.@gccaorg European Council met today in Brussels.10 European countries represented: France, Belgium, Germany, Denmark, UK, Neth, Spain, Portugal, Poland, & Greece. Issues discussion were familiar: labor, high occupancy, consolidation, #Brexit, customers building their own space
Congratulations to all of our @gccaorg NextGen finalists from Latin America, Australia, & the US. The #coldchain is in good hands wth these future leaders. https://t.co/eXcc5B0Sde
Monday May 28th Andrew @andrewmpeters, Scott Morrison and I will walk from downtown Toronto to Oakville! Help out the cause by donating here https://t.co/HEweXUcSQ3. @Scotiabankfx is matching so add Supporting March for Peace, May 28th - Scott Morrison to the special Rqst section
Promoting #coldchain during #WorldTradeMonth@PortMiami Their goal is to be positioned as the #coldchain hub for North America. Thanks @Seaboard_Marine for the terminal tour & glimpse into your perishable business served by a fleet of 5,000 refrigerated containers
Chad Whyte-Pinnacle Foods addresses refrig trans at #IARW2018: capacity tightest in years. Double digit growth in rates. Rather than focusing on rates, focus has been on efficiency by removing legs, more direct plant to store shipments, maxing out cube, eliminating extra touches.
Highlights from #IARW2018 Cold Chain e-commerce session & Amazon’s impact:
• Amazon sales will reach $1Trillion dollars in 10 years
• There are 100 million Amazon Prime members
• Amazon is 45% of all ecommerce sales
• Grocery e-commerce will reach $160 billion by 2027
Dominos is now the largest pizza company in the world with 14,800 stores in 90 countries. They operate 26 distribution centers in the US to supply their stores. “There is no pizza without farmers.” Touring @dominos Global HQ in Michigan with @NationalFFA Board & @VroomJayJohn