Frigo Logistics
Frigo Logistics is Poland's leading temperature-controlled 3PL operator, wholly owned by Japan's Nichirei Logistics Group, running eight distribution centers with 90,000+ pallet positions and serving retail chains, food producers and HoReCa across Poland and six CEE countries.
- Company typePrivate
- Founded2001
- HeadquartersZnin, Poland
- Headcount251–500
- GTM typeB2B
- OfferingServices
What Frigo Logistics does
Frigo Logistics sp. z o.o. is Poland's leading dedicated temperature-controlled logistics operator, founded in 2001 in Żnin and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Japan's Nichirei Logistics Group Inc. since 2004. The company runs a national platform of eight distribution centers with more than 90,000 pallet positions across deep-frozen, fresh, dry and liquid temperature regimes, delivering to over 4,500 points across Poland. A fleet of roughly 100 own vehicles combined with ~450 subcontractor vehicles and 150+ permanent carriers supports domestic LTL/FTL distribution, food-grade tanker transport across the EU plus Moldova, the UK and Switzerland, and multimodal sea/air/rail forwarding (including rare controlled-temperature rail links to China) run from a Błonie office near Warsaw. The company serves over 4,500 delivery points in Poland and counts large retail chains among its key accounts, with exclusive 5-year service agreements in place for partners such as Stokrotka. Value-added services include cross-docking, co-packing, labeling and repacking; Frigo Express offers subscription-style same-day Warsaw metropolitan delivery; and Armir Logistyka/Armir Dystrybucja (acquired 2021) extends domestic transport depth.
Technology sits at the heart of the operating model: a fully automated high-bay frozen warehouse at Nowy Dwór Mazowiecki (15,000 pallets, 12 levels, 32-36m height) and the expanded Radomsko center (40,000+ pallets, 7-level mobile high-bay) are managed by Mecalux Easy WMS, with pick-by-light, voice picking, intelligent route planning and network traffic monitoring running across the network. Frigo is currently developing the world's first digital twin of a frozen warehouse and an autonomous robotic depalletization station operating at -22°C — an NCBR-funded R&D project running until 2028. The Żnin site hosts 1.3 MWp of photovoltaic generation covering roughly 30% of facility electricity, with planned expansions at Radomsko and ongoing electric-truck pilots with Volvo, Mercedes, Scania and DAF.
The business model is multi-revenue-stream and enterprise B2B: recurring managed-services revenue from multi-year warehousing contracts, usage-based fees for transport and distribution, transaction fees for intermodal forwarding, subscription revenue from Frigo Express and project-based pricing for value-added co-packing/labeling. Go-to-market is sales-led through dedicated Key Account Managers, Business Development and an inside-sales/customer-service backbone, supplemented by ~150 permanent carriers as channel capacity. Pricing is quote-based and not publicly disclosed. Recent product launches (single-carton B2B delivery in February 2026, cross-border CEE pallet distribution in May 2026, Radomsko opening in March 2026) point to active expansion of the addressable market, supported by EU grants and Polish Special Economic Zone investment support.
Frigo Logistics firmographics
Firmographics- Name
- Frigo Logistics
- Legal name
- Frigo Logistics spółka z ograniczoną odpowiedzialnością
- Website
- https://frigologistics.pl
- Company type
- Private
- Founded year
- 2001
- Operating status
- Operating
- Headcount range
- 251–500 employees
- Short description
- Frigo Logistics is Poland's leading temperature-controlled 3PL operator, wholly owned by Japan's Nichirei Logistics Group, running eight distribution centers with 90,000+ pallet positions and serving retail chains, food producers and HoReCa across Poland and six CEE countries.
