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Food distributors serve as the bridge between farmers, retailers, and consumers. For instance, these companies collect foodstuff from food processors and farmers, put them in their warehouses, and sometimes package them before transporting them to retailers or wholesalers.

The retail sector comprises large businesses like chain restaurants, supermarkets, and foodservice providers that serve institutions like hospitals, schools, and others. Food is transported long-distance using transport vehicles that are more efficient while others are not. For instance, some companies invest in lorries with more storage capacity and insulated food curtains hence safe and fresher deliveries.

So then, here are more details about food transport and why some consumers prefer local produces.

Efficient Transport

Food products travel long distances before they reach the buyers. As a result, the international food trade is thriving because countries that can’t produce enough food for their citizens or their climate can’t support the growth of certain foods can now import from those who can. For that reason, vegetables, fruits, and cereals travel across continents and oceans.

Further, safe and efficient modes of transport are making this possible such as:

  • Airfreight transport fresh fruits and vegetables or produces with limited shelf life like mangoes, strawberries, asparagus, and more across continents.
  • Seafreights have specialized vessels like refrigerated cargo or container ships. It’s the most common mode of transporting food across continents because it’s cheap.
  • Rail and road transport is used across the country or within the continent. Actually, trains are used in places where vast distances will be covered before reaching food distributors and retailers.

Therefore food has a complicated journey and travels thousands of miles before appearing on your plate.

Local Food Systems

Local food is what you get at the farmers’ market or food produced in your area or country. People find these foods appealing for various reasons.

  • It’s fresher, and most likely, you know where and how it was grown.
  • Many people want to support their local economy because it creates jobs in the community.
  • Local farmers grow crop varieties rooted in local heritage, that are nutritious and flavorful.
  • Local produce is more environmentally friendly compared to those shipped from other continents.

On the other hand, it’s not desirable nor realistic to source food just in your neighborhood because some places are very dry, cold, or highly populated. Because of that, the retail sector sources food far away and brings it near you using insulated food containers.

These containers are loaded with temperature-controlled foodstuffs, both frozen and chilled. They maintain the temperature throughout transport until it reaches you regardless of complex logistics route, waiting times, or the number of stops.

In fact, there is enough and variety of food in your locality because the retail sector is using insulated food containers to distribute food in their outlets from different sources or their warehouse.

These are the foods you find on the refrigerated display cabinets. These containers maintain the right temperature up to the end, thus helping to deliver foodstuffs over ever-increasing distances. The food is safe for consumption because the food cabinets prevent heating up and don’t compromise on food quality and safety.

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Kossi Adzo is the editor and author of Startup.info. He is software engineer. Innovation, Businesses and companies are his passion. He filled several patents in IT & Communication technologies. He manages the technical operations at Startup.info.

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