Dairy Products
Fresh dairy kept chilled from collection to the receiving point.
Learn more on the Dairy Products Logistics pageCold Chain Cargo
Drinks kept cold, or kept out of the heat.
Chilled juices, dairy drinks and other temperature-sensitive beverages moved by temperature-controlled road transport to retail and food service.
Most drinks travel ambient. Some cannot.
Fresh and cold-pressed juices, dairy drinks and many chilled ready-to-drink products need a cold chain. Others, such as wine and some beers, are not refrigerated but lose quality when they are left in heat.
We plan beverage loads around the product's labelled storage, so chilled drinks stay chilled and heat-sensitive drinks are kept out of high temperatures.
What temperature-sensitive drinks need.
Heavy, high-volume loads with short shelf lives and many delivery points.
Chilled drinks kept chilled
Fresh juices, dairy drinks and chilled ready-to-drink products travel at the temperature on their label.
Heat-sensitive drinks kept cool
Wine and some beers are protected from high temperatures that age them early or change their taste.
Protected from frost
Drinks are kept from freezing, which can spoil the product and burst bottles and cans.
Stacked to stay stable
Heavy pallets are wrapped and loaded so they do not shift, with airflow kept around chilled loads.
How Wyvern moves beverages.
The Cold Chain services that carry drinks from plant to shelf.
Temperature-controlled distribution
Deliveries to retailers, wholesalers, hotels and restaurants.
Refrigerated road transport
Full chilled loads from plant or depot.
Consolidation and groupage
Smaller chilled consignments combined into shared loads.
Other cold chain cargo.
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 page
Fresh Produce
Fruit and vegetables from farms and packhouses to market.
Learn more on the Fresh Produce Logistics pageFrequently asked questions
Which beverages need refrigerated transport?
Fresh and cold-pressed juices, dairy drinks and chilled ready-to-drink products usually do. Most soft drinks, bottled water and canned drinks travel at ambient temperature.
Why protect wine and beer from heat?
High temperatures can age wine and some beers early and change their taste, even though they are not refrigerated products.
Can drinks be damaged by cold?
Yes. Freezing can spoil the product and burst bottles and cans, so drinks are kept from freezing in transit.
Can chilled drinks share a load with other chilled food?
Yes, where they share a temperature range and packaging protects both. See Consolidation & Groupage.
What do you need to plan a beverage load?
The products, storage temperatures, pallet count and weight, delivery points, receiving times and any date requirements.
Moving temperature-sensitive drinks?
Send the products, storage temperatures, pallet count, delivery points and receiving times.