THE DISTRIBUTION REVOLUTION--QUALITY AND PRICE NO LONGER ENOUGH

This paper deals with the protection of perishables in transportation. It reports on some developments in packaging of peaches that seem to defy logic. When peaches were shipped in a fragile container, they were treated more carefully and came out in better condition.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Presented at the 1972 Conference on Handling Perishables, which was sponsored by the Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, Univ. of Florida and the US Department of Agricultural; and held on Jan. 9-11, 1972.
• Corporate Authors:

  University of Florida, Gainesville

  Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences
  Gainesville, FL  United States  32601
• Authors:
  • Sherwin, C J
• Conference:
  • Presented at the 1972 Conference on Handling Perishables, which was sponsored by the Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, Univ. of Florida and the US Department of Agricultural; and held on Jan. 9-11, 1972.
• Publication Date: 1972-1

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 36-38

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Perishables
• Subject Areas: Freight Transportation; Railroads;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00050108
• Record Type: Publication
• Report/Paper Numbers: Proceeding
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jan 31 1974 12:00AM