Unit 5 food logistics

Cold chain n A cold chain is a temperature controlled supply chain that is used to extend the shelf-life of perishable items, such as fruits and vegetables, seafood, frozen foods, chem

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1 What is the cold chain process?

1 What is the cold chain process?

1.What is the cold chain proccess?

The cold chain process consists of several steps Handling

of agricultural produce offers a clear example of how the

process works After the produce leaves the farm, it goes

to a packing house Then, it either goes through a

pre-cooling process,or, if the produce does not need to be

distributed right away, it will go into cold storage Next,

the produce is transported in refrigerated trucks Finally, it

is delivered to the market for sale.

2.What are some cause of food containmination?

There are numerous causes of food containmination Sometimes,

containmination occurs during the manufacturing of diatribution

process In other instances, it is caused by unsafe food handling in

a customer’s home One cause of containmination is improper

storage of foods This is particularly true in the case of perishable

foods like eggs If foods are not refrigerated, or stored under proper

temperatures, they can spoil Another cause od containmination is

not disinfecting spaces in which food is stored or transported.

VOCABULARY

Cold chain (n)

A cold chain is a temperature controlled supply chain that is used

to extend the shelf-life of perishable items, such as fruits and

vegetables, seafood, frozen foods, chemicals, and pharmaceutical drugs

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VOCABULARY

Contamination /kən,tæmi'neiʃn/

(n)

Contamination is the condition of being spoiled or

VOCABULARY

Food distributor (n)

A food distributor is someone who transports

food or drink from one place to another

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VOCABULARY

Fresh /freʃ/ (adj)

if something is fresh, it is new and not stale or decayed

Tươi, mới

VOCABULARY

Perishable /'periʃəbl/ (adj)

if something is perishable, it is able to spoil or

decay

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VOCABULARY

Specialty food (n)

Specialty foods, or gourmet foods, are fine

foods and drinks that are carefully prepared

and often contain special ingredients

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VOCABULARY

Temperature /'tempritʃə/ (n)

Temperature is the degree of hotness or

coldness, as determined by a scale and

measured on a thermometer

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VOCABULARY

READING

We are all occasionally disappointed by the quality of produce Supposedly fresh

items may appear bruised or discolored Fortunately, food logistics are improving.

We can now extend the shelf life of perishable items This also includes specialty

foods.

The cold chain process is critical to managing the food chain To illustrate it, let's

examine the handling of produce Fruits and vegetables are tagged on the farm.

Each tag has a barcode that is read with a sensor The sensors detect light,

temperature, and humidity The tags are removed at the pack house They are

then sent to food distributors who examine them They use the tags to analyze

several things:

• Temperature variation

• The amount of shelf life lost due to temperature changes

• Possible impact on consumer satisfaction

Next produce goes into storage, then into refrigerated transport Finally, it goes to

the supermarket

The cold chain helps distributors avoid contamination It also reduces shrink and

MANAGING THE FOOD CHAIN

READING

Read the journal article Then, choose the correct answers.



1 What is the article mainly about?

A The quality of specialty foods

B How to manage food temperature

C How the cold chain process works

D The functions of tags and sensors

2 Which of the following is NOT detected by sensors?

A Humidity

B Contamination

C Light

D Temperature

3 What is the last step in the cold chain process?

A Sending items to the pack house

B analyzing temperature variation

C Putting items in refrigerated transport

(The sensors detect light, temperature, and humidity)

READING

A a temperature-controlled supply chain

B the condition of being soiled or infected by bacteria

C being able to spoil or decay

D being kept cold or cool for preservation

E fine foods and drinks which are finely prepared with rich ingredients

F the length of time that products remain suitable for use



C D

B G E

F A

READING

Fill in the blanks with the correct words or phrases

from the word bank.

shrink spoil temperature fresh humidity

1 The company diminished its inventory to avoid future _

2 Farmers markets deliver produce every morning

3 Ron worried that the meat would during the power outage

4 Cook pork at the proper _ to avoid contamination

5 In moist climates, storage facilities are kept several degrees cooler due to _



shrink fresh

spoil temperature

humidity

READING

 Listen and read journal article again

What are some of the concerns people have about perishable items?

READING

People have numerous concerns about

perishable items Some concerns involve

diminished shelf life

Possible contamination

shelf life

LISTENING

 Listen to a conversation between a company owner and

a third-party logistician Mark the following statements

LISTENING

 Listen again and complete the conversation.



Owner: I need someone who can help me distribute an

inventory of (1) more efficiently

3PL:Okay What are your primary concerns?

Owner: At this point, I'm concentrating on ( 2)

3PL: Okay Well, we use a tagging system to help us

manage products and keep them (3)

Owner: What i need most is to know that each item will

retain most of its (4)

3PL: That's perfectly reasonable Our ( 5)

ensures that products won't spoil

Owner: Do you use ( 6) ?

perishable items

reducing shrinkfresh

SPEAKING

Owner: I need someone who can help me distribute an inventory of perishable items more efficiently.

3PL: OK What are your main concerns?

Owner: It is the shrink of food I want to reduce shrink.

3PL: OK In this regard, we’ll use the tagging system to help us manage items and keep them fresh Owner: What I need most is to know that each item will retain most of its shelf life

3PL: That perfectly reasonable The cold chain technology will help our products not spoil.

Owner: Do you use refrigerated transport?

3PL: Absolutely All of our trucks have cooling or chilling technology Owner: Well, it’s summer I concerned about temperature drops due to humidity.

