Tippmann Innovation (Ti) and Georgia Tech are coining a new term, 'Cold PI.' Ti in partnership with Georgia Tech and their Supply Chain and Logistics Institute and the Physical Internet Center is rethinking the cold food chain and their logistic systems so it can behave as a physical Internet. The Cold PI or the Cold Food Physical Internet is an area of study identified and developed by Georgia Tech's professor Benoit Montreuil. Nick Pacitti of Ti and David Sterling of Savills Studley will combine their 70 years of experience in working with the Georgia Tech team and several industry participants.
The cold food chain is currently long, complex and highly fragmented. It is fraught with delays, distortions, differences and disputes. According to the Food and Agricultural Organization of the United Nations (FAO), up to a third of products arrive at final destination either compromised or adulterated, result of an improperly functioning cold food chain.