Meat & Poultry
Chilled and frozen meat and poultry, kept apart from other food.
Learn more on the Meat & Poultry Logistics pageCold Chain Cargo
Frozen from the plant's freezer to the next one.
Frozen foods and prepared meals moved by refrigerated road transport, kept frozen through every loading, transfer and delivery.
A frozen product that thaws is not the same product.
Frozen vegetables, meat, pastry, ice cream and ready meals are made to be stored frozen, usually at -18°C or colder. Every time they warm up, ice crystals change, texture suffers and the product loses shelf life, even if it is refrozen.
We plan frozen loads so the product moves from one freezer to the next without warming: a trailer at temperature, short handovers and receivers ready to take the load.
Keeping frozen food frozen.
Most frozen-food losses happen in the minutes between freezers, not on the open road.
Loaded already frozen
Product is loaded at its storage temperature. A trailer holds frozen product frozen, it does not freeze warm product.
A trailer at temperature first
The trailer is brought to its set point before loading begins.
Short, planned handovers
Loading and deliveries are timed so product spends as little time as possible outside a freezer.
Prepared meals by their label
Frozen ready meals travel frozen. Chilled ready meals travel at their labelled chilled temperature, not on a frozen load.
How Wyvern moves frozen food.
The Cold Chain services that carry frozen products from plant to freezer.
Refrigerated road transport
Frozen loads at the set point the product needs.
Cold storage
Frozen storage between movements.
Blast freezing
Product brought to frozen temperature before storage or shipment.
Temperature-controlled distribution
Deliveries to retailers, wholesalers and food service.
Other cold chain cargo.
Seafood
Chilled and frozen fish and seafood, each to its own carrying temperature.
Learn more on the Fish & Seafood Logistics page
Temperature-Sensitive Food Ingredients
Eggs, dairy ingredients, chocolate and other ingredients that need a steady temperature.
Learn more on the Temperature-Sensitive Food Ingredients Logistics pageFrequently asked questions
What temperature do frozen foods travel at?
Frozen foods are generally stored and moved at -18°C or colder. Each load travels at the carrying temperature the shipper specifies.
Why is refreezing a problem?
When frozen food warms, ice crystals melt and reform larger, which damages texture and shortens shelf life. Some products also become unsafe if they thaw for too long.
Can a refrigerated trailer freeze food that is not yet frozen?
No. Transport refrigeration holds frozen product at temperature. Food should be frozen to its storage temperature before loading, for example by blast freezing.
Do chilled ready meals travel with frozen food?
No. Chilled ready meals need their labelled chilled temperature and travel separately from frozen loads.
What do you need to plan a frozen load?
The products, storage temperature, pallet count and weight, collection and delivery points, receiving times and any date or batch requirements.
Moving frozen food?
Send the products, storage temperature, pallet count, collection and delivery points, and receiving times.