warehousing | Refrigerated & Frozen Foods

Arcadia Cold to Open New Cold Storage Facility in Phoenix

Arizona site marks Arcadia's fourth facility to open in 2023

March 20, 2023

The Phoenix Cold Storage Facility will be a 293,000-square-foot fully convertible freezer and cooler distribution center facility with 40,500 pallet positions.

Tyson Foods Plans Expansion, 400 New Jobs at Illinois Prepared Foods Plant

Caseyville facility to meet demand for Hillshire Farm, Jimmy Dean grab-n-go snacking and breakfast items

January 11, 2023

This company is in the midst of a $180 million expansion, with seven state-of-the-art production lines in a 270,000-square-foot addition to the existing Caseyville facility, increasing automated warehousing and robotics.

How refrigerated warehouse storage racks increase storage space, load capacity

There are numerous challenges in retrofitting cold storage facilities, especially one that cannot be shut down during renovation.

December 12, 2019

Americold tapped Steel King Industries to implement a rack replacement in one of its legacy facilities.

Report shows cold storage gaining favor with investors for traditional warehouses

However, challenges stemming from the specialized nature of the sector will continue to restrain additional growth in transaction volume.

December 11, 2019

Investors increasingly are warming up to the U.S. cold storage warehousing sector, pushing cap rates for class A facilities closer to those of traditional high-quality warehouses, according to a new report from CBRE, Los Angeles.

Things to consider when buying warehouse space

Finding sufficient climate-controlled storage space poses one of the biggest challenges in the refrigerated sector.

Thomas Vigna

November 19, 2019

Here are some things to consider when purchasing warehouse space.

Lineage Logistics acquires Emergent Cold

Following closing of the transactions, the combined company will feature over 1.7 billion cubic feet of temperature-controlled capacity across 260 facilities in 10 countries.

November 19, 2019

Lineage Logistics Holdings, LLC, Novi, Mich., signed definitive agreements to acquire Emergent Cold, Dallas, Texas.

A&R Logistics acquires Plantgistix

Following the acquisition of Plantgistix, A&R will be positioned as a provider of outsourced warehousing, packaging and export services dedicated to the plastic resin industry.

November 19, 2019

Wind Point Partners, Chicago, and portfolio company A&R Logistics, Louisville, Ky., acquired Plantgistix Holdings, a Houston, Texas-based provider of packaging, warehousing and full-scale export services dedicated to the plastic resin industry.

The do’s and don’ts of cold storage

Designing a cold storage building envelope is a complex undertaking that requires special attention to detail and a collaborative design team experienced in cold storage best practices.

Jennifer Carr

November 8, 2019

It’s important to understand how air travels, and how moisture and heat are transferred across a cold storage envelope.

Study unveils technological changes in logistics industry

The study projects that the industry likely won’t experience dramatic job loss over the next decade, though many workers may see the content and quality of their jobs shift as technologies are adopted for particular tasks.

October 29, 2019

The UC Berkeley Center for Labor Research and Education, Berkeley, Calif., released a study that details how the adoption of new technology can (and will) transform the way warehouses operate over the next 5-10 years.