Nicola Caristo named CCA secretary general

Nicola Caristo of Alha Group has been named as the secretary general for the Cool Chain Association (CCA). The pharma and business development manager – auditing and certification manager has held a variety of roles in his 22-year career for Alha Group. He is one of the 25 members of the International Air Transport Association’s […]

CCA pilot data sharing scheme to cut food waste

Cool Chain Association members have piloted a new scheme to tackle food loss by sharing temperature data from perishable consignments moving from Latin America to the Middle East. Five pallets of berries and avocados were monitored from Guadalajara, Mexico to delivery in Kuwait using loggers powered by secure Near Field Communication (NFC) technology. Partners for […]

Air cargo community must drive own standards for perishables

The air cargo community should drive its own standards for perishables and not wait for other groups and agencies to supply them, says Cool Chain Association (CCA) chairman, Stavros Evangelakakis. A lack of accountability is contributing to 1.3 billion tonnes of food being wasted along the supply chain every year, about one third of all […]