The Cold Chain transportation experts at QProducts & Services present the Top 5 Cold Chain Drivers for 2020. This resulted from our annual gathering of industry leaders at the Cold Chain Council for the Food & Beverage industries on June 10, 2019 in Chicago, IL.

1. TOP 5
COLD CHAIN DRIVERS
FOR 2020

2. CANNABIS
DISRUPTION
1

3. AS STATES BEGIN
FORMAL
LEGALIZATION,
SUPPLIERS NEED TO
PROACTIVELY
OPTIMIZE
THEIR
SUPPLY CHAINS
FOR NEW
CHALLENGES
AND
OPPORTUNITIES

4. CANNABIS-INFUSED
BEVERAGE MARKET
IS ESTIMATED TO REACH
$600M
IN U.S. BY
2022
(ACCORDING TO CANACCORD GENUITY)

5. COMMODITY
PROTECTION
2

6. AS
CONSUMER
TASTES CHANGE,
CERTAIN
COMMODITIES
MUST
SHIP UNDER
STRICTER
TOLERANCES

7. ↓ PRESERVATIVES
+
↑ FRESHNESS
+
↑ MEAL DELIVERY
=
↑ TEMPERATURE SENSITIVITY!

8. RAIL IS READY
3

9. RAIL
HAS GAINED
TRACKTION
IN RECENT YEARS
AS A
DESIRABLE
OPTION
FOR
COLD CHAIN
SHIPPING

10. NEW TECH ENABLES MONITORING
AND OPERATIONAL ACCURACY,
RESULTING IN SUCCESSFUL
COLD CHAIN TRANSPORT

11. WILD WEATHER
4

12. WE JUST SURVIVED
THE
WETTEST
12 MONTHS
IN
U.S. HISTORY!

13. MORE FREQUENT DISRUPTIONS:
FLOODING
AFFECTS RAIL & ROADS
BARGE TRAFFIC
REQUIRES SWITCHING MODES
LATE CROP
YIELDS LATE TRANSPORTATION

14. CHANGING TASTES
5

15. LESS SUGAR
COLD BEVERAGES
CBDINFUSIONS
FARM TO TABLE
MEALKITS

16. THESE TRENDS PRODUCE NEW COLD CHAIN
CHALLENGESAND OPPORTUNITIES

17. SALES
OF
COLD BREW COFFEE
SURGED
580%
IN THE U.S.
BETWEEN 2011-2016
(ACCORDING TO A MINTEL REPORT)

18. THANK YOU!
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