Being a Food Whisperer: How Lineage Applies Inside the Box Thinking in Food Logistics

The New Warehouse
Monday, April 20, 2026 at 8:00am UTC

In this episode of The New Warehouse Podcast, Kevin chats with Dr. Stephen Neel of Lineage about what it really takes to manage food safely at scale. Lineage operates one of the world’s largest temperature-controlled warehouse networks, but this conversation makes it clear they see themselves as much more than cold storage. 

Dr. Neel walks through how food behaves differently from other products, why microclimates matter, and how traceability is reshaping operations. More importantly, he introduces a mindset shift that challenges how most warehouses think about efficiency, risk, and responsibility.


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