International Association of Refrigerated Warehouses

The International Association of Refrigerated Warehouses (IARW) was founded in 1891, when a group of conventional warehouse men took on the demands of storing perishable food only to soon realize the challenge and complexity of operating temperature controlled storage facilities.

IARW's goals and activities have broadened considerably over the years. Today, in addition to collecting information and encouraging the exchange of ideas; the association aggressively promotes more efficient distribution services, aids members in adopting new technology, advises members of legislation and regulations affecting the food industry, assists members in complying with U.S. and international regulations, and participates in alliances with industry and international organizations having a common interest in the safe and efficient flow of food products around the world. All active members of IARW are also members and beneficiaries of the work of The World Food Logistics Organization (WFLO).

Global Cold Chain Alliance

The Global Cold Chain Alliance officially launched in April 2007. The Alliance now acts as the platform for communication, networking and education for each link of the cold chain. It serves as the focused voice of the cold chain industry.

The International Association of Refrigerated Warehouses (IARW) and the World Food Logistics Organization (WFLO) have an impressive history of serving the food industry through the twentieth century and the impressive development of refrigeration in the movement of food products.

Moving towards and into the 21st century, many of these organizations’ members had found a need to adapt business models in response to an acceleration of changing global conditions. This response represented an increased integration of the cold chain industry. This had, in turn, initiated closer relationships among all players in the supply chain. Developments such as dedicated distribution facilities and public refrigerated warehouse (PRW) investment in trucking assets bore witness to this trend.

International Refrigerated Transportation Association(IRTA)

IRTA is an international, non-profit organization established in 1994 to meet a growing demand in the transportation industry for chilled and frozen food products. IRTA has a core international membership of companies involved in the refrigerated transportation industry that primarily includes: Ports, Trucking, Warehousing/Logistics, Marine Shipping, Rail, and Air.

Top 25 Members in North America
IARW's top 25 North American based members as of 2022[1]
Company Capacity ft3 Capacity m3
1 Lineage Logistics 1,830,359,454 51,829,959
2 Americold Logistics 1,161,403,908 32,887,265
3 United States Cold Storage, Inc. 423,328,669 11,987,322
4 Interstate Warehousing, Inc. 115,735,371 3,277,258
5 VersaCold Logistics Services 105,530,974 2,988,302
6 Conestoga Cold Storage 64,313,826 1,821,163
7 Congebec Logistics, Inc. 60,866,880 1,723,556
8 RLS Logistics 59,028,604 1,671,502
9 Burris Logistics 58,887,444 1,667,505
10 NewCold Holdings, LLC 47,972,150 1,358,419
11 Confederation Freezers - Brampton 34,495,000 976,789
12 Trenton Cold Storage, Inc. 34,277,373 970,626
13 Nor-Am Cold Storage 34,071,792 964,805
14 WOW Logistics 23,406,700 662,803
15 Enstructure LLC 21,450,000 607,396
16 Interstate Cold Storage, Inc. 21,403,000 606,065
17 SnoTemp Cold Storage 19,067,775 539,939
18 Valley Cold Storage & Transportation 18,002,030 509,760
19 Central Storage & Warehouse LLC 16,678,389 472,279
20 MWCold 15,159,000 429,255
21 Bellingham Cold Storage Co. 15,147,000 428,915
22 CWI Logistics 13,200,000 373,782
23 Innovative Cold Storage Enterprises, Inc. 11,850,000 335,554
24 Frez-N-Stor, Inc. 11,027,078 312,252
25 Eskimo Cold Storage, LLC. 10,900,000 308,653

References
  1. "2022 IARW North American Top 25 List of Refrigerated Warehousing and Logistics Providers". Global Cold Chain Alliance. 2022-04-12. Retrieved 2023-03-09.
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