Value-Added Services
Stay focused on your business’s most important priorities with end-to-end cold chain services that take time-consuming tasks off your plate.
Serving You. Serving the World.
Whether on the farm or in the stores, we believe the companies that feed the world already have enough on their plate. That’s why Americold offers an extensive suite of value-added services that allow you to focus on your core business priorities.
Our team of industry experts consider every customer’s unique circumstances and match them with exactly what they need to succeed. Our custom solutions optimize and simplify your supply chain by providing comprehensive capabilities through a single point of contact. We also create value during traditional downtime in storage with solutions for product customization, repacking, and more – all in a temperature-controlled environment.
Available at strategically positioned facilities near you and your customers, our integrated services let you concentrate on what you do best while we manage the rest for you.
Solutions That Fit Your Needs
Great partnerships are built on genuine understanding. At Americold, we take the time to explore every aspect of your supply chain needs, from current challenges to future ambitions, then shape specialized solutions around them. That means we’re willing to investigate and invest in quality services that meet you where you are and build to wherever you want to grow. No matter the need, our dedicated experts will explore every avenue to solve your specific challenges.
Integrated Services for Elevated Supply Chains
Maintain regulatory compliance and accreditation with facilities equipped for on-site USDA inspections.
Maximize pallet utilization and ease of unpacking with the ability to mix SKUs and load pallets in store-required order.
Our facilities can box or pack meat combos for blast freezing, storage, or further distribution exactly as you need them.
Reduce waste and transportation overhead by delivering product in bulk and having it customized on-site with customer-specific packaging and labeling.
Our facilities will weigh, separate, and bag products with brand-label materials from you or your customers.
We’ll safely isolate and fumigate your products per the most up-to-date regulatory guidelines.
We can foil, net, and price tag products per your instructions for more convenient and efficient handling at retail stores.
Extend shelf life by rapidly converting fresh product to frozen at customer- and USDA-specified temperatures. Slatting/deslatting increases airflow, removes warm air, and freezes products faster.
Lower the cost and complexity of product delivery by combining SKU’s into consumer-ready packs prior to transportation.
Keep the cold-chain intact and products moving fast by cross-docking inventory into waiting trailers and staging in temperature-controlled docks.
Cut transportation costs, improve fill rates, create standard delivery appointments, and boost on-shelf availability with flexible fulfillment services consolidating orders from multiple suppliers.
Our temperature-controlled national LTL network runs right by your locations, and your customers’, to deliver full truckload service at less than truckload rates.
Easily coordinate store-returned materials with our comprehensive logistics services.
Additional Services
Tempering
Tempering services that return frozen items to specific temperature ranges for further production and distribution.
Retail Display Configuration
Save time and maximize the value of your on-site space with a partner that processes and prepares aisle-ready units.
Order Fulfillment & Assembly
Ensure your stores are always stocked with flexible fulfillment solutions for conventional and e-commerce needs.
Date Stamping
We provide date stamping following product tempering according to customer quality assurance requirements, providing a better option for retail placement.
Blast Freezing
Preserve peak product quality while staying compliant with regulatory and customer requirements.
How Americold Delivers Differently
What You Need. Where You Need It.
No matter the requirements for your temperature-controlled supply chain, we can provide the right facilities in the right locations.
Innovation That Elevates Operations
Access and act on critical information with Americold’s i-3PL Supply Chain Control system and EDI solutions.
Let’s Do Better Together
Connect with our team and discover how Americold delivers the world class service and specialized solutions that help our customers feed the world.