Temperature Monitoring Prevents Ice Cream Spoilage

To gain greater control over ice cream product quality, it’s necessary to use Freshliance Fresh Tracker 1 GPS positioning gsm gps tracker data logger to monitor its temperature during shipping.

People love ice cream, but they know the disappointment of experiencing a grainy texture or a flavor that isn’t quite right. As one of the most challenging consumer products to ship, great care must be made in shipping. Being temperature-sensitive, ice cream is at risk of melting in transit. Different flavors may melt differently, and added treats like marshmallows or chocolate chips can further complicate refrigeration requirements. And if your ice cream shipment has been heated up and then refrozen, your customers may be disappointed by a product that feels icy or lumpy rather than the creamy texture they crave.

Ice cream manufacturers usually transport their products to retail points using refrigerated trucks. In these trucks, ice cream is deep-frozen (-25 to 30 °С) to preserve its body, texture, and flavor unaltered. For sure, they know how to transport ice cream. But the temperature may rise if the refrigerator stops working – due to breakdowns or because a driver turned it off to save fuel. Any temperature fluctuations during transportation can cause adverse changes in the texture and flavor of ice cream. Melted and refrozen, ice crystals can increase in size, creating “freezer burn” and sometimes pathogens. Eventually, the ice cream gets unacceptable to both retailers and end consumers and is not marketable. That’s why food manufacturers, market suppliers, and transport companies need to ensure proper transportation conditions for ice cream. 

Managing the fleet of ice cream refrigerated vehicles is not a simple task. The fleet managers must understand each reefer truck’s location and its compliance with temperature control objectives. They wanted an effective temperature monitoring system along to track their temperature-controlled transportation and also to track the movements of the refrigerated trucks and on-time delivery of consignments. Freshliance Fresh Tracker 1 GPS positioning sms temperature alarm data logger can meet these requirements very well. This temperature recorder for refrigerated truck enables the company to track the location and monitor the temperatures of all in-transit shipments in real time. Their location will shown on E map. Your team can monitor the temperature on any shipment at any time using our mobile APP and platform on PC. In addition, the system alerts the team via email or SMS whenever temperatures stray from the optimum window. Armed with this data, you can monitor product quality and recall shipments exposed to temperature excursions during transit.