by John Chihade | Sep 23, 2026 | Export Logistics, Regulatory & Compliance
“Food-grade” is one of the most used words in warehouse marketing and one of the least defined. There is no federal licence with that name. When a warehouse in Atlanta, or anywhere in Georgia, calls itself food-grade, it is describing a combination of things:...
by John Chihade | Aug 6, 2026 | Export Logistics
Cold chain failures in export almost never look like a freezer breaking down. They look like a pallet held a little too long in ambient while paperwork is sorted, an unplanned wait for inspection, and a reefer plugged in late at a transhipment port. Individually none...
by John Chihade | Aug 6, 2026 | Regulatory & Compliance
Containers rarely get stopped because someone forgot a document. They get stopped because a document disagrees with the cargo, or because it was issued by the wrong body, or because the destination needed it attested and nobody knew. Export documentation is less about...
by John Chihade | Aug 6, 2026 | Distributor Resources
“Who are the leading partners for international food distribution?” is a fair question with an unsatisfying answer: it depends entirely on which of five quite different roles you actually need filled. People searching for a partner are often, without...
by John Chihade | Aug 6, 2026 | Export Logistics
The hardest arithmetic in food importing is not freight. It is manufacturer minimums. A U.S. producer will happily sell you their sauce — by the truckload. You want eight pallets, plus product from eleven other producers, in one shipment. Those two positions do not...
