🚲 Cyclologistic & cold chain: the Coopérative Bio d’Île-de-France relies on Narvélos equipped with Carrytemp refrigerated isothermal boxes from COLD & CO

🚲 Narvélos & COLD & CO: a fresh cyclologistic for school canteens in Paris

Deliver organic, fresh and local products by bike, respecting the cold chain and logistical constraints of Parisian school canteens? This is the bet taken by the Coopérative Bio d’Île-de-France, the SCOP Narvélos and the Caisse des Écoles of the 13th arrondissement, thanks to an innovative solution: the CarryTemp XL9 isothermal container from COLD & CO.

Une expérimentation prometteuse

Carried out by the Coopérative Bio d’Île-de-France and the Caisse des Écoles of the 13th arrondissement, this experiment aimed to test a cyclologistic solution for delivering fresh products such as dairy products or quinoa. The objective: to demonstrate the feasibility of a sustainable delivery, respecting the time and health constraints of school canteens.

Key equipment: the CarryTemp XL9 container

The insulated container CarryTemp XL9  from COLD & CO, used on a BicyLift trailer towed by a JHOG-E cargo bike, played a central role in the success of the project. Thanks to its eutectic plates, it has made it possible to keep the products at a constant temperature throughout the journey, without breaking the cold chain.

Narvélos has equipped its boxes with internal temperature sensors and checked the temperature of the food during delivery with an infrared thermometer.

“The initial results are very positive. We have the ambition to perpetuate this model on a larger scale.” – La Coopérative Bio d’Île-de-France

Logistics with a positive impact

Alexandre Devos, co-founder of the SCOP Narvélos, is a committed figure in the Francilian cyclologistic.

This project demonstrates innovative, environmentally friendly and socially engaged urban logistics. It shows that technology, ecology and cooperative commitment can go hand in hand to reinvent last-mile transport.

“We can’t wait to roll a lot of isothermal containers filled with organic and local products to more kitchens!” – Narvélos

At COLD & CO, we are proud to have contributed to this inspiring adventure by providing a reliable and adapted solution to the challenges of urban cyclology.

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A « plug & play » isothermal container for tri-temperature transport – The world of frozen food

 COLD & CO offers the CarryTemp XL, a new temperature sorting container that can be integrated into a dry vehicle. The world of frozen food, July 2019   COLD & CO has been developing autonomous and customized isothermal solutions for fifteen years. The specialist works in particular on alternative solutions to the use of a refrigerated truck or

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Distribution of heat-sensitive health products – How to maintain the temperature?

A topical challenge with the upcoming distribution of the COVID-19 vaccine The development and distribution of a COVID-19 vaccine raises several questions about the logistics of distributing health products. The challenge concerns both the number of doses to be dispensed, the countries and manufacturing sites, but also the temperature range to which the product will be

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Retailers are optimizing their cold chain and reducing their logistical and energy impact by replacing traditional PPE crates with Freeze/Fresh Conveyor Boxes.

1. The context: a growing need for thermal efficiency and performance Faced with rapidly changing expectations in terms of food delivery, particularly in urban areas and without refrigerated vehicles, a major European retailer turned to COLD & CO with a dual objective: guarantee a flawless cold chain, reduce logistics and energy costs. Until now, the

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Keeping the Cold Chain during the handling of messenger RNA vaccines against COVID-19

Exposure of Cominarty and Moderna vaccines to room temperature for more than 3 minutes is irreversible as the vaccine is considered thawed. It can’t be re-frozen. In January 2021, the Cold Health Commission “Covid-19” of the « Association Française du Froid » (AFF) published several understanding notes, information and good practices of the cold chain around COVID-19 vaccines. 1.

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Cold-chain solutions company COLD & CO has teamed up with Blulog to provide a system for tracking temperatures

Cold-chain solutions company COLD & CO has teamed up with Blulog to provide a system for tracking temperatures in thermal, lightweight containers during the last mile of food delivery to customers.   RFID Journal, Jul 03, 2019   Several European delivery companies are striving to make the last mile of food delivery fast and ecological.

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COLD & CO at the Cyclo-Cargologie Forum in Paris : a focus on decarbonised urban logistics

On March 12th, we were present in Paris to participate in the Cyclo-Cargologie Forum, an event that has become a must for cycloclogists. Organised by Boites à Vélo – France and Boites à Vélo – Paris & Ile de France with the support of the City of Paris and the Métropole du Grand Paris, this

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Developments in cold transport, the solution through the container

COLD & CO presents its logistical innovations for the transport of heat-sensitive products in the October 2019 issue of Informations Entreprise.   The cold chain represents about 15% of transport flows. Whether pharmaceutical or food products are transported internationally, regionally or locally, temperature-sensitive goods flows require a guarantee that temperatures are respected from the first to the

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