Agri-Norcold
Constellation Cold Logistics is a Luxembourg-domiciled, privately held cold chain logistics provider operating 41 facilities across 9 European countries with ~1.1M pallet positions, serving international and local food producers, retailers, and distributors with storage, transport, and value-added cold chain services.
- Company typePrivate
- Founded1964
- HeadquartersHobro, Denmark
- Headcount101–250
- GTM typeB2B
- OfferingServices
What Agri-Norcold does
Constellation Cold Logistics S.à r.l. is a Luxembourg-domiciled, privately held cold chain logistics provider and the 2nd largest cold storage operator in Europe. The company operates 41 temperature-controlled facilities across 9 European countries (Belgium, Denmark, France, Ireland, Netherlands, Norway, Sweden, UK, and Germany), providing approximately 1.1 million pallet positions and ~6 million cubic meters of storage capacity. Its service portfolio spans the full cold chain: cold storage, freezing and tempering, case and unit picking, unpacking/repacking/shrink wrapping, stuffing and stripping, temperature-controlled transport, and import/export handling, plus bespoke customer infrastructure solutions for differentiated enterprise requirements.
The underlying technology is primarily physical infrastructure — temperature-controlled warehouses with associated freezing, picking, and handling equipment — supplemented by a multi-country customer portal system that provides inventory management, order tracking, and operational data access. Customer portals are delivered via third-party logistics software integrations (3PL Dynamics, Hogia Cloud, EPIX) and legacy platforms (ACS&T, HSH) for UK operations. The company serves international and local food producers, retailers, and distributors requiring cold chain integrity for perishable goods.
Commercially, Constellation operates a B2B enterprise sales motion: field sales targeting major food supply chains combined with inside-sales/customer portal self-service across 9 countries, with multi-language web presence (English, Dutch, French, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish). Revenue is generated through recurring per-pallet/capacity storage fees, usage-based transport charges, and managed services for value-added activities. Pricing is not publicly disclosed and contracts are negotiated based on capacity, service scope, and duration. The website references "Our Financial Partner," indicating institutional backing, though specific ownership is not disclosed.
Agri-Norcold firmographics
Firmographics- Name
- Agri-Norcold
- Legal name
- Constellation Cold Logistics S.à r.l.
- Website
- https://agri-norcold.dk
- Company type
- Private
- Founded year
- 1964
- Operating status
- Operating
- Headcount range
- 101–250 employees
- Short description
- Constellation Cold Logistics is a Luxembourg-domiciled, privately held cold chain logistics provider operating 41 facilities across 9 European countries with ~1.1M pallet positions, serving international and local food producers, retailers, and distributors with storage, transport, and value-added cold chain services.
- Ownership category
- akta.pro rank
Agri-Norcold industry classification
Industry- Product category
- Cold Chain Logistics Services
- NAICS
- Refrigerated Warehousing and Storage (493120), Warehousing and Storage (493)
- SIC
- Public Warehousing & Storage (4220)
- akta.pro primary industry
- Frozen Food Cold Storage (TLALABAB)
- akta.pro secondary industries
- Food & Beverage Frozen Storage (Meat, Seafood, Dairy, Produce, Bakery) (TLALACAA), Value-Added Cold Storage Services (Pick/Pack, Kitting, Repacking, Labeling) (AFAOAFAL), Dedicated/Contract Cold Storage (Single-Client) (AFAOAFAB)
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Where Agri-Norcold is headquartered
LocationHeadquarters
- HQ city
- Hobro
- HQ country
- Denmark
- HQ region
- Europe
Offices9 records
Markets served
Agri-Norcold business model
Business model- GTM type
- B2B
- Offering type
- Services
- Cost components
- Infrastructure, Operations, Personnel, Supply Chain, Technology or R&D
Revenue model
- Cold Storage Services: Recurring revenue from providing temperature-controlled storage facilities for food products, charged on a per-pallet or capacity basis.
- Transport Services: Revenue from temperature-controlled transport operations for cold chain logistics, usage-based charging for transportation services.
- Value-Added Services: Revenue from freezing/tempering, case and unit picking, unpacking/repacking, stuffing/stripping, and import/export services.
Go-to-market motion2 records
Distribution channels2 records
Marketing channels4 records
Agri-Norcold product offering
Product offeringCore offering
Note: Source data pertains to Constellation Cold Logistics, not Agri-Norcold. The company fundamentally provides temperature-controlled cold storage, freezing/tempering, picking, repacking, loading/unloading, transport, and import/export services for international and local food supply chains. It operates approximately 1 million pallet positions across 41 storage facilities in 9 European countries with ~6 million cubic meters of capacity.
Product overview
Constellation Cold Logistics is Europe's leading independent cold storage and logistics provider offering a comprehensive suite of cold chain services. The company operates as a service-based portfolio rather than a software platform, providing integrated cold storage, freezing and tempering, picking, repacking, loading/unloading, transport, import/export, and bespoke infrastructure solutions. With operations across 9 countries (Belgium, Denmark, France, Ireland, Netherlands, Norway, Sweden, UK, and Germany), the company manages approximately 1 million pallet positions across 41 storage facilities with ~6 million cubic meters of capacity, making it the 2nd largest European cold chain operator.
Differentiator
Problem solved
Functional benefit
Products and services
- Cold Storage Temperature-controlled cold storage services ensuring cold chain integrity for international and local food supply chains across approximately 1 million pallet positions in 41 facilities in 9 European countries.
- Freezing and Tempering Freezing and tempering services for