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PACKAGING
A
better way from point A to point B existed. Nicole
Glenn just knew it.
Glenn found that solution after almost two decades
in the logistics industry. In 2017, she founded Candor
Expedite, with a goal obvious in the company name.
" The whole purpose of the company was to bring truth
and transparency to the logistics game, " Glenn told Produce
Processing. " By then I had 17 or 18 years of operational
leadership in logistics. I just saw so much dishonesty,
whether it was from a carrier telling where they were and
issues that they were having or even people that were
talking to customers and telling them situations. Nothing
was ever really transparent. "
Candor set out to change that by tailoring time-sensitive
shipments to equipment and packaging solutions. The
company's most recent salvo in achieving that goal is the
launch of a fully reusable cold chain packaging solution that
can be tailored to pallet- and box-sized frozen and
refrigerated shipments.
The technology, developed in partnership with European
provider Cool Chain, is part of Candor's new cold chain
division, Candor Food Chain, and consolidates deliveries of
perishable and dry goods in one truck that supports three
different temperatures: frozen, refrigerated and ambient.
The launch represents a deeper move into packaging
solutions for a company already recognized as a three-time
top woman-owned business by Women in Trucking.
" Our main focus when we started was expedite and
ground, " Glenn said. " We started organically growing into
different modes, because our customers really latched onto
who we were, the services we were offering, the
communication. We then started building out. "
During the COVID-19 pandemic, Plano, Texas-based
Candor, which also offers domestic air freight services as well
as first and final mile specialized pickups, saw an opportunity
to improve both customer outcomes and sustainability.
" I saw so much waste happening, " Glenn said. " On the
refrigerated side, I don't think people understand that they have
different options, so they just go through the traditional
methods, and therefore you get a lot of negative outcomes -
whether it's product that doesn't have the shelf life that you
need (or) a box that's going on a giant tractor trailer that's
all diesel fuel and running the unit to keep it cold.
" I was like, we have to be able to start tailoring the
shipment to the equipment and the packaging solution. "
PRECISE PACKAGING
Candor's customizable boxes include electrically cooled,
individual panels that line containers to accommodate
various package sizes as well as eliminate the need for dry ice.
" We are utilizing just what we need, " Glenn said. " If one
piece is damaged or dirty, we can transition it out. (With
dry ice), all that packaging gets used once, and it goes in the
trash. This box is made to be reused for up to three years. "
The boxes, available in half-pallet and full pallet sizes, can
hold product ranging from 2 liters to 50 liters, Glenn said.
Candor's customizable boxes include electrically cooled, individual panels
that can stack inside containers to accommodate various package sizes.
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