- Ownership category
- akta.pro rank
Frigo Logistics industry classification
Industry- Product category
- Cold Chain Logistics Services
- NAICS
- Refrigerated Warehousing and Storage (493120), Refrigerated Warehousing and Storage (49312)
- SIC
- Arrangement Of Transportation Of Freight & Cargo (4731), Public Warehousing & Storage (4220)
- akta.pro primary industry
- Chilled / Fresh Transport (Refrigerated) (TLADAHAG)
- akta.pro secondary industry
- Refrigerated (Chilled) Freight Forwarding (TLACAMAA)
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Where Frigo Logistics is headquartered
LocationHeadquarters
- HQ city
- Znin
- HQ country
- Poland
- HQ region
- Europe
Markets served
Frigo Logistics business model
Business model- GTM type
- B2B
- Offering type
- Services
- Cost components
- Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Supply Chain, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales
Revenue model
- Warehousing / storage services: Recurring storage revenue from over 90,000 pallet positions across eight distribution centers, including automated high-bay capacity, cross-docking, picking, co-packing, labeling and repacking. Multi-year enterprise contracts.
- Domestic and international transport / distribution: Fee-for-service transport and distribution including LTL/FTL domestic, international FTL and a new B2B single-carton and single-pallet delivery service in Poland and to CZ/SK/HU/LT/LV/EE. Mix of own fleet (~100 vehicles) and ~450 subcontractor vehicles.
- Food-grade tanker transport: Tanker transport of liquid food products (oils, concentrates, fats, dairy, juices, wine, etc.) across the EU plus Moldova, UK and Switzerland, with HACCP and GMP+ compliance.
- Multimodal freight forwarding (sea, air, rail): International ocean, air and rail freight forwarding including door-to-door export/import, customs clearance, cargo insurance, Incoterms 2010 advisory. Operated from a Błonie office.
- Value-added services (co-packing, labeling, repacking): Warehouse value-added services billed per project: co-packing, labeling, repacking and cross-docking performed inside temperature-controlled facilities.
- Frigo Express (urban / last-mile frozen delivery): Subscription-style dedicated frozen delivery service for the Warsaw area, six deliveries per week, with stored inventory and same-day picking.
Go-to-market motion5 records
Frigo Logistics product offering
Product offeringCore offering
Frigo Logistics is a temperature-controlled (cold chain) logistics operator providing deep-frozen, fresh, dry and liquid food storage, transport and distribution services across Poland and internationally. Core offerings include 90,000+ pallet positions of cold storage across eight distribution centers, domestic LTL/FTL and international distribution (including a new single-carton B2B service and CEE pallet distribution), food-grade tank truck transport, multimodal sea/air/rail freight forwarding, value-added co-packing and labeling, and the Frigo Express urban B2B delivery sub-brand.
Product overview
Frigo Logistics is Poland's leading temperature-controlled logistics operator for food products (deep-frozen, fresh, dry, liquid), part of Japan's Nichirei Logistics Group since 2004. Its offering is a platform-plus-modules architecture organized around a core national network of eight freezing warehouses (over 90,000 pallet places) and a 100+ own plus 450 subcontractor vehicle fleet, with the following integrated products: Temperature-Controlled Warehousing (storage, cross-docking, picking, co-packing, labelling) as the core; General Cargo Distribution (domestic LTL/FTL plus international FTL across six CEE countries); Food Tank Truck Transport (for liquid food across the EU, Moldova, UK, Switzerland); Intermodal Transport (sea, air and rail freight worldwide); Frigo Express (B2B same-day distribution in Warsaw); the Armir sub-brand (LTL/FTL transport acquired in 2021); the Automated High-Bay Warehouse module powered by Mecalux Easy WMS; the Autonomous Depalletization Robotic Station in development under an NCBR FENG Ścieżka SMART project (running until 2028); and the new Cardboard Deliveries in Controlled Temperature single-carton B2B service.
Differentiator
Problem solved
Functional benefit
Brands
- Frigo Express: Express cold-chain distribution service in the Warsaw area delivering from a single carton to multiple pallets, six days a week, between 6:00 and 16:00.
