Focus will be on food quality and end-to-end optimization
Emerson has created a cold chain organization focused on supporting temperature-sensitive and asset optimization solutions wherever commercial goods are moved, stored, or sold. According to Emerson, the organization will offer customers a total-channel approach to protect foods and other critical cargo at every step along the cold chain — from grower and processor to distributor and retailer.
The cold chain has gained importance in the effort to preserve food safety and freshness and minimize food waste. According to the Alexandria Engineering Journal, energy consumption in cold chains globally is only predicted to rise due to increasing population, with 40 percent of all foods requiring refrigeration and 15 percent of world fossil fuel energy used in food transport refrigeration.