by Kurt Knapke | Nov 23, 2021 | Cold Chain
According to the National Restaurant Association (NRA), more than 110,000 restaurants and bars in the United States closed for business either temporarily or permanently in 2020. “Ghost kitchens” — which refers to any foodservice operation that prepares orders for...
by Loren Sjoquist | Nov 16, 2021 | Efficiency & Refrigerant Regulations
With its excellent thermodynamic properties and high efficiencies, ammonia (aka NH3; refrigerant name R-717) has long been the preferred refrigerant in low-temperature (LT) cold storage warehouses and light-industrial...
by Greg Polce | Sep 28, 2021 | Cold Chain
Every year, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) designates September as National Food Safety Education Month. Their goals are to raise awareness about how to prevent food poisoning and educate the population on best practices for keeping food safe. At...
by Chris Ashbaugh | Jun 29, 2021 | Cold Chain
It’s possible that the vaccine cold chain has never had as high a profile as in the past year. As the world has pinned its hopes for recovery on the development, manufacture and distribution of COVID-19 vaccines, the process of protecting vaccine integrity from labs...
by Craig Rossman | Apr 22, 2021 | Cold Chain, Food Retail
On this Earth Day (Thursday, April 22), more than a billion people around the globe will take stock of the planet’s health and the actions we all can do to protect the environment. This year’s theme is “Restore Our Earth”. At Emerson, we see this as a call to...