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GCCA membership in South Africa consists of 48 facilities comprising over 50,084,636 cubic feet of refrigerated space. GCCA works throughout Africa to strengthen the cold chain and maintain product integrity and quality between rural areas and more populous cities. Member services in the region range from post-harvest technical assistance to international connections for companies involved in the importing and exporting of temperature-controlled products.
Tim Chambers, co-founder and CEO InspiraFarms of, leading provider of on- and off-grid cold storage solutions in Africa, has announced that he will be stepping down from his executive director role but will remain on the company’s board of directors. “After eight years of leading InspiraFarms as CEO, I have taken the personal decision to step...
The Global Cold Chain Alliance’s South Africa regional office has successfully hosted a Virtual Cold Store Operations Short Course, 24-26 August 2020 with 36 students participating from South Africa, Ghana, Namibia, Kenya, Nigeria and the United Kingdom. “The short course definitely added value and will add value to any company sending their employees to attend. I thoroughly enjoyed the...
The South African Association for Food Science & Technology (SAAFoST) hosted a webinar with Prof. Suzan Oelofse the Principal Researcher at CSIR to provide an overview of her report on the food waste created in South Africa during the COVID-19 pandemic. During the webinar, “The impacts of COVID-19 on food waste globally and in SA” Prof. Oelofse explained how her report showed a decline in...
The Member Directory/Buyer’s Guide is the #1 most-used resource at gcca.org Don’t miss out on potential customers finding your company - respond to our email to update your member/directory listing this week. It’s easier than ever. Your primary organization contact and your directory contact will receive an email this week with the below instructions. When one of those authorized...
The Global Cold Chain Alliance South Africa office is currently seeking dedicated GCCA warehouse members to volunteer for the GCCA South Africa Food Safety & Compliance Committee. The time frame of service for this committee will be from August 2020- August 2021. The objective of the Committee is to provide a regular space for discussion, study and review...
The Global Cold Chain Alliance and its core partner, the International Association of Refrigerated Warehouses, are excited to host a Cold Store Operations short course in South Africa. The course will be held virtually, includes interactive features and is scheduled for only 3 hours a day to allow attendees to participate during the work day. This short course is open to all cold...
In light of the evolving situation surrounding Coronavirus (COVID-19), GCCA leadership has made the difficult decision to cancel the 2020 IARW-WFLO Convention and the 2020 GCCA Cold Chain Conference & Expo and will launch three new initiatives for members beginning in late September. Please know that this decision was not taken lightly. The GCCA staff have spent the past two months...
GCCA has published an updated GCCA COVID-19 Information Guide, This resource document from GCCA includes templates you can use to respond to the pandemic in your facility, including steps to create a facility action plan and communications templates for your customers and employees.
GCCA members in South Africa are invited to participate in an upcoming Cold Connection industry roundtable discussion taking place during March. Discussions will focus on the future of the cold chain in the region, including trends, challenges and opportunities. In addition, participants will have the opportunity to share ideas for how GCCA can better support cold chain entrepreneurs. Information...