The Cold Chain Podcast

In this episode Shane Brennan talks to fellow cold chain association leaders about how covid-19 pandemic has impacted on the cold chain. Together they tell the story of how the industry has met the challenges of the crisis head on and reflect on what we might learn that will stay with us once this crisis is over. 

Includes contributions from 

Marcos Badenes - Secretario General ALDEFE (SPAIN) 

Debbie Corado - Director, GCCA (LATIN AMERICA)  

Megan Costello - President and CEO - Global Cold Chain Alliance (USA)

Davey Gerlings - Secretary General of NEKOVRI (THE NETHERLANDS) 

Julie Hanson - Director, GCCA (EUROPE)  

Marianne Kintzel - Executive Officer, Refrigerated Warehouse and Transport Association (AUSTRALIA) 

Valerie Leserre - Deleguee Generale - La Chaine Logistique Du Froid (FRANCE) 

Lizelle Van De Berg - Director, GCCA (SOUTH AFRICA)  

In this episode Shane Brennan (CEO, Cold Chain Federation) talks to Gavin Parnell (Director, The Supply Chain Consulting Group) about what lessons we might learn about supply chain planning from Covid-19, ways to use data well in strategic decision making and how to establish a strong relationship between client and consultants. 

Check out the Supply Chain Consulting Group at https://www.sccgltd.com/

Ruth is the driving force behind Talent in Logistics, a business that provides conferences, awards and research in recruiting and developing logistics people. Shane and Ruth discuss what makes logistics people distinctive, what we are getting right and wrong in developing people and how we develop more female leaders across the cold chain.

James Woodward is the third generation owner and Manager Director of Shropshire based business Cold Move. Having navigated his business successfully through a series of changes.  He is able to tell us about the challenges of maintaining a family business in an era of consolidation and big global players.  

In this episode, Shane meets Martyn Cogan as the publisher of the longest running specialist trade magazine for temperature controlled logistics. Martyn has a unique perspective on the changing industry. 

They also discuss the upcoming TCS&D Awards. 

In this first episode Shane meets Cold Chain Federation President Tim Moran. Tim leads one of the largest specialist cold chain businesses in the UK. In this episode he talks abut the transition from being MD of the Yearsley Logistics family businesses to joining the worlds largest cold storage business. They also talk about their optimism for the future of the industry and the Federation. 

Welcome to the new Cold Chain Podcast, here is a short intro from your host and CEO of the UK Cold Chain Federation, Shane Brennan