HERBOX
Herbs are delicate and sensitive.
They require special conditions and like all of us, would prefer business class conditions when traveling abroad.
This is why at CARGOLITE we developed HERBOX™.
The cool and innovative packaging
for herbs.
In the HERBOX, the top of the 1 Kg package is allocated to the leaves whereas the bottom part of the package is reserved for the stems.
The stems, unlike the leaves, can be compressed without causing any damage to the bunches.
So we created HERBOX, a packaging with a bottom that can be compressed while leaving the top part intact. By doing so, we obtained a box with a trapeze shape bottom.
When boxes are placed next to each other, triangular spaces are formed between them. Through these spaces, cold air circulates and reaches all the boxes, even those in the core of the pallet.
HERBOX assures an even distribution of cold air to each and every box on the pallet and keeps the herbs in optimal condition.
With this improved cooling, it is now possible to reduce the volumetric weight of the boxes of 1 kg of basil or other herbs by 20% without causing an increase of temperature inside the box and compromising their quality
HERBOX is available in 4 different sizes:
Click on a box for more details
195x165x210H (1 kg)
equivalent to the common
Upright “SMALL” Box
400x165x105H (1 kg)
equivalent to the common
"FLAT" Box
250x400x210 H
3 Kg bulk Box
400x500x210H
6Kg Bulk Box
HERBOX 1 kg upright Box:
This 1 kg HERBOX is particularly suited for basil, but will perform as well with other large leaves crops such as mint, parsley, coriander, lovage, sage and also narrow leaved herbs like tarragon, rosemary, dill, thyme and more....
The box structure allows for packing 1 kg in a smaller volume without risking self-heating temperatures build-ups.
The box is very easy and intuitive to fill and close.
Lovage
Tarragon
Mint
HERBOX 1 kg Long Box:
This 1 kg HERBOX is particularly suited for chives, but will perform as well with other crops such as thyme, rosemary, oregano, dill, sage and more. This same box will hold 3 kg of lemon grass!
The box structure allows for excellent ventilation which reduces self heating.
The box is quickly erected and uses a smaller MAP bag than required for standard flat boxes.
Rosemary
Thyme
3 kg of Lemon Grass
HERBOX 3 kg Bulk Box:
The 3 kg HERBOX is versatile and can be used for different herbs in MAP bags such as basil, chives, rosemary and herbs in sachets . It allows to pack 5 kg of tender stems of broccoli or cauliflower, fine beans and more.
The box is easy to erect and very resilient to vertical loads and contains ventilation holes on all its sides for optimal air circulation through the produce.
Chives
Tender Stems
Basil
HERBOX 6 kg Bulk Box:
The 6 kg HERBOX is versatile and can be used for different herbs such as basil, mint and additional herbs.
The box relies on the same concept of air circulation between the packed herbs with special apertures that can be opened or closed according to the contents requirements or the cool chain conditions.
HERBOX 6 has its own dedicated master that bundles 4 boxes together.
6 kg box seen from below
dedicated master
Herbox 6 bundle
PERFECT BUNDLES
Currently, bundles of several boxes are often made with improvised parts of carton or simply consist of a large box (master) compactly containing the desired quantity of boxes. In most of the cases, the problem of heating worsens and the quality, both of the packaging and the product, is compromised.
HERBOX uses its own dedicated master carton to bundle efficiently 24 boxes of 1 kg.
The packagesin the HERBOX family have modular dimensions which allow for bundling different boxes in the same master.
The master allows a uniform circulation of cold air through the triangular air channels between the boxes.
different types of boxes can be packed in the same master
different types of boxes can be packed in the same master
easy Pallet Building
Herbox is designed with logistics in mind.
All boxes in the HERBOX family of products are fully optimized for logistic dimensions, volumes and weights.
Herboxes can be shipped as individual boxes or in masters of 24 kg to overcome logistic hurdles such as breaking down of bundles, a practice that can seriously damage the boxes and slow down processing at reception.
With the HERBOX, building a skid or a full air pallet is fast and easy. The bundles have optimized dimensions to fit 100 x120 cm skids and can be combined easily into a mixed pallet of different types of boxes and herbs.
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With the HERBOX system,
air pallets have a uniform, stable, and reliable structure.
SPECIAL SKIDDING
Cargolite in Kenya offers a special service for insulation of skids with delicate herbs over challenging supply and cool chains.
Our team will place a container with the optimal quantity of dry ice at the top layer of the skid and wrap the skid with a thermal blanket.