Grocery Shopping Through E-commerce: Packaging Solutions

Food product requirements that have to be considered during the development of a secondary packaging for food in e-commerce benefit product quality assurance. These requirements are the control of temperature over time, the reduction of product damage and the separation of food product types. Temperature control over time assures that produce is kept at the correct temperature, significantly reducing possible biological damage. Product type separation reduces cross-contamination and inter-product damage risk during transportation, reducing the risk of product damage, mechanical degradation and biological degradation. Logistics requirements that must be considered for secondary packaging solutions for food in e-commerce relate to last mile logistics. This entails fulfillment, transportation, delivery and return-logistics. Order fulfillment during picking can be facilitated through predetermined produce placement in the packaging.