Products and services
- Temperature-Controlled Warehousing (Magazynowanie) Cold storage and warehousing service for food products requiring controlled temperature (deep-frozen, fresh, dry, liquid). Operates eight distribution centers with over 90,000 pallet places and includes storage, cross-docking, picking, co-packing, repacking and labelling. Delivers to more than 4,500 points throughout Poland.
- General Cargo Distribution (Domestic LTL/FTL and International Pallet Distribution) Distribution and transportation of temperature-controlled goods in Poland (LTL/FTL) and internationally (single-pallet LTL distribution to CZ/SK/HU/LT/LV/EE). Operates a fleet of ~100 own vehicles plus 450 subcontractor vehicles and 150+ permanent carriers. Reports 99%+ on-time delivery and 99.9%+ case-fill delivery.
- Food Tank Truck Transport (Transport cysternami) Specialized transport of liquid food products (oils, concentrates, fats, fruit pulp, dairy, chocolate, juices, wine, glycerine, molasses, glucose syrups, feed products) in food-grade tankers within Poland, the EU, Moldova, the UK and Switzerland. Fleet supports combined transport in two temperature ranges with temperature registration, sanitary decisions and ATP compliance, plus GPS tracking and customer reporting.
- Intermodal Transport (Sea, Air, Rail Freight Forwarding) Worldwide international freight forwarding in sea, air and rail modes for temperature-controlled food products and general cargo. Offers door-to-door export/import, customs and fiscal clearance, full cargo insurance, and consulting on Incoterms 2010. Among few operators in Poland organizing controlled-temperature rail transport to China; air freight is delivered by own road transport.
- Frigo Express (Warsaw Urban Cold-Chain Delivery) Dedicated frozen delivery sub-brand for the Warsaw area and surrounding localities. Goods are received from food manufacturers, stored in the Frigo Logistics warehouse, picked and prepared the same day, and delivered to recipients between 6:00 and 16:00, six days per week, with optional collection by Frigo Logistics vehicles.
- Cardboard Deliveries in Controlled Temperature (Single-Carton B2B Service) New B2B service enabling delivery of individual cartons of frozen products throughout Poland, from a single carton upwards. Tailored for HoReCa channels, wholesalers, e-commerce and smaller distributors, combining LTL flexibility with the professional controlled-temperature distribution network; all freezing warehouses have been operationally adapted for this kind of orders.
Companies that use Frigo Logistics
Customer profileIdeal customer profiles3 records
Frigo Logistics technology and API
TechnologyTechnology focussed No
API detail
- Has API
- No
- API docs
- API detail
Core technology
AI maturity
App detail
Integration5 records
AI capability8 records
Feature13 records
Frigo Logistics partnerships and signals
Strategic signalRecent moves11 records
Expansion highlights6 records
Frigo Logistics competitors and assessment
Company assessmentBroad incumbents
- Kuehne+Nagel: Global freight forwarder and contract logistics provider with significant cold-chain / perishables capabilities across sea, air, and road. Comparable because Frigo's intermodal (sea/air/rail) and temperature-controlled distribution business competes for the same multinational food customers in Poland and CEE.
- Rhenus Logistics: European logistics provider offering temperature-controlled transport, warehousing, and forwarding services. Comparable because Rhenus's cold-chain and food logistics division competes directly with Frigo in Polish and CEE refrigerated distribution and warehousing.
- XPO Logistics: Major European LTL and contract logistics provider. Comparable because XPO's European LTL/FTL network and contract logistics offerings overlap with Frigo's domestic distribution and warehousing services for retail and industrial customers in Poland and across Europe.
- GEODIS: Global logistics provider with strong European road transport and contract logistics presence, including temperature-controlled capabilities. Comparable because GEODIS competes with Frigo for Polish and CEE food-industry contract logistics and refrigerated distribution customers.
- DSV: Global transport and logistics group with major road, air, sea and contract logistics operations across Europe. Comparable because DSV offers cold-chain road freight and warehousing across Poland and CEE, directly competing with Frigo's LTL/FTL and contract logistics services.
