Shipping chilled meal boxes

Meal boxes have become increasingly popular in recent years. Not surprisingly, as these grocery boxes make things a lot easier for consumers. Meal boxes contain all the ingredients needed to prepare a meal.

They come in more and more different shapes and sizes. From organic or vegan to world cuisine or Dutch pot, there is something for everyone. Moreover, the boxes prevent food waste; the boxes contain precisely weighed quantities so no ingredients are left over.

Another advantage for consumers is that meal boxes are delivered to their homes. Pretty convenient when you don't have to go to the supermarket after a busy day as well. This service entails an important task for transport companies. They not only have to deliver the meal boxes on time, but also have to guarantee the quality of the meal boxes during shipping.

The Netherlands Food and Consumer Product Safety Authority

The Dutch Food and Consumer Product Safety Authority (NVWA) monitors the safety of food in the Netherlands and thus also monitors the quality of meal boxes during shipping. The NVWA checks whether companies comply with the established laws and regulations. Companies are themselves responsible for daily checks and the NVWA supervises those checks. As for meal boxes, they must be refrigerated at the right temperature during shipping. This is because meal boxes consist mainly of fresh ingredients that can spoil quickly without refrigeration.

Chilled shipping of meal boxes

So to ensure the quality of meal boxes, it is important to ship meal boxes refrigerated. This can be done in several ways. Refrigerated trucks are a suitable means of transport to keep fresh products cool during shipping. However, these trolleys are particularly suitable to be used for large deliveries. Otherwise, refrigerated trolleys involve relatively high costs.

To deliver meal boxes, it is important to meet consumers' needs. That means delivering meal boxes as cheaply and quickly as possible. Otherwise, it is already a lot less interesting for consumers to order meal boxes. But the high cost of a refrigerated truck is again not interesting for the supplier. Fortunately, around the chilled shipping of meal boxes outside the box start thinking.

By making meal boxes from insulating packaging material, you no longer need a refrigerated trolley to keep meal boxes cool during shipping. Due to the insulating effect of the material, the contents of the meal boxes remain at a constant temperature through the packaging itself. If necessary, cooling elements can be added to cool the meal boxes to a specific temperature. This way, meal boxes can be delivered to consumers relatively cheaply and quickly, while maintaining the quality of the meal boxes.