{"id":98179,"date":"2026-02-12T14:00:19","date_gmt":"2026-02-12T13:00:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.intarcon.com\/?p=98179"},"modified":"2026-02-18T10:05:04","modified_gmt":"2026-02-18T09:05:04","slug":"cold-chain-fresh-cut-ready-to-eat-foods","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.intarcon.com\/en\/cold-chain-fresh-cut-ready-to-eat-foods\/","title":{"rendered":"The cold chain in fresh-cut and ready-to-eat products"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"98179\" class=\"elementor elementor-98179 elementor-98157\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a7d3289 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"a7d3289\" data-element_type=\"container\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d159f06 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d159f06\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The<strong> cold chain<\/strong> is a key element in guaranteeing the quality and safety of <strong>fresh-cut and ready-to-eat products.<\/strong> In a highly competitive market, producers and installers must ensure impeccable preservation to avoid economic losses and health risks.<\/p><p>Moreover, the cross-disciplinary nature of food science and refrigeration technology allows <a href=\"https:\/\/www.intarcon.com\/en\/\" data-wplink-edit=\"true\"><strong>INTARCON<\/strong><\/a> to design innovative, efficient and reliable solutions that reinforce consumer confidence and open up new opportunities in the agri-food sector.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9737c4d e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"9737c4d\" data-element_type=\"container\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-189f640 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"189f640\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2><strong>Freshness with high technical standards<\/strong><\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7320b07 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"7320b07\" data-element_type=\"container\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3a97259 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3a97259\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Indeed, after washing, cutting and packaging, <strong>fresh-cut fruit and vegetables<\/strong> lose their natural protective layer, making them vulnerable to dehydration, microbial contamination and oxidation, significantly reducing their shelf life.\u00a0 Therefore, maintaining their quality, delaying deterioration and preserving freshness requires supervision at all stages: from sanitisation during processing to refrigeration in a modified atmosphere.<\/p><p>The final quality depends on <strong>organoleptic factors<\/strong> (appearance, texture, smell and taste) as well as<strong> nutritional value<\/strong> and, especially, <strong>food safety.<\/strong> In addition, current legislation establishes microbiological limits at each stage of the product&#8217;s shelf life. Compliance with these limits is only possible when the cold chain is maintained without interruption from source to consumer.<\/p><p><strong>Ready-to-eat products<\/strong> represent an evolution in modern food. These are cooked dishes, packaged and kept cold, ready to heat or consume, made with quality raw materials and controlled processes that guarantee their cold preservation.<\/p><p>Furthemore, <strong>ready-to-eat foods<\/strong> are part of the global trend towards convenience foods, but with a distinctive approach: speed and practicality without compromising freshness or safety.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f1ee912 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"f1ee912\" data-element_type=\"container\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-796401f elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"796401f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div 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class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cab6e3d e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"cab6e3d\" data-element_type=\"container\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\r\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f3f0ad8 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"f3f0ad8\" data-element_type=\"container\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-01a0ccd elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"01a0ccd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Image 1 \u2013 Fresh-cut carrot packaging process<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-be75cea e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"be75cea\" data-element_type=\"container\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-958f67b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"958f67b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p data-start=\"498\" data-end=\"602\">Image 2 \u2013 Sous-vide ready-to-eat meal preparation<\/p><p data-start=\"604\" data-end=\"749\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\">\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ad9a4b0 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"ad9a4b0\" data-element_type=\"container\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c1d2b92 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c1d2b92\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2><strong>Cold Chain Fresh-Cut and Ready-to-Eat Products<\/strong><\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e10a84b e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"e10a84b\" data-element_type=\"container\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2d3401d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2d3401d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p data-start=\"2017\" data-end=\"2290\"><strong>Fresh-cut and ready-to-eat foods<\/strong> have transformed the way we consume vegetables and prepared dishes. Consumers value their convenience, freshness, and safety. However, behind that ready-to-eat tray lies a decisive technological challenge: maintaining a constant cold chain.