Arcadia Cold Storage & Logistics

What Arcadia Cold Storage & Logistics does

Arcadia Cold Storage & Logistics is a privately held, third-party logistics (3PL) provider specializing in temperature-controlled cold storage and cold chain distribution, founded in 2021 and headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia. The company operates nine active facilities spanning approximately 2.6 million square feet and 350,000+ pallet positions across nine U.S. states (Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Pennsylvania, Florida, South Carolina, Arizona, Nevada, Texas), with temperature capabilities ranging from -40°F to 40°F. Facilities are strategically positioned at major interstate corridors and near key ports — including JAXPORT and the Port of Charleston — to serve importers, exporters, food producers, distributors, DTC brands, and retail/foodservice customers. Arcadia's service portfolio spans cold storage, blast freezing, port handling, cross-docking, value-add services (kitting, club-store packing, code dating), retail consolidation, order management, and brokered transportation.

The company differentiates through modern, purpose-built infrastructure with multi-temperature zone flexibility, energy-efficient refrigeration, and regulatory certifications including BRCGS, APHIS, and USDA Export Services. Its proprietary ArcadiaOne™ platform provides end-to-end digital visibility — real-time temperature monitoring, inventory tracking, truck scheduling, and performance analytics — integrated with a warehouse management system (WMS) across the network. Strategic partnerships with Ti Cold (Phoenix facility), Saxum Real Estate, and Primus Builders (Jacksonville) support a repeatable development model.

Arcadia generates revenue primarily through subscription-style, multi-year pallet-position contracts for cold storage, supplemented by managed services fees for value-add and port handling, and transaction-based brokered transportation. The go-to-market is enterprise field sales targeting food producers, distributors, importers/exporters, and DTC brands, with the company signaling continued geographic densification through announced additional Chicago-area facilities. Co-founder & CEO Chris Hughes brings roughly 30 years of cold chain experience, including prior CCO tenure at Americold Logistics and co-founder/exit of Agro Merchants Group.

Name

Arcadia Cold Storage & Logistics

Legal name

Arcadia Cold Storage & Logistics

Website

https://arcadiacold.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2021

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Arcadia Cold Storage & Logistics is a private, Atlanta-based cold chain 3PL operating nine U.S. facilities (~2.6M sq ft, 350,000+ pallet positions) that provides temperature-controlled storage, blast freezing, port handling, cross-docking, and value-add services to food producers, distributors, importers/exporters, DTC brands, and retailers.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Cold Chain Logistics Services

NAICS

Refrigerated Warehousing and Storage (493120), Refrigerated Warehousing and Storage (49312), Warehousing and Storage (493)

SIC

Public Warehousing & Storage (4220), Arrangement Of Transportation Of Freight & Cargo (4731)

akta.pro primary industry

Public / Multi-Client Frozen Storage (3PL Cold Storage) (TLALACAJ)

akta.pro secondary industries

Frozen Food Warehousing & Blast Freezing (AFAOAFAC), Cold Chain Fulfillment & Pick-Pack (E-grocery/D2C) (TLALABAL), Temperature-Controlled Cross-Docking & Transload (Cold Chain) (TLALABAJ)

Keywords

• Cold storage warehousing
• Cold chain logistics
• Temperature-controlled storage
• Blast freezing services
• Third-party logistics

Headquarters

HQ city

Atlanta

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices10 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Infrastructure, Operations, Personnel, Supply Chain, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Cold Storage Warehousing: Temperature-controlled storage services providing frozen and refrigerated warehouse space. Facilities support multiple temperature zones from -40F to 40F, with flexible convertibility between frozen and chilled environments. Revenue is generated through pallet-position-based fees, typically quoted annually or multi-year contract basis.
2. Cold Chain Logistics Services: Comprehensive logistics services including blast freezing, port handling, cross-docking, value-add services, order management, retail consolidation, and transportation logistics. These services complement storage and generate additional per-transaction revenue.
3. Transportation Brokerage: Brokered transportation services connecting customers with partner carriers in each region to support distribution needs from their facilities.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Arcadia Cold Storage & Logistics is a third-party logistics (3PL) provider that operates a national network of nine temperature-controlled cold storage facilities (over 2.6 million sq ft and 350,000+ pallet positions) supporting temperatures from -40°F to 40°F. It delivers temperature-controlled warehousing, blast freezing, port handling, cross-docking, retail consolidation, value-added services, order management, and brokered transportation logistics, supported by its proprietary ArcadiaOne™ digital visibility platform and integrated Warehouse Management System (WMS). Customers include food producers, distributors, importers/exporters, retailers, foodservice operators, and direct-to-consumer brands.

Product overview

Arcadia Cold Storage & Logistics operates as a third-party logistics (3PL) provider offering a network of nine temperature-controlled cold storage facilities across the United States, organized under a unified service platform. The core offering consists of eight service lines — Cold Storage, Blast Freezing, Port Handling, Value Add Services, Cross Docking, Retail Consolidation, Order Management, and Transportation Logistics — all supported by the proprietary ArcadiaOne™ visibility platform and integrated Warehouse Management System (WMS). The facility network spans the Southeast (Atlanta, Jacksonville, Charleston), Midwest (Chicago/Joliet, Crown Point), Northeast (Hazleton), Southwest (Phoenix), Western (Reno), and South Central (Fort Worth) regions. Facilities range from approximately 227,500 to 322,600 square feet with pallet positions from 32,000 to 44,472, and temperature capabilities from -40°F to 40°F. Additionally, the company offers direct-to-consumer fulfillment services through its Fulfillment as a Service model.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• ArcadiaOne™: Proprietary end-to-end digital visibility platform providing real-time tracking, temperature monitoring, and performance reporting across every stage of the cold chain.

