B2B passive cold chain meal delivery : how La Poste maintains the cold chain for 72 hours without refrigerated vehicles.
Delivering fresh meals at +2°C to +4°C for up to 72 hours using standard light commercial vehicles, while passing through multiple ambient-temperature warehouses—and without exceeding a vehicle loading height of 1.70 m. Discover how La Poste solved an exceptionally complex logistics challenge for its Connected Fridge service.
■ A unique set of requirements: ATP compliance, multimodal transportation, passive cooling, and stringent QHSE standards.
■ Why active refrigeration solutions were evaluated and ultimately ruled out.
■ The step-by-step temperature management process: from the negative-temperature cold room to the final delivery point.
■ A custom ROLL 370 developed at no additional cost thanks to a removable mold modification.
■ The tangible benefits: improved operator ergonomics, better energy efficiency, and optimized service performance.
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