This document discusses cold chain logistics in the food sector. It defines cold chain logistics as temperature controlled supply chain used to extend the shelf life of perishable products like food. It then discusses the need for cold chain logistics in food sector to make products available throughout the year. As an example, it explains how cold chain logistics helps make potatoes available year-round despite being harvested only one month per year. The document also presents a case study of a gourmet food store that uses cold chain logistics to import and store premium cheeses and meats at controlled temperatures from warehouse to refrigerated display.

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2. What is Logistics?
• Logistics is the management of flow of goods
from origin to destination to meet customer
requirements.
• In short we can say that logistics is concerned
with the delivery of goods at the right time,
right place at minimal cost.

3. What is cold chain logistics?
• A cold chain is a temperature controlled
supply chain which is used to extend and
ensure the shelf life of products such as fresh
agricultural produce, seafood, frozen food,
chemicals and pharmaceutical drugs.

4. Logistics
Temperature
Control
(Refrigeration)
Cold
Chain
Logistics

5. Sectors covered up
• For the purpose of this presentation we will
be covering only the food sectors:

6. Cold Chain in theFood Sector

7. Why do we need cold chain logistics in
the food sector?
• To make perishable products available at the
right time, right place, right quality and right
price.
• Lets take the example of Potatoes in order to
understand this point.

8. Potatoes are harvested during the
month of April

9. Consumption of potatoes?
Throughout the year

11. The gap is filled by
Cold chain logistics

12. Case study of Santé Patisserie &
Delicatessen, Pali Hill,Bandra(w)

13. Background of the company
• Santé Patisserie & Delicatessen offers a range of
imported premium cheese ,meat and bread varieties
imported from all over the world. They also sell several
French delicacies, sausages, turkey, chicken, pork and
beef cuts imported from the best.
• They are basically into High End International
Groceries.
• Solely owned by Mr.Vikas Bhatt
• 2 branches in India: One in Mumbai and the other in
Delhi

14. Case study of Santé Patisserie &
Delicatessen, Pali Hill
Placing the order
from the importer
well in advance.

15. Transportation: The items
are then transported from
Nhava Sheva port to the
shop at Bandra Pali Hill
under controlled
temperature with the help
of Fleet of Refrigerated
trucks (trucks with chilling
facility) at a temperature of
2- 4°C.The meat is
additionally stacked up on
dry ice during
transportation. Transporter
is Cold ex.

16. Warehousing: After
delivery the products are
shifted to the 400 square
feet refrigerated
warehouse.During
warehousing the items are
sorted out. The cheese is
kept in a different
refrigerator and the meat is
kept in a separate one. Both
the meat and cheese are
chilled at 2- 4°C.

17. Material Handling: The
“Cheese wheels” are stored
in ventilated moulds. Then
with utmost care the cheese
wheels are transferred from
the refrigerated warehouse
to the refrigerated display
unit. The refrigerated
display unit has the facility
of storing underneath. It is
basically like a vegetable
tray in a fridge but with a
lower temperature of
around 0°C.

18. Packaging: The cheese is
packed with a protective
cheese paper and then
again wrapped with wax
paper to preserve its
flavour. Then it is labelled to
provide information about
the product, its nutritive
value etc.The meat is simply
wrapped in cling film and
placed on the refrigerated
display racks.

19. Reverse Logistics: There is
not much scope for reverse
logistics, as the cost of
returning/resending the
product will cost as much as
to procure it. Any defective
product is written off as a
loss. The concept of reverse
logistics rarely applies only
when the products are
damaged due to
transportation and when
the transporter
acknowledges the same