Coldhubs participated in this year Nigeria Cold Chain Summit 2017. The Summit was put together by the Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (GAIN) project, Post-Harvest Alliance for Improved Nutrition (PLAN), USAID and the Rocekerfeller Foundation. The Summit addressed the status of the cold chain industry in Nigeria, the importance of the cold chain as the […]
Best Foods Fresh Farms Nigeria Limited tapped ColdHubs to support the renovation of their cold room and also to integrate solar power and energy storage in the remodeled cold room. It was a successful partnership between the two companies. ColdHubs is encouraging companies with old cold rooms to tap into this model. “Building a 100% […]
Since August 28th, 2017 till date, the ColdHubs at Relief Market Owerri has reached 100% utilization rate. This is a result of the incredible work done by the Hub Operator, Miss OluchiEmeagba and Hub Marketer Miss ChiomaAman. Two amazing ladies, supported by the rest of the ColdHubs Team. On March 8th2017, when operations was launched […]
Gain, Gobal Cold Chain Alliance and Conestoga Cold Storage examined the Post-Harvest technology provided by Coldhubs services and possibly improvement. It was one week training in Imo State where the related parties discussed on the way forward in introducing cold food chain logistic into the post-harvest technology. Conestoga Cold Storage Chairman, Larry Laurin and the […]
A grape is a fruit, botanically a berry, of the deciduous woody vines of the flowering plant genus Vitis, which can be eaten fresh as table grapes or they can be used for making wine, jam, juice, jelly, grape seed extract, raisins, vinegar, and grape seed oil. Grapes are a non-climacteric type of fruit, generally […]
ColdHubs is partnering with Best Food Fresh Farms Limited to assemble, install and commission a solar powered walk-in cold room, in Lagos. Incorporated in August 2001, by one of Nigeria’s most eminent businessmen Mr. Emmanuel Ijewere, Best Foods, deals and cultivates fruits and vegetables such as, tomatoes, cucumber, chili pepper, green pepper, lettuce, spring onions, […]
Packaging is one of the important aspects to consider in addressing postharvest losses in fruits and vegetables. It is enclosing food produce or product to protect it from mechanical injuries, tampering, and contamination from physical, chemical, and biological sources. Packaging as a postharvest handling practice in tomato production is essential in putting the produce into […]
Chief Operating Officer, Bright Igbokwe will be speaking at the Future Energy Forum of Astana Expo 2017. Bright will make a presentation on “Improving the shelf life of perishable food using solar powered cold storage systems” at the Expo’s Renewable Energy & Quality of Life Conference on August 14&15 in Astana, Kazakhstan. The Future Energy […]
ColdHubs is being considered by the Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (GAIN) project; Post Harvest Loss Alliance for Nutrition (PLAN) under its B2B Engine Platform for additional support, for a cold truck. The truck will be used to pilot the food logistics component of ColdHubs in Owerri, Imo State. The consideration from GAIN is […]
Nigeria produces an estimated 1.8 million metric tons of tomato each year. The country is the, 14th largest producer in the world (accounting for 10.79 per cent of Africa’s production and 1.2 per cent of total world production). It is estimated that Nigeria loses more than 45% of tomatoes produced each year due to its perishable […]