When it comes to transporting perishable foods, it is extremely important to consider all the dos and don’ts of the transportation processes and the processes surrounding the action of transportation.
There are various factors to consider when transporting refrigerated food products from one place to another, not all foods use the same guidelines and standards when it comes to the refrigerated food transportation across different destinations.
Dos of transporting perishables include these factors:
- It is extremely important to group food types together in the transportation process that needs to be stored in the same climate and temperature to ensure these items do not perish.
- Ensure that timeframes and schedules are in place and that vehicles are serviced beforehand for certainty that these types of issues do not contribute to the items perishing whilst being transported.
- It is also extremely important to have different compartments within your transportation vehicle to ensure the items stay fresh and the quality remains as intended.
Don’ts of transporting perishables include these factors:
- Do not mix items that should be kept frozen such as seafood and items that need to be kept cold such as dessert products together for transportation, because the dessert products for example, should not be frozen and the frozen items should not get defrosted, and it is therefore important not to group items with different temperature guidelines together in one transportation vehicle.
- Do not leave schedules and plans for the last minute or risk the chance of not making any schedules or plans at all, because this will contribute to something going wrong during the transportation process and the food will perish if for example the vehicle brake down because it was not serviced or because the transportation time was not calculated correctly the time of transport will be delayed and can lead to the food items defrosting or rotting and ultimately leave you with a perished batch or transported food items.
- It is very important to not batch items in once cart or storage space together in the transportation vehicle such as batched together in one container, because this weight can contribute to the items perishing when other items fall on them or push against them in the transportation vehicle.
With the dos and don’ts mentioned above, it is clear there are various factors to keep in mind when transporting perishable items. There can be a lot of damage and loss of profit if these factors are not considered.
We at Fridge Rent keep all of these important factors in mind when transporting your valuable perishable food items in our refrigerated food transportation trucks, contact us for more information on the transportation of perishable items or for a quote so we can assist you with this important service without expertise.