On this episode of From the Cold Corner, we’re joined by Grady McAdams, northwest region and cold storage sales leader at Heatcraft, and John Tippmann, Vice President of Sales Strategy at the Tippmann Group.

Over the coming months, the IARW and IRTA boards will work with staff to solidify the structure and governance of the merged entity. That information will be shared with the membership later this year.

More than two dozen public health, nonprofit trade groups and governmental organizations are calling on the Biden administration and Congress to make changes in support of food safety.

The partnership builds on a 20-plus year affiliation between the two organizations and signals a new commitment to building knowledge, networking opportunities and insights across borders.

World Food Logistics Organization, the education and research foundation for the Global Cold Chain Alliance (GCCA), is pleased to announce its 2021-2022 board officers.

The Global Cold Chain Alliance (GCCA) has partnered with Manni Group, YAC with the Patronage of SACE, and Fondazione Promozione Acciaio to launch the third edition of the Manni Group Design Award. This year’s competition looks at the development of the cold chain in Africa, specifically the design of the Ghana Food Innovation Center. 

The Global Cold Chain Alliance (GCCA) and RLS Logistics are honored to announce MJ Faison of Interstate Warehousing and Christian Avila of Valley Cold Storage as the first recipients of the Anthony M. Leo WFLO Scholarship. The scholarship will provide the opportunity for these individuals to participate in all three years of the WFLO Institute training program in memory of Tony Leo’s contributions to GCCA and the cold chain industry.

The Global Cold Chain Alliance’s (GCCA) President & CEO Matthew Ott, M.S., CAE, CMP, has been selected for ASAE’s 2021 Class of Fellows. This esteemed recognition is awarded to less than one percent of ASAE’s membership, which includes 7,300 organizations and 42,000 individuals. Being named to this year’s class, Matt is recognized for his work and leadership at GCCA, in addition to his accomplishments as an association executive and volunteer for nearly two decades.

The Global Cold Chain Alliance (GCCA) and RLS Logistics are honored to announce the creation of the “Anthony M. Leo WFLO Scholarship.” In recognition of all of Tony’s contributions to the association and the industry, the scholarship will provide the opportunity for individuals working in the third-party cold chain logistics industry to participate in the three-year WFLO Institute training program.

The Global Cold Chain Alliance (GCCA) announced that Jordan Bonfitto has been named Director of Government Affairs and Rachael Oury has been named Senior Manager of Industry Promotion.