Products and services

• Cold Storage Temperature-controlled warehousing spanning -20°F to 40°F across multiple chambers with insulated panels, real-time monitoring systems, and double-deep structural steel racking — sold to food producers, distributors, retailers, and DTC brands on a pallet-position basis.
• Blast Freezing Forced-air blast freezing to ensure optimum food safety and quality for perishable products, supported by food-handling expertise and regulatory compliance experience.
• Port Handling Port-located facility services managing import and export food handling needs, including container management, genset unit management, and governmental inspection support — designed for importers and exporters moving perishables through U.S. ports.
• Value-Add Services Transformation services including product inspection, boxing, de-boxing, club-store packing, code dating, point-of-sale display building, and rainbow pallet creation.
• Cross Docking Distribution facility cross-docking services designed to reduce delivery lead times and increase order fill rate, including coordination of inbound and outbound trucks and containers at port locations.
• Retail Consolidation Programs that support retailers developing consolidation programs and manufacturers seeking cost-effective distribution, combining technology, processes, facilities, and transportation into multi-vendor supply chain programs.
• Order Management Enhanced order management using advanced technology solutions with real-time updates and alerts delivered via web portal, enabling order fulfillment on time and in full.
• Transportation Logistics Brokered transportation services using partner carriers across each region, supporting both distribution from facilities and port-facility shipments to provide end-to-end cold chain logistics.
• ArcadiaOne™ Visibility Platform Proprietary end-to-end digital visibility platform providing real-time tracking, temperature monitoring, inventory visibility, order status updates, truck scheduling, and data-driven analytics across every stage of the cold chain for customers across the Arcadia Cold network.
• Fulfillment as a Service (DTC Cold Storage Fulfillment) Direct-to-consumer cold storage fulfillment solutions including inbound receiving, temperature-controlled storage, picking and packing, and final-mile delivery coordination for frozen and refrigerated foods, meal kits, dairy, and nutraceuticals sold by DTC brands.

Quantifiable outcome

• Reduced dwell times and transportation costs through port-proximate locations
• +3 more outcomes

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core, major and supporting.

• Ti ColdcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 3 November 2023Ti Cold designed and constructed the Phoenix Cold Storage facility in El Mirage, AZ. The facility was designed and built by Ti Cold and is fully operated by Arcadia Cold Storage and Logistics.
• Saxum Real EstatecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 19 April 2023Strategic partnership with Saxum Real Estate for development of the Jacksonville Cold Storage facility. Saxum serves as the real estate development partner, with Arcadia operating the facility. This partnership has expanded to include other facility developments.
• Primus BuildersmajorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting Partner · 19 April 2023Primus Builders served as the general contractor for the Jacksonville Cold Storage facility development, responsible for construction of the 216,297 square foot facility.
• Regional Carrier PartnerssupportingChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorPartner carriers in each region supporting transportation needs for customers using Arcadia's cold storage facilities. Arcadia brokers transportation services through these partner networks.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves12 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Lineage Logistics: World's largest temperature-controlled warehouse REIT/operator with ~400 facilities globally, including extensive U.S. public refrigerated warehouse capacity directly competing with Arcadia for food producer and retail customers across every region Arcadia operates in.
• Americold Logistics: Largest U.S.-headquartered public cold storage REIT and Arcadia CEO Chris Hughes' former employer; operates a national network of temperature-controlled warehouses with the same multi-temperature storage, blast freezing, and transportation services as Arcadia, competing for the same enterprise food customers.
• Emergent Cold Latin America: Latin America-focused temperature-controlled warehousing operator under DXC Technology investor group, providing comparable cold storage services across international markets that intersect with U.S. import/export cold chain flows.

Direct peers

• United States Cold Storage: Major North American refrigerated warehousing 3PL with a multi-regional U.S. facility footprint, offering temperature-controlled storage, blast freezing, and value-added services that directly compete with Arcadia for food producer and retailer accounts.
• Interstate Warehousing: Family-owned U.S. public refrigerated warehouse operator with a regional to national footprint offering temperature-controlled storage, blast freezing, and logistics services to food manufacturers, distributors, and retailers.
• Burris Logistics: U.S. Mid-Atlantic-based temperature-controlled warehousing and distribution 3PL offering refrigerated and frozen storage, blast freezing, and value-added services to food producers, retailers, and foodservice customers.
• FreezPak Logistics: Grower-funded cold storage 3PL operating multiple U.S. temperature-controlled facilities with a comparable multi-temperature and value-added services portfolio serving similar food producer and distributor customers.
• AGRO Merchants Group: Global cold storage 3PL founded by Arcadia CEO Chris Hughes, with similar temperature-controlled warehousing, blast freezing, and value-added services across the Americas — historically the closest peer given the same founder playbook and customer profile.

Regional players

• Congebec: Canadian-headquartered cold storage 3PL with select U.S. facilities offering temperature-controlled warehousing, blast freezing, and transportation services for food producers and retailers — comparable in scale and service mix to Arcadia though centered on Canadian/U.S. border trade lanes.

Others

• Trinity Logistics: U.S.-headquartered asset-based and brokered trucking/logistics provider with dedicated temperature-controlled capacity — comparable as a transportation layer that complements refrigerated warehousing services in the same customer relationships Arcadia pursues.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/arcadiacold
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/arcadia-cold

Compliance6 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

Frequently asked questions about Arcadia Cold Storage & Logistics