Packaging is food’s primary protection from withering or spoilage and other damages that may occur during shipment. One of the primary concerns when shipping fresh ingredients is temperature. Whether it’s vegetables, fruits, meat, or fish, they must be stored at certain temperatures no matter what. Here’s how you can beat the competition and keep your meal kits as fresh as possible — insulated shipping boxes.
Inventory Management
The ability to deliver fresh ingredients starts with your supply chain. Maintain clear communications with your suppliers about the arrival of fresh produce and their shelf life. Keep track of your inventory to make sure the first ones to arrive are the first ones shipped out. This not only means that clients get high quality produce but also minimizes chances of spoilage and food waste throughout the supply chain. Furthermore, tracking the movement of the products from your warehouse to your clients is essential as well so that packages do not stay in transit for more than is necessary.
Insulated Shipping Boxes For Efficient Packaging
Some meal kit companies deliver only to nearby locations, but others deliver across the country. This means that you need to keep your products safe for a certain period. Some of the things you will need to consider are physical damage, spilling or leakage, and spoilage. Using the appropriate materials to pack the food items is primary, such as using vacuum seals. Next, is using a layer of protection such as bubble wrap.
Moisture or humidity levels are another consideration, which can be controlled with passive barrier films, packaging with one-way valves, or dessicant packs. This is important when shipping together fresh produce with frozen items because the moisture may speed up the ripening process.
To protect your food from spoilage, usually from the heat, you may use passive temperature control systems such as insulated shipping boxes or insulated box liners. Insulated shipping boxes and insulated box liners maintain the temperature inside the box as it is shipped regardless of the temperatures outside it. You may support passive temperature control systems with gel packs or dry ice to prolong the cooler temperature inside. This way, the food inside remain in optimal temperature, so it stays fresh and in optimal condition.
In an industry that competes to bring the best and freshest ingredients to clients’ doorsteps, efficiency in packaging is the key to success. For more innovative temperature-controlled packaging solutions, contact us today.
