Desktop
1 of 16
Mobile
Atlantic Company ventures into fried chicken with Wishbone Fried Chicken, "Captain Wishbone" is born as the company’s
radio personality.
Atlantic Company begins to expand into a variety of different businesses, including cold storage and beer production. The latter contributing up to 50% of the company’s revenues at its peak.
1967
Atlantic Ice & Coal Company is renamed Atlantic Company. They sell plate ice in 10 x 14' sheets that are 14 inches thick!
1903
2010
Acquisitions and mergers continue and the company's current name, Americold, appears in 1997.
1934
1960
Jackson-Atlantic company goes public.
1917
Jackson-Atlantic merges with United Refrigerated Services, then sets out on a path to develop the USA’s most comprehensive cold storage network.
1968
1997
Americold files its IPO on the New York Stock Exchange under symbol COLD.
1974
Atlantic Company merges with Munford Do it Yourself stores and became Atlantic-Munford, driving rapid convenience store growth. The company then merges with Jackson Minit Market and Handy Andy, and is renamed to become Jackson-Atlantic.
Americold begins to expand after acquiring sites from ConAgra and other customers.
Atlantic Company opens ice convenience stores. Soon after, the ice convenience stores turn into modern day convenience stores under the brand name EZ.
2018
Americold acquires Freezer Services and the Camar Group.
The first brewery was opened in Chattanooga, TN. Beer names include: Atlantic, Steinerbru, and Signal.
1958
1962
Atlanta, GA becomes the company’s
home again.
2005
Jackson-Atlantic grows to 40 warehouses in the USA - one of the largest warehouse networks at the time.
1998
1935
Americold welcomes our new customers and Associates from PortFresh, Cloverleaf, Lanier Cold Storage, and Zero Mountain
- it’s cool to have you on board!
1983
2019
Americold’s roots date back to 1903 and were sculpted with the assistance of Ernest Woodruff when he merged three cold storage warehouses to form Atlantic Ice & Coal Company around 1903.
Americold acquires Versacold to become the largest temperature-controlled warehousing and distribution services provider in
the world.
Atlanta, GA becomes the company’s home again.
Jackson-Atlantic grows to 40 warehouses in the USA - one of the largest warehouse networks at
the time.
Atlantic Company ventures into fried chicken with Wishbone Fried Chicken, "Captain Wishbone" is born as the company's radio personality.
The first brewery was opened in Chattanooga, TN. Beer names include: Atlantic, Steinerbru,
and Signal.
Jackson-Atlantic company
goes public.
Americold welcomes our new customers and Associates from PortFresh, Cloverleaf, Lanier Cold Storage, and Zero Mountain - it’s cool to have you on board!