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Cold Storage Industry Slowly Shifting Toward More Automation

Cold storage facilities are slowly beginning to make industry shifts toward using automated systems and even robots to streamline the traditional storage and retrieval methods used for decades. This implementation of automation and use of advanced robotics is seen by many to be a perfect fit for an industrial system that has strict temperature requirements…

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March 31, 2018TechnologyBy Callie Boisture

Cold Storage In the Home: 5 Tips To Extend the Shelf Life of Refrigerated Food

At Washington Cold Storage, we’re pretty good at keeping products fresh on our end before they get to market. But what about after you’ve bought and bagged your groceries and brought them home? The modern convenience of the refrigerator has allowed individuals and families to be able to buy ahead and keep fruits, vegetables, dairy…

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February 28, 2018ProduceBy Callie Boisture

Cheese, vegetables and poultry top end-of-year cold storage stocks

Ever wonder what kind of refrigerated and frozen foods are being trucked and held for transport throughout the United States? Turns out, cold storage facilities ended 2017 with record levels of cheese, vegetables and poultry in stock. A end-of-year record 1.28 billion pounds of natural cheese, 2.63 billion pounds of frozen vegetables and 1.2 billion…

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January 31, 2018InventoryBy Jason Boisture

Happy Holidays from Washington Cold Storage

With snow on Christmas Eve at our facilities and throughout Western Washington, we want to take this opportunity to wish everyone a Merry Christmas — and safe travels whether you might be working this weekend or traveling to spend time with friends and family. As we wrap up 2017 and begin to reflect on the…

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December 24, 2017Company News & UpdatesBy Jason Boisture

Closure Schedule for 2017 Holiday Season

It’s the holiday season once again. Has it snuck up on you too? At Washington Cold Storage, we want to wish everyone happy holidays and give our partners a heads up about the days we will be closed and unavailable for pickups and deliveries this year. Washington Cold Storage will be closed the following days…

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November 18, 2017Company News & Updates, UncategorizedBy Jason Boisture

Gas Prices May Be On the Rise

For businesses that rely on trucks to move their product, gas prices are always a point of concern. And while summer travel season is behind us and this time of year is typically associated with declining gas prices, this fall we are seeing gas prices start to climb due to a number of factors. Gas…

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October 31, 2017TransportationBy Jason Boisture

Optimal Storage Temperature of Fruits and Vegetables

Whether you are a grower or consumer of fruits and vegetables, at some point you will probably be concerned about the optimal temperature at which to store your produce. Since we are in the cold storage business, we thought a handy guide would be fun to share with our readers. There are many benefits of…

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September 30, 2017ProduceBy Jason Boisture

Logistics & Supply Chain Industry Responds to Hurricane Harvey

Businesses in the logistics and supply chain industry are responding across the country to bring relief to areas in Texas and Louisiana devastated by Hurricane Harvey. While we naturally think of the actual food, clothing and other supplies that victims impacted by natural disasters need, what often gets lost in calls for relief and media…

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August 31, 2017LogisticsBy Jason Boisture

Could Self-Driving Trucks Be Transporting Cold Product Soon?

With technology advancing and no limit in site to the impact these advances will continue to have on our lives, more and more people are asking whether self-driving trucks could turn the shipping industry on its ear within the next 5-10 years. Technology companies and automobile manufacturers are already testing a variety of self-driving vehicles,…

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July 31, 2017TechnologyBy Jason Boisture

Why Our Kent Facility Makes So Much Sense

We have written a couple times about our Puyallup location, which includes our offices and larger flagship storage facility, but we would be remiss if we failed to highlight our Kent location, which is a strategic stop for frozen storage in the Seattle area. People who know nationwide distribution and supply chain management are well…

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June 29, 2017DistributionBy Jason Boisture
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