<\/p><p data-start=\"2292\" data-end=\"2530\">A small temperature deviation is enough to accelerate oxidation in vegetables, alter the texture of a precooked dish or\u2014worse\u2014compromise <strong>food safety<\/strong> due to the growth of microorganisms such as <em data-start=\"2485\" data-end=\"2509\">Listeria monocytogenes<\/em> or <em data-start=\"2513\" data-end=\"2525\">Salmonella<\/em> spp.<\/p><p data-start=\"2532\" data-end=\"2778\"><strong>Ready-to-eat<\/strong> <strong>products<\/strong> represent an evolution in modern food. These are cooked dishes, packaged and kept chilled. Currently, these are made with quality raw materials and controlled processes that guarantee their preservation under refrigeration.<\/p><p data-start=\"2780\" data-end=\"2938\"><strong>Ready-to-eat<\/strong> is part of the global \u201cconvenience food\u201d trend, but with a distinctive approach: speed and practicality without compromising freshness or safety.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dbbdf6f e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"dbbdf6f\" data-element_type=\"container\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d622ebd elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"d622ebd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b0cf584 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"b0cf584\" data-element_type=\"container\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-54a2901 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"54a2901\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8f3b30d e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"8f3b30d\" data-element_type=\"container\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ee37530 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ee37530\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 data-start=\"2940\" data-end=\"3010\"><strong>Cross-disciplinary view: food science and refrigeration engineering<\/strong><\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5969e7a e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"5969e7a\" data-element_type=\"container\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-29e42ca elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"29e42ca\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p data-start=\"3011\" data-end=\"3122\">One of <strong>INTARCON<\/strong>\u2019s distinctive strengths is the integration of <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.intarcon.com\/en\/food-processes-refrigeration\/\">food knowledge and refrigeration engineering.<\/a><\/strong><\/p><p data-start=\"3124\" data-end=\"3407\">Understanding how a vegetable respires after cutting and how its oxidation accelerates if temperature rises, or how a cooked food needs to pass quickly through the microbiological danger zone allows us to design solutions that are more closely aligned with the realities of the process.<\/p><p data-start=\"3409\" data-end=\"3617\">Consequently, this experience is now applied to our <strong>refrigeration engineering<\/strong>. We design systems that not only meet the required capacity, but also ensure the cold chain remains intact from production through distribution.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3a69b84 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"3a69b84\" data-element_type=\"container\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-59031ec elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"59031ec\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2><strong>A strategic opportunity for the agri-food sector<\/strong><\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b6751c1 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"b6751c1\" data-element_type=\"container\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8054f7a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8054f7a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Fresh-cut and ready-to-eat products<\/strong> require specific solutions, inlcuiding:<\/p><ul><li>Rapid cooling tunnels to minimise microbiological risks.<\/li><li>Controlled and modified atmosphere systems.<\/li><li>Compact and energy-efficient equipment.<\/li><li>Smart monitoring technologies with real-time control.<\/li><\/ul><p>At <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.intarcon.com\/en\/\">INTARCON<\/a><\/strong>, each of these innovations is approached with the premise that <strong>refrigeration is part of the production process, not an afterthought.<\/strong> And it is precisely this integration that makes the difference in the final quality perceived by the consumer.<\/p><p>For installers, working with a manufacturer that understands both refrigeration technology and food science allows them to offer specialised solutions with greater added value.<\/p><p>For fresh-cut and ready-to-eat food producers, having refrigeration systems designed with specific technical knowledge facilitates regulatory compliance, reduces risks and strengthens consumer confidence. The cold chain for fresh-cut and ready-to-eat products is an area where science, technology and engineering converge.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-281fb5e e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"281fb5e\" data-element_type=\"container\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6b5ddcd elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6b5ddcd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>At <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.intarcon.com\/en\/\">INTARCON<\/a><\/strong>, we believe that the future of healthy and convenient food depends on this integration. 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In a highly competitive market, producers and installers must ensure impeccable preservation to avoid economic losses and health risks. 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