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Food-grade warehouses have a wide variety of shapes, sizes and load challenges. Their tasks may require very fast turnaround or long-term storage of a variety of foods, from frozen meat to pasta trays to soda tanks. While there are many types, the most common are dry storage, frozen storage and refrigerated storage. Some are attached to manufacturing facilities, while others are self-contained.   Unique challenges of food-grade warehouses While food warehouses face issues inherent to every distribution facility (labor costs, space utilization, picking efficiency, errors, productivity, etc.), they also face several unique challenges. These include. ● HACCP (Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point) compliance ● Organic regulations and compliance ● Pest and infestation control ● Food protection (sanitation, handling controls) ● Higher training burden than other warehouses   What approach should you take to your racking system?   Pallet Racking Systems Pallet racking syste...

Many pallet racking storage systems are available on the market to meet a variety of needs. Some pallet racking systems are best suited for high product turnover and volume, while others may cater to low product turnover and volume, or a different mix of both. One pallet storage system that is becoming increasingly popular today is double deep pallet racking. We will describe the basic structure of   double deep racking   and the advantages that make it such a popular choice. We will also discuss the potential disadvantages of double deep pallet racking and what you should know about your warehouse and equipment before making a decision.   What is double deep pallet racking system? The double-deep pallet racking system is a variant of selective pallet racking and is best understood in comparison to it. In selective pallet racking, two rows of single-row pallet racking are placed back-to-back. In double-deep racking, however, four rows of single-row pallet racking are plac...