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Temperature controlled packaging (TCP), also known as thermal or chilled packaging, is designed to preserve the temperature of your products. This helps temperature sensitive goods, like chilled or frozen food, stay in the best possible condition during shipping.  A temperature controlled packaging solution often contains an outer cardboard box, an insulating liner and a coolant (e.g. ice packs). Which services need chilled packaging? When you think about which products are shipped in chilled packaging, most people think about food. And while food is perhaps the most common temperature sensitive product shipped in this specialist packaging, it can be used to protect a wide range of goods, such as pharmaceuticals and chilled / frozen pet products. Chilled packaging can also be used at various points in the supply chain: Cold chain airfreight – For the shipment of perishable goods throughout the airfreight supply chain. Perishable goods delivery – For the shipment of food, ...

Covid changed the way that we purchased our food.  Many of us turned to supermarkets for home deliveries, ordered food care packages for elderly relatives, foodie treats to comfort ourselves or recipe boxes to break the monotony and inspire culinary adventure. Food retailers were forced to find new routes to market – independent stores switched to offering local food deliveries or instore collection, with many taking the plunge to open online stores offering nationwide delivery. If you are considering selling your culinary delights online and sending them through UPS, Fedex or USPS network, you need to consider the length of the journey and the impact it will have on your produce. If your goods are perishable, maintaining consistent temperatures in transit may be problematic. They will probably encounter more than one distribution warehouse and move between multiple vehicles before reaching their destination. If your product is temperature sensitive, you can stabilize their j...