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REF: TWX-001 / REV-C
THAW SYSTEMS / 2026-02-25
▸ SYSTEM ACTIVE — COLD CHAIN RECOVERY

Every
Rejected
Pallet Has
A Next Move

The average perishable return loses

$4,200/hr of indecision

Thaw is the command center that stops the bleed — from dock rejection to disposition in under 4 hours.

Live Operations Dashboard
LIVE
PALLETS IN TRIAGE
2,847
AVG TEMP HOLD
-18°C
RECOVERY RATE
91.4%
ACTIVE DISPOSITIONS
143
SLA COMPLIANCE
99.2%
COST AVOIDED TODAY
$847K
TEMPERATURE ZONES — ALL FACILITIES4 ZONES NOMINAL
BLAST FREEZE
-28°C
FROZEN HOLD
-18°C
REFRIGERATED
+2°C
AMBIENT COOL
+10°C
RECENT DISPOSITIONS — LAST 2 HOURS
14:32RESALE APPROVEDFRZ-884742,000 lbs
14:18DONATION ROUTEDREF-22918,400 lbs
13:57DESTRUCTION ORDERFRZ-910311,200 lbs
13:44RESALE APPROVEDAMB-00476,800 lbs
DOCK REJECTIONS PROCESSED: 12,847 THIS MONTHAVG DISPOSITION TIME: 3.8 HRSTEMPERATURE COMPLIANCE: 99.7%RECOVERY VALUE: $14.2M YTDFACILITIES: 18 STATESFOOD BANK DONATIONS: 2.1M LBS
DOCK REJECTIONS PROCESSED: 12,847 THIS MONTHAVG DISPOSITION TIME: 3.8 HRSTEMPERATURE COMPLIANCE: 99.7%RECOVERY VALUE: $14.2M YTDFACILITIES: 18 STATESFOOD BANK DONATIONS: 2.1M LBS
SPEC SHEET 01 — INTAKE & TRIAGETWX-CAP-001

Intake & Triage

From dock rejection to digital chain-of-custody in under 8 minutes. Every pallet logged, probed, and graded before it touches a rack.

01

Dock Rejection Intake

SLA: ≤ 8 min intake

Driver presents rejection paperwork. Thaw agent initiates digital chain-of-custody within 8 minutes of dock arrival.

02

Temperature Verification

TOLERANCE: ±0.5°C

Calibrated probe logging across 6 points per pallet. HACCP-compliant data capture. Thermal imaging for frozen block integrity.

03

Product Condition Grading

GRADES: A / B / C / D

Grade A–D classification system. Photo documentation per SKU. Organoleptic assessment for refrigerated product.

04

System Assignment

SLA: ≤ 45 min to assignment

Load enters Disposition Engine with full temp log, condition grade, remaining shelf life calculation, and regulatory flags.

PERFORMANCE OUTCOMES — Q4 2025 AVERAGE
Avg Intake Time
6.2min
≤ 8 min SLA
Temp Probes / Pallet
6pts
HACCP compliant
Chain of Custody
100%
Digital, timestamped
Condition Grade Accuracy
98.7%
Validated vs lab
INTAKE FLOW DIAGRAM
DOCK ARRIVAL
TEMP PROBE
GRADE
SYSTEM ENTRY

Every step timestamped, GPS-tagged, and linked to the pallet's digital twin. Chain of custody is unbroken from the moment the driver signs the rejection slip.

SPEC SHEET 02 — DISPOSITION ENGINETWX-CAP-002

Disposition Engine

An AI-assisted decision matrix evaluating 14 variables — shelf life, temperature excursion history, grade, market pricing, and regulatory status — to route every load to its highest-value next use.

DECISION VARIABLES — 14 FACTORS
Remaining shelf life
Temp excursion log
Condition grade (A–D)
SKU regulatory flags
Secondary market price
Food bank capacity
State disposal regs
Client preference rules
Broker availability
Transport distance
Insurance requirements
FSMA 204 traceability
Tax deduction eligibility
Customer SLA terms
DISPOSITION SPEED SLA
3.8hrs avg dock-to-decision
Industry avg: 18–72 hrs
DISPOSITION OUTCOMES — LOAD DISTRIBUTION
RESALESecondary market, broker network, or alternate retail channel
54%
RECOVERY
38–72¢/lb
TIMEFRAME
< 24 hrs
DONATIONUSDA-compliant food bank routing with tax deduction documentation
28%
RECOVERY
Tax credit + brand protection
TIMEFRAME
< 48 hrs
REPURPOSERendering, animal feed, or industrial ingredient diversion
11%
RECOVERY
8–22¢/lb
TIMEFRAME
< 72 hrs
DESTRUCTIONCertified destruction with state-compliant documentation and witness
7%
RECOVERY
Liability eliminated
TIMEFRAME
Same day
RECOVERY BENCHMARK

Thaw clients recover an average of $0.47/lb on rejected loads vs. the industry average of $0.09/lb — a 5.2× improvement in recovery value.

SPEC SHEET 03 — RECOVERY ANALYTICSTWX-CAP-003

Recovery Analytics

Every load generates a recovery report. Every report feeds the model that makes the next decision faster. Your operations team sees the full picture — by SKU, facility, carrier, and reason code.

SLA GUARANTEES vs. ACTUALS
Dock-to-intake
≤ 8 minutes
6.2 min avg
Intake-to-disposition decision
≤ 4 hours
3.8 hr avg
Temperature hold accuracy
±0.5°C
±0.3°C avg
Documentation delivery
≤ 2 hours post-disposition
47 min avg
Regulatory compliance rate
100%
100%
Chain-of-custody completeness
100%
100%

SLA breach triggers automatic escalation to your assigned account manager within 15 minutes. Every guarantee is contractually binding.

CASE STUDY — NATIONAL QSR DISTRIBUTOR
14-month engagement / Midwest distribution network / 23 DCs
Monthly Return Volume
0
pallets/mo
Recovery Value Captured
$0M
per month
Disposition Time Reduced
0%
faster
Compliance Incidents
0
in 14 months
"

Before Thaw, a dock rejection was a four-day fire drill. Now it's a 4-hour process with a recovery check at the end. We stopped treating returns as a write-off.

DK
Derek Kowalski
VP Supply Chain — Horizon Food Distribution
RECOVERY VALUE — MONTHS 1–14
Month 1Month 14 → $2.1M recovered
SPEC SHEET 04 — REGULATORY COMPLIANCETWX-CAP-004

Regulatory Compliance

Every Thaw facility operates under a unified compliance framework. Your legal team gets documentation. Your ops team gets speed. Nobody gets a fine.

FSMA 204
Food Traceability Rule
COMPLIANT
HACCP
Hazard Analysis Critical Control
CERTIFIED
SQF LEVEL 2
Safe Quality Food Program
CERTIFIED
FDA 21 CFR
Food for Human Consumption
COMPLIANT
USDA AMS
Agricultural Marketing Service
REGISTERED
GS1 US
Supply Chain Data Standards
MEMBER
AUDIT TRAIL

Every pallet movement, temperature reading, and disposition decision is immutably logged with timestamp, facility ID, operator badge, and GPS coordinates. Full audit export available in 15 minutes for any regulatory inquiry.

TEMPERATURE HOLD SPECIFICATIONS
Blast Freeze−30°C to −25°C
TOLERANCE
±0.5°C
MAX HOLD
24 hr min
Frozen Storage−20°C to −15°C
TOLERANCE
±0.5°C
MAX HOLD
Indefinite
Refrigerated+1°C to +4°C
TOLERANCE
±0.3°C
MAX HOLD
72 hr max
Ambient Perishable+8°C to +12°C
TOLERANCE
±1°C
MAX HOLD
48 hr max
FACILITY ZONE DIAGRAM
BLAST−28°CFROZEN−18°CREFRIG+2°CAMBIENT+10°CDOCK IN → TRIAGE → HOLD → DOCK OUT
▸ THE COST OF INACTION

Every Hour Without
A System
Is A Decision

The average national distributor leaves $2.3M/year in recoverable value on the dock floor. Not because they don't care — because they don't have the infrastructure.

Thaw is that infrastructure. Built for VP-level decisions at the scale of thousands of pallets per month.

No commitment. Audit is free. Playbook is free.
The only cost is continuing to write off returns.