Because of increasing consumer interest in a more diverse product selection, healthy foods, and more convenient meal preparation, food manufacturers in dairy, meat, baked goods and produce are supplying a widening array of new SKUs in both chilled and frozen formats. This places an ever increasing demand on cold storage, and with older facilities, it’s not very easy to automate them.
FE interviewed Mads Jespersen, vice president automated systems, Advance Storage Products, to get a handle on the problem, and look at an alternative solution for older cold storage warehouses. Joining Advance Storage Products in 2017, Jespersen has been a professional engineer for more than 25 years, as well as an experienced manager and leader. He holds a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from the Technical University of Denmark and an MBA and AME (Advanced Managerial Education) from CEDEP, INSEAD campus in France. He is certified in Stage Gate, LDP and Enneagram.