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Investments in cold storage for emergency food networks
0:48:44
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Kate MacKenzie discusses investments in cold storage capacity for emergency food networks in New York City. The focus is on ensuring proper refrigeration for produce distribution through these networks.
- Investments are being made to build capacity for cold storage in emergency food networks
- There is a strong focus on ensuring proper refrigeration for produce in these networks
- The city is investing in making sure there's enough cold storage capacity in grocery stores and similar establishments
- These efforts are part of a broader strategy to improve food distribution and reduce waste in the city
Gale A. Brewer
0:48:44
The other thing was just back to this cold chain business again because it comes up a lot in the discussions.
0:48:52
I understand that you have a concern because of the cost of land.
0:48:55
I got all that.
0:48:56
But what are we doing to try to address some of those in the five boroughs?
0:49:02
I can't believe there aren't some other locations that could be used as cold chambers.
0:49:06
Is there anything more that you could say about that?
Kate MacKenzie
0:49:09
So outside of the role of EDC and the development of that, we are investing capacity building for our emergency food network and certainly to ensure that there's proper refrigeration in those because we have such a strong focus on on produce going through that network.
0:49:28
So whether it's in the emergency food system, certainly, again, thinking about those grocery stores and the like, we are certainly invested in making sure we have enough capacity for cold storage there.
Gale A. Brewer
0:49:40
Okay.