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10 Perishable Foods That Spoil Quickly
Generally speaking, most people have an idea of what foods are perishable and what foods are not. Perishable foods are usually found in refrigerated or frozen sections of the store, while food that is packaged in a sealed can, bag, or container that was not in a refrigerated case is going to be a non-perishable…read more
Ice Packs For Shipping: How To Safely Ship Your Seafood
Picture this. You just took a week off of work to go on a fishing trip in the Florida Keys. This is a big deal being that you are no longer a college student, meaning if you take a trip, you have to use your valuable paid time off. You get out on the boat…read more
Shipping Gel Packs Versus Ice
It is a little silly, but people tend to either use gel ice packs or ice, often times never owning both. But if some people like using ice, why are ice packs for shipping always made of gel? Well, to put it simply. Gel ice packs are better and more efficient than ice. Yes, we…read more
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
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 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
Herolily Presents: Ice Events That We Think Would Be Really Cool
It’s a punny title, we know. What can we say? We really do like keeping things cool here at Herolily. Whoops, we did it again. While we typically like keeping items cool in transportation with our ice packs for shipping, we often daydream about doing cool things like going to festivals celebrating the one thing…read more
The History Of Freezable Ice Packs
While it’s quite obvious that the modern Ice pack was inspired by, there is an interesting story to how the modern ice pack came to exist. According to Joanna Radin, a medical historian at Yale, the use of ice evolved in three distinct, yet simple stages. The three stages of ice’s evolution were natural ice,…read more
Our Shipping Ice Pack Company Discusses Dog Sledding
In our last blog, we discussed some of the coldest towns on our planet. When envisioning the most frigid places on the planet, we pondered some of the perks of living in such chilly environments. If you live in a relatively warm area, you’ve probably never had the pleasure of riding on a dog sled.…read more