- Americold Realty Trust: World's largest publicly traded temperature-controlled warehousing REIT. Comparable to Frigo as a major cold-storage platform with global reach, automated facilities, and food-industry customer base, though operating at vastly larger scale and with a real-estate-focused capital structure.
- Nichirei Logistics Group Inc. Japanese parent company of Frigo Logistics and global #5 food-transport operator. Directly comparable because Nichirei's own cold-chain logistics business in Japan and across Asia shares the same temperature-controlled warehousing, transport, and food-industry customer focus as Frigo's Polish operations.
Direct peers
- Lineage Logistics: Global temperature-controlled warehousing and transport operator with a large European footprint. Directly comparable because it provides the same cold-storage and frozen/fresh food distribution services as Frigo, including automated high-bay facilities and value-added services like blast freezing and cross-docking.
- Raben Group: Polish-headquartered logistics group with temperature-controlled warehousing and full-truck/groupage distribution across CEE. Directly comparable because Raben operates cold-storage warehouses and refrigerated distribution in the same Polish and CEE markets as Frigo, serving similar food and retail customers.
- HAVI Logistics: Global supply-chain specialist for foodservice and food retailers, with deep cold-chain capabilities across Europe. Directly comparable because HAVI operates temperature-controlled warehousing and distribution for major QSR and retail brands in a similar end-to-end managed-service model as Frigo.
Market position
Strengths5 records
Weaknesses5 records
Competitive moat5 records
Key risks6 records
Key highlights7 records
Customer concentration
Frigo Logistics social profiles
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Trust signalCompliance12 records
Frigo Logistics financial estimates
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Frigo Logistics leadership team
Management profileNumber of profiles
Profiles10 records
Frigo Logistics subsidiaries and ownership
Company hierarchySubsidiaries2 records
Frigo Logistics funding detail
Funding detailFunding overview
Funding rounds
Investors
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Frigo Logistics M&A and investment
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Investments
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Frequently asked questions about Frigo Logistics
What does Frigo Logistics do?
Frigo Logistics is a temperature-controlled (cold chain) logistics operator providing deep-frozen, fresh, dry and liquid food storage, transport and distribution services across Poland and internationally. Core offerings include 90,000+ pallet positions of cold storage across eight distribution centers, domestic LTL/FTL and international distribution (including a new single-carton B2B service and CEE pallet distribution), food-grade tank truck transport, multimodal sea/air/rail freight forwarding, value-added co-packing and labeling, and the Frigo Express urban B2B delivery sub-brand.
Is Frigo Logistics a public or private company?
Frigo Logistics is a private company. It is classified as corporate owned and is currently operating.
When was Frigo Logistics founded?
Frigo Logistics was founded in 2001. It employs 251 to 500 people.
Where is Frigo Logistics based?
Frigo Logistics is headquartered in Znin, Poland, in the Europe region.
How does Frigo Logistics make money?
Six revenue lines are on record. Warehousing / storage services are the primary driver. The others are domestic and international transport / distribution, food-grade tanker transport, multimodal freight forwarding (sea, air, rail), value-added services (co-packing, labeling, repacking) and frigo Express (urban / last-mile frozen delivery).
Who are Frigo Logistics's main competitors?
Broad incumbents on record are Kuehne+Nagel, Rhenus Logistics, XPO Logistics, GEODIS, DSV, Americold Realty Trust and Nichirei Logistics Group Inc.. Direct peers are Lineage Logistics, Raben Group and HAVI Logistics.
Does Frigo Logistics have an API?
No public API is recorded for Frigo Logistics.
What industry is Frigo Logistics in?
Frigo Logistics's product category is Cold Chain Logistics Services. Its primary akta.pro industry code is TLADAHAG, Chilled / Fresh Transport (Refrigerated), with a secondary code of TLACAMAA, Refrigerated (Chilled) Freight Forwarding. Its NAICS code is 493120 and its SIC code is 4731.