--- title: Reduce Waste & Spoilage with Intelligent Packaging for Perishable Goods description: Reduce Waste & Spoilage with Intelligent Packaging for Perishable Goods. Cost-efficient and lightweight, expanded polystyrene EPS foam is the established cold chain container for specialty food mail-order business around the globe. image: https://resources.palpacindustries.com/hubfs/cooler-1.jpg --- [![Palpac Industries, Inc.](https://resources.palpacindustries.com/hubfs/Palpac_Industries_November2017/Images/Palpac-Industries-Website-Logo-1.jpg)](http://palpacindustries.com/) ## 888-890-3938 ##### info@palpacindustries.com - [WHO WE ARE](http://www.palpacindustries.com/home) - [PACKAGING](http://palpacindustries.com/packaging) - [OEM COMPONENTS](http://palpacindustries.com/oem-components) - [CAPABILITIES](http://palpacindustries.com/capabilities) - [MARKETS](http://palpacindustries.com/markets) - [CONTACT US](http://palpacindustries.com/contact) # News, Insights & Resources # Reduce Waste & Spoilage with Intelligent Packaging for Perishable Goods Posted by [Kevin Bullinger](https://resources.palpacindustries.com/blog/author/kevin-bullinger) on Mar 16, 2018 4:18:12 PM - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) Food waste is often considered environmentally benign because it is ‘biodegradable’ but consider this: globally, about a third of the food produced for human consumption goes to waste — which means that a third of the water, land use, energy and financial resources that went into producing it are also squandered. For perspective, over 100 billion pounds of food, or more than a quarter of the 400 billion pounds of edible food, is spoiled each year during transport. When it comes to protecting food, the right package can dramatically reduce waste and have a major positive impact on the environment. ![Packaging Meat.jpg](https://resources.palpacindustries.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Packaging%20Meat.jpg?width=763&height=511&name=Packaging%20Meat.jpg) For the mail-order and online food industry that distribute items such as cheesecake, meat and dietary meals, prolonged thermal insulation and temperature control of these perishable goods saves money, increases customer satisfaction and improves the bottom line. Specialty foods have a very limited shipping and delivery time-frame, generally 24-48 hours. Because of the delicate nature of mail order food products EPS cold chain containers are often custom designed to prevent cargo damage. Cost-efficient and lightweight, EPS is the established cold chain container for specialty food mail-order business around the globe. ![Ice Cream.png](https://resources.palpacindustries.com/hubfs/Ice%20Cream.png) For cold chain technology, expanded polystyrene (EPS) guarantees the quality and safety of perishable products. In addition to its unsurpassed thermal and protective properties, EPS is hygienic and moisture resistant. EPS also offers exceptional stacking strength which helps overcome problems with collapsed pallets and spoiled goods. And because EPS is lightweight it reduces overall transportation cost, fuel and pollution impacts.  Call or email us to learn more. 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