Global Cold Chain Alliance announces projects to reduce food loss and waste through temperature-controlled logistics

Global Cold Chain Alliance (GCCA) recently highlighted its ongoing projects to celebrate the UN International Day of Awareness of Food Loss and Waste. The company, which supports the development of temperature-controlled storage and transportation networks, is working to reduce food loss worldwide through training, partnerships, and collaborative programs.

The company is highlighting programs that strengthen cold chain logistics in emerging and developed markets. These efforts aim to reduce post-harvest losses, improve the quality of perishable goods, and increase access to safe food for communities.

Highlighted Global Cold Chain Foundation (GCCF) programs and projects include:

• Central America: GCCF programs in Central America include collaborative partnerships to provide specialist training to cold chain operators, processors, and inspectors to help minimize loss of horticultural produce.
• West Africa: The West Africa Emerging Markets Program sees GCCF partner with GCCA members specializing in cold chain logistics, refrigerated warehousing, and design-build to provide assessments, technical training, and ongoing mentorship to temperature-controlled logistics operators in West Africa. The program seeks to increase the trade of perishable products, reduce food waste, and improve the quality of food in the region.
• Food banks: GCCF cooperates with GCCA members to provide guidance and training for cold chain operators in supporting local food banks to help further minimize food waste and support food banks’ objectives. Additionaly, GCCF works with GCCA members to pilot the STOR smartphone app (Storage Through Organized Refrigeration), which connects food supply agencies with the owners of cold storage space.

“The cold chain plays a fundamental role in reducing food waste and loss around the globe and will be key to sustainable, resilient food supply chains in the decades to come,” Sara Stickler, Global Cold Chain Alliance president & CEO, said. “The immense benefits of temperature-controlled logistics can be increased further and felt more widely. We are proud to be working with a range of GCCA members and partners to help establish vital cold chain networks in emerging economies and to build on food waste prevention initiatives in developed markets. Collaborations between cold chain operators, the food industry, governments, regional development agencies, and charities are facilitating vitally important projects to minimize food loss and waste around the world.”