The study aimed to investigate the application progress of cool storage technology in food cold chain logistics, point out questions that needed to be solved, and provide reference for its further development. This paper summarized the cold storage technology used in the hold-over plate refrigerated vehicles, cold storage insulation transport boxes, packaging, and cold storage, etc.. Meanwhile, the related parameters of the cool storage agent and compound technology research were discussed. Our results indicated that cold storage technology in the food cold chain of each link has a widespread application background and potential of energy conservation. Taken together, cool storage material itself, the hold-over plate refrigerated vehicles, multi-temperature joint-delivery, etc. will be the research directions of cold storage technology application in food cold chain logistics.