It almost doesn’t matter where in the world you look these days, the demand for more cold storage is increasing, and new facilities are being planned and built to satisfy the the growing market. Although global cold storage capacity experienced a two-year increase of nearly 17 percent in 2020 with 719 million cubic meters devoted…
Officials in China claim they have repeatedly found the coronavirus on packages of frozen food imported from nearly two dozen countries and have thrown out product and disinfected more than 100 cold storage facilities, according to multiple reports. Packaging initially became a suspected cause of virus transmission in June at some wholesale food markets, when…
The sudden increase in online sales of essential goods in 2020 has caused suppliers to scramble for warehouse space and think again about how their supply chains need to be modified to meet growing demand, the real estate services company JLL said in a recent report on the changing landscape of industrial real estate. Online…
When you think of goods being checked into cold storage, you typically think of chicken and cheese, berries and beef. We even devoted a blog post to the subject, where we revealed refrigerated warehouses like ours can be in demand to store everything from dairy to drugs. But did we forget anything? How about bees?…
As you might expect, working at a cold storage facility comes with its own unique challenges and hazards. Working in a warehouse environment is dangerous enough with pallets of product from floor to ceiling, a flurry of forklift activity and the ever-present need for workers to lift and stack heavy items. Add to that frigid…
We’ve written several times about the massive potential for cold storage. It’s true, there is great opportunity with this industry, but that doesn’t mean it’s a slam dunk. As with any business venture, there are potential pitfalls. Attorney David Podein recently shared some key issues investors should consider before investing in cold storage, and we…
Online grocery sales is boosting the need for cold storage, and the increasing popularity of groceries delivered directly to the home is expected to generate even greater demand for specialized refrigerated and frozen storage facilities across North America…
Ever wonder what type of products are held in large cold storage facilities like Washington Cold Storage? This is not an unusual question, as most consumers don’t think in any great detail about how their cold products travel from the farm or production facility to market. To meet the growing demand for fresh and readily…
According to a study released this month by Grand View Research, it is anticipated that the cold chain market will more than double globally over the next six years and be worth $447.50 billion, a massive increase from the 2018 market size of $167.99 billion. Cold chain refers to the supply chain for temperature-sensitive products.…
If you have been watching the trends or have read our recent blog posts, you may have noticed the demand for cold storage space is increasing, meaning the need to refrigerate or freeze more and more products en route to retail locations and other consumer endpoints is only growing. A Global Perspective If you look…