Abstract:In collaboration with two commercial distributors we have tested a new concept for distribution, where convenience products for the food service industry are prepared, frozen and packed in cardboard boxes, but distributed in the chill chain at +5°C instead of in the frost chain. This will lead to a partial thawing before reaching the end user. The high thermal buffering capacity of the product under thawing ensures that the product temperature remains stable at subzero temperatures, also in cases of temperatur… Show more
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