3PL: If grocers are dissatisfied with the quality of your products upon arrival, they’ll refuse delivery

We will then refund you your service fee I’ll place those terms in your contract

SPEAKING

WRITING

9 Use the conversation from Task 8 to fill out the contract between

a company owner and a third-party logistician

November1, 2014

Linda Abramson of Fresh & Fine Food agrees to allow Berenson & Boulder Food Distributors

to transport their products for tow years Terms of the contract include the following:

1 Berenson & Boulder will work with Fresh & Fine Food to (1) it’s inventory of

4 If grocers refuse delivery of Fresh & Fine Foods’ products, Berenson & Boulder will

(6) Fresh & Fine Food’s(7)

WRITING

distribute Perishable items

Tagging system

Refrigerated transport Cooling and chilling

GRAMMAR

Relative clauses What is a relative clause?

We can use relative clauses to join two English sentences, or to give more information about something

I bought a new car It is very fast

→ I bought a new car that is very fast.

She lives in New York She likes living in New York

→ She lives in New York, which she likes.

GRAMMAR

Defining and Non-defining

A defining relative clause tells which noun we are talking about:

•I like the woman who lives next door

(If I don't say 'who lives next door', then we don't know which woman I mean)

A non-defining relative clause gives us extra information about

something We don't need this information to understand the sentence

•I live in London, which has some fantastic parks

(Everybody knows where London is, so 'which has some fantastic parks' is extra information)

GRAMMAR

Defining relative clauses:

1: The relative pronoun is the subject:

First, let's consider when the relative pronoun is the subject of a defining relative clause

We can use 'who', 'which' or 'that' We use 'who' for people and 'which' for things We can use 'that' for people or things

The relative clause can come after the subject or the object of the sentence We can't drop the relative pronoun

(clause after the object of the sentence):

• I'm looking for a secretary who / that can use a computer well

• She has a son who / that is a doctor

• We bought a house which / that is 200 years old

• I sent a letter which / that arrived three weeks later

GRAMMAR

2: The relative pronoun is the object:

Next, let's talk about when the relative pronoun is the object of the clause In this case we can drop the relative pronoun if we want to

Again, the clause can come after the subject or the object of the sentence Here are some examples:

Clause after the object

• She loves the chocolate (which / that) I bought

• We went to the village (which / that) Lucy recommended.

Clause after the subject

• The bike (which / that) I loved was stolen

• The university (which / that) she likes is famous

GRAMMAR

Non-defining relative clauses:

We don't use 'that' in non-defining relative clauses, so we need to use 'which' if the pronoun refers to a thing, and 'who' if it refers to a

person We can't drop the relative pronoun in this kind of clause, even

if the relative pronoun is the subject of the clause

Clause after the object

•She loves the chocolate (which / that) I bought

•We went to the village (which / that) Lucy recommended

Clause after the subject

•The bike (which / that) I loved was stolen

•The university (which / that) she likes is famous

GRAMMAR

Non-defining relative clauses:

We don't use 'that' in non-defining relative clauses, so we need to use 'which' if the pronoun refers to a thing, and 'who' if it refers to a person

We can't drop the relative pronoun in this kind of clause, even if the relative pronoun is the subject of the clause

(Clause comes after the subject)

•My boss, who is very nice, lives in Manchester

•My sister, who I live with, knows a lot about cars

(Clause comes after the object)

•Yesterday I called our friend Julie, who lives in New York

•The photographer called to the Queen, who looked annoyed

GRAMMAR

Prepositions and relative clauses

If the verb in the relative clause needs a preposition, we put it at the end of the clause:

For example:

•listen to The music is good Julie listens to the music.

→ The music (which / that) Julie listens to is good.

•work with

My brother met a woman I used to work with the woman.

→ My brother met a woman (who / that) I used to work with.

•go to The country is very hot He went to the country.

→ The country (which / that) he went to is very hot.

•come from

I visited the city John comes from the city.

→ I visited the city (that / which) John comes from.

•apply for The job is well paid She applied for the job.

GRAMMAR

Whose

'Whose' is always the subject of the relative clause and can't be left out

It replaces a possessive It can be used for people and things

The dog is over there The dog's / its owner lives next door

→ The dog whose owner lives next door is over there.

The little girl is sad The little girl's / her doll was lost

→ The little girl whose doll was lost is sad.

The woman is coming tonight Her car is a BMW

→ The woman whose car is a BMW is coming tonight.

The house belongs to me Its roof is very old

→ The house whose roof is old belongs to me.

GRAMMAR

Where / when / why

We can sometimes use these question words instead of relative pronouns and prepositions.

I live in a city I study in the city.

→ I live in the city where I study.

→ I live in the city that / which I study in.

→ I live in the city in which I study.

The bar in Barcelona is still there I met my wife in that bar.

→ The bar in Barcelona where I met my wife is still there.

→ The bar in Barcelona that / which I met my wife in is still there.

→ The bar in Barcelona in which I met my wife is still there.

The summer was long and hot I graduated from university in the summer.

→ The summer when I graduated from university was long and hot.

→ The summer that / which I graduated from university in was long and hot.

GRAMMAR

4) He lost the money (I had given him the money)

He lost the money _

1) I broke the plate (the plate was a wedding present)

I broke the plate _

6) His friend lives in Scotland (his friend is a lawyer)His friend _

7) We called a doctor (the doctor works at a hospital in London)

We called a doctor

8) We like the actor (the actor was in a famous film)

We like the actor

who used to be an athletewho lived nearby

(which) her brother had recommended(which) I had given him

that was a wedding present,who is a lawyer, lives in Scotland

that works at a hospital in Londonthat was in a famous film

GRAMMAR