Study: China cold chain logistics market experiences largest potential market
In China, fruits and vegetables are easy to perish during transport and in transient storage, which increases the operating cost of fresh food retailers like supermarkets and stores. But, if they were in a good cold chain system, their shelf life and marketable time could be extended from one day to three days, thus decreasing costs by about 30%-50%, according to a study published by Markets and Markets, India.
Food decay is the No. 1 reason for food safety risks and resources waste. And, close attention to food safety continues to drive a sharp pick-up in the cold chain market for foods represented by meat, fruit, vegetable, seafood and dairy. With the increasing per capita income and improvements in living conditions, the Chinese put a high demand for food freshness. Therefore, the demand for cold chain transport of fruits, vegetables, meats and processed foods has increased remarkably.