Rent Offices (other) 20.9% 27.4% 24.2%
ECR/TQM Programs 8.2% 0.8% 4.5%
Cross-Docking 87.3% -- 43.6%
ISO 9000 2.7% 99.2% 51.1%
HACCP 65.5% 100.0% 82.8%
REFRIGERATION EQUIPMENT PURCHASING PLANS, 2004
By Percentage of Regional Facilities
Activity US East US Midwest US West
Compressors
Ammonia 72.0% 39.0% 50.0%
Fluorocarbon -- --
Other -- --
Screw 80.0% 36.6% 45.0%
Reciprocating -- 2.4% --
Packaged -- -- --
Central Station -- -- --
Condensers 80.0% 29.3% 45.0%
Coils 60.0% 7.3% 35.0%
Fans/Blowers 20.0% 4.9% 20.0%
Refrigerant 8.0% -- 12.5%
Heat Recovery Systems -- --
Other 8.0% -- --
Activity Americas Pacific Total
Compressors
Ammonia 50.9% 100.0% 75.5%
Fluorocarbon -- 99.2% 49.6%
Other -- --
Screw 51.8% 99.2% 75.5%
Reciprocating 0.9% 27.4% 14.2%
Packaged -- 99.2% 49.6%
Central Station -- 26.6% 13.3%
Condensers 36.4% -- 18.2%
Coils 29.1% 99.2% 64.2%
Fans/Blowers 12.7% 27.4% 20.1%
Refrigerant 6.4% 26.6% 16.5%
Heat Recovery Systems -- 99.2% 49.6%
Other 1.8% -- 0.9%
Source: Quick Frozen Foods International
MATERIALS HANDLING PURCHASING PLANS, 2004
By Percentage of Regional Facilities
Activity US East US Midwest US West
Racks
Standard 24.0% 17.1% 47.5%
Gravity -- 7.3% 7.5%
Automatic 16.0% -- --
Other 56.0% 19.5% 20.0%
Conveyor Systems -- 4.9% --
Conveyor Belts -- 4.9% --
Cranes 8.0% -- --
Pallets 12.0% 36.6% 32.5%
Slip Sheets 4.0% 9.8% 37.5%
Metal Dock Boards 16.0% 7.3% 2.5%
Lift Trucks 20.0% 41.5% 50.0%
Lift Truck Batteries 24.0% 41.5% 37.5%
Battery Rechargers 8.0% 14.6% 22.5%
Doors
Automatic 56.0% 41.5% 37.5%
Mechanical 12.0% 12.2% 30.0%
Manual -- 22.0% 30.0%
Air Curtains -- 7.3% --
Plastic Strip Curtains 8.0% 2.4% --
Dock Locks 64.0% 51.2% 45.0%
Activity Americas Pacific Total
Racks
Standard 32.7% 100.0% 66.4%
Gravity 5.5% 99.2% 52.4%
Automatic 3.6% 99.2% 51.4%
Other 27.3% 99.2% 63.3%
Conveyor Systems 1.8% 99.2% 50.5%
Conveyor Belts 1.8% 99.2% 50.5%
Cranes 1.8% 72.6% 37.2%
Pallets 31.8% 100.0% 65.9%
Slip Sheets 18.2% 99.2% 58.7%
Metal Dock Boards 7.3% 99.2% 53.3%
Lift Trucks 41.8% 100.0% 70.9%
Lift Truck Batteries 38.2% 100.0% 69.1%
Battery Rechargers 15.5% 77.6% 46.6%
Doors
Automatic 45.5% 26.6% 36.1%
Mechanical 18.2% 73.4% 45.8%
Manual 19.1% 99.2% 59.2%
Air Curtains 2.7% 99.2% 51.0%
Plastic Strip Curtains 6.4% 100.0% 53.2%
Dock Locks 50.0% 27.4% 38.7%
Source: Quick Frozen Foods International
INSULATION PURCHASING PLANS, 2004
By Percentage of Regional Facilities
Activity US East US Midwest US West
Polyurethane
Panels 80.0% 2.4% 37.5%
Sheets -- -- --
Foam 4.0% 2.4% --
Styrene
Panels -- -- --
Foam -- -- 1.8%
Phenolic
Panels 56.0% 19.5% 20.0%
Foam 4.0% -- --
Glass Fiber
Panels -- -- --
Sheets
Activity Americas Pacific Total
Polyurethane
Panels 36.4% 73.4% 54.9%
Sheets 26.6% 13.3%
Foam 1.8% -- 0.9%
Styrene
Panels -- 99.2% 49.6%
Foam -- -- 0.9%
Phenolic
Panels 27.2% -- 13.6%
Foam 0.9% -- 0.4%
Glass Fiber
Panels -- 26.6% 13.3%
Sheets 99.2% 49.6%
Source: Quick Frozen Foods International
COMPUTERS, COMMUNICATIONS and CONSULTANTS, 2004
By Percentage of Regional Facilities
Activity US East US Midwest US West
Systems
Own main frame 84.0% 68.3% 57.5%
Shared mainframe 4.0% 41.5% 2.5%
Mini computers 20.0% 14.6% 7.5%
Micro computers 4.0% 24.4% 22.5%
Networked microcomputers 12.0% 24.4% 37.5%
Bar-coding technology 68.0% 78.0% 62.5%
Plans
Upgrade 12.0% 34.1% 2.5%
Replace -- 2.5% --
Add terminals 72.0% 26.8% 57.5%
Get hardware 56.0% 36.6% 55.0%
Get software 4.0% 53.7% 30.0%
Communications
EDI/WINS/internet 56.0% 68.3% 82.5%
Telex -- -- 12.5%
Fax 72.0% 80.5% 82.5%
Direct with suppliers 76.0% 43.9% 32.5%
Direct with customers 92.0% 53.6% 40.0%
Other 56.0% 19.5% 20.0%
Have Website 84.0% 68.3% 95.0%
Plan Website 8.0% 22.0% --
Consultants 64.0% 48.8% 45.0%
Activity Americas Pacific Total
Systems
Own main frame 65.5% -- 32.7%
Shared mainframe 17.2% 72.5% 44.9%
Mini computers 12.7% -- 6.3%
Micro computers 21.8% 72.5% 47.2%
Networked microcomputers 29.1% 73.4% 51.3%
Bar-coding technology 67.3% 99.2% 83.3%
Plans
Upgrade 20.0% -- 10.0%
Replace 0.9% 72.5% 36.7%
Add terminals 47.2% -- 23.6%
Get hardware 46.4% -- 23.2%
Get software 35.5% -- 17.7%
Communications
EDI/WINS/internet 68.2% 72.5% 70.4%
Telex 5.5% -- 2.2%
Fax 81.2% 72.5% 76.9%
Direct with suppliers 45.5% 99.2% 72.4%
Direct with customers 55.5% 100.0% 77.8%
Other 27.3% -- 13.6%
Have Website 75.4% 100.0% 87.7%
Plan Website 10.0% -- 4.7%
Consultants 49.1% 73.4% 61.3%
Source: Quick Frozen Foods International
About This Annual Survey This analysis is based on 34 responses to Quick Frozen Foods International's Annual Global Refrigerated Services Survey of members of the International Association of Refrigerated Warehouses and other coldstore operators around the world. More than 200 facilities are represented. The editors wish to thank IARW President and CEO J. William Hudson and his staff for their cooperation in conducting this poll. Americold Logistics Boss Leaves for Tree of Life Alec Covington, president and ceo of Americold Logistics, resigned Feb. 23 to become president and ceo of Tree of Life North America and a member of the executive board of its European parent company, Royal Wessanen Royal Wessanen NV is an multinational food company, founded and headquartered in the Netherlands. It has operations in Europe and North-America. Worlwide it has more than 6000 employees (2006). In 2006, the company realised a net income of € 1,590. . Tree of Life and its parent are in the health food business. Covington said that he thought he had accomplished his goals at the frozen food logistics provider, now in the final stages of a restructuring process designed to simplify its corporate structure and allow for further growth and strategic acquisitions. "Over the last three years, we have restored the confidence and enthusiasm of our owners, worked hard to improve the service to our customers, and clearly communicated our goals and aspirations aspirations npl → aspiraciones fpl (= ambition); ambición f aspirations npl (= hopes, ambition) → aspirations fpl to our people," he said. US Cold Storage Expanding In Pennsylvania and Florida United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. Cold Storage (USCS USCS United States Code Service USCS United Sprint Car Series (auto racing) USCS United States Customs Service USCS Unified Soil Classification System USCS University of South Carolina Spartanburg USCS Universal Ship Cancellation Society ), Cherry Hill Cherry Hill, township (1990 pop. 69,319), Camden co., W central N.J.; name was changed from Delaware township to Cherry Hill in 1961. Largely residential, Cherry Hill has been marked by great development and housing growth, especially since the 1970s. , New Jersey, which operates refrigerated warehouses at 21 locations throughout the country, will build a $14 million distribution center on the 32-acre site of a former Bethlehem Steel The Bethlehem Steel Corporation (1857–2003), based in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, once was the second largest steel producer in the United States (after Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania-based US Steel). mill in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania Bethlehem is a city in Lehigh and Northampton Counties in the Lehigh Valley region of eastern Pennsylvania, in the United States. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 71,329, making it the eighth largest municipality in Pennsylvania. . USCS has already begun construction on a 4.2 million cubic foot refrigerated warehouse at Medley, Florida Medley is a town in Miami-Dade County, Florida, United States. The community was named after its founder, Sylvester Medley. The population was 1,098 at the 2000 census. As of 2005, the population recorded by the U.S. Census Bureau is 1,059. . Scheduled for completion in September, the unit will have three 40-foot high rooms, capable of maintaining temperatures between -20[degrees] and +35[degrees]F, plus a 38[degrees]F loading dock with 18 truck doom, a USDA USDA, n.pr See United States Department of Agriculture. inspection room, offices and other ancillary space. The Bethlehem site, which has rail access and proximity to Interstate in·ter·state adj. Involving, existing between, or connecting two or more states. n. One of a system of highways extending between the major cities of the 48 contiguous United States. Noun 1. 78, has been vacant since the steel mill closed many years ago. |
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