Chilled (aka fresh) is the preferred method for shipping meat products globally, due to superior quality, value and price in comparison to frozen meat. As chilled meat is a complex product with a short shelf life, suppliers need visibility and insight into the entire supply chain to help optimize their process for efficiency and speed. This includes all hand-offs and wait times. On top of this, the status of the meat itself in terms of temperature is essential. Chilled meat is stored in a very narrow range of temperature that should be monitored very closely. Without this visibility, shelf life could be greatly reduced, and spoiled meat could cause waste, recall, and even consumer sickness, with no way to uncover why, or stop it from happening again.
