CUSTOMER CASE STUDY: Campo Grande
CLIENT BACKGROUND
Campo Grande is an innovative U.S. meat company founded in 2021 with roots in Spanish food culture. They specialize in sustainably raised Iberian pork and other traditional cuts sourced from family-run farms that follow natural, ethical farming practices. Their goal is simple: to bring authentic Spanish flavors to American tables through responsible sourcing and careful handling.
Since launching, Campo Grande has grown rapidly, building a loyal following among chefs and home cooks who value quality and provenance. Every shipment represents a promise that what leaves their facility frozen arrives that way, preserving the same quality customers expect from a local butcher. To maintain that standard at scale, Campo Grande invested heavily in cold chain control, packaging, and logistics. When expanding their nationwide delivery program, they needed a partner who could uphold their commitment to quality with equal precision and reliability.
CLIENT REQUIREMENTS
Campo Grande ships over 250,000 frozen packages annually across the United States, where every degree counts. Each parcel must arrive below 31°F — even after four days in transit — to meet strict food safety and quality standards. With rising freight times and seasonal heat fluctuations, the company needed a packaging system capable of holding temperature far beyond conventional performance limits.
At the same time, the solution had to align with Campo Grande’s natural brand aesthetic and sustainability ethos, ensuring technical precision without compromising presentation or principle.
UNIQUE PROJECT CHALLENGES
Campo Grande’s previous supplier operated a single manufacturing site, which created serious risks around supply continuity and the ability to handle demand spikes, as any disruption could have stopped production.
At the same time, though shipments were intended to be delivered within a three-day window, Campo Grande needed its frozen products to remain below 31°F through the fourth day of transit to ensure food safety and prevent loss from unexpected delivery delays.
Their dry ice shipping model required consistent long duration thermal performance that few suppliers could guarantee.
THERMOGARD SOLUTION
Thermogard delivered a fully validated packaging system built around Papershield Ultra 1.5” insulation, validated through ThermalIQ testing to maintain sub-31°F stability for more than 72 hours. Campo Grande’s own lab confirmed the same results, with consistent fourth-day performance.
To ensure supply security, Thermogard leveraged its multi-facility network, providing redundancy and uninterrupted capacity during demand spikes. The packaging’s natural, textured finish complemented Campo Grande’s brand aesthetic and sustainability targets, turning an initial design concern into a value-added feature.
From initial project engagement to full supply rollout took just 3.5 weeks, achieved without any disruption to shipments. The result highlighted Thermogard’s efficient design and validation process, delivering verified performance and rapid implementation for the client.
END RESULT
Dry ice maintained sub-freezing conditions for over 72 hours, exceeding Campo Grande’s expectations. Their independent testing confirmed Thermogard’s ThermalIQ validation, strengthening trust in both process and performance.
From testing to full deployment took just 3.5 weeks, with zero disruption to operations or customer deliveries.
Product Shipped: Premium Frozen Meats
Insulation used: Papershield Ultra 1.5”
Coolant used: Dry Ice
Temperature profile validated for: Customized Hot Summer Profile (120°F daytime profile)
Temperature parameters: Below 31°F (–0.5°C)
Duration achieved: 96 hours
Region: USA
Number of Locations: Multi-facility Thermogard network supporting national distribution