Why You Might Ship Perishables This Summer

Hardly ever does someone find themselves in a situation where they think to themselves “You know what? I am going to ship a refrigerated item across the country.” But you know what? It is a lot more common than you thing. Luckily, there is a such thing called ice packs for shipping. As a provider…read more

How To: Shipping Perishable Foods Part Two

In one of our previous blogs we discussed the different types of cooling mechanisms, including the Herolily ice packs for shipping, that can be used for shipping perishable items like food. In today’s blog, we would like to continue that conversation by discussing the steps that should be taken before you ship the items. Choosing…read more

Keeping Your Perishable Food Safe: Food Safety Statistics

Perishable foods, by definition, are foods that needs to be kept refrigerated or frozen in order to keep the food from going bad, growing bacteria, or developing a foodborne disease. In order to keep perishable foods from going bad, it has become commonplace for developed countries to utilize refrigerators and freezers in their homes. While…read more

Five Ways To make Your Own Ice Packs

If you are a parent, or simply just an accident prone person, there is no such thing as having too many ice packs. When you child falls, or if you get an “owie” of your own, you’re probably going to want to get some ice on it right away. In today’s post, Herolily, your ice…read more

Herolily Presents: The Coldest Human Settlement In The World

Odds are, you have never heard of the city in Siberia that holds the record for coldest human inhabited settlement in the world. Oymyakon, internationally dubbed “the coldest town on earth,” is inhabited by around 500 permanent residents. Most visitors only come to satisfy their curiosity of what the coldest town in on earth really…read more

Herolily Presents: Issues With Refrigerated Trucking

  Today, instead of just talking about ice packs for shipping, we will be discussing refrigerated trucks and a couple issues that you might encounter when you use them. A refrigerated truck is, well, exactly what it sounds like. Insulated trucks are meant to cool perishable products during transportation, essentially making it a very large…read more

Herolily On How To Ship A Perishable Product

Whether you are a parent trying to pack a cold lunch for a day on the hot beach, or a company trying to ship a perishable product across the country, you know the struggles of trying to keep your items cold. There are an incredible amount of things that can go wrong in the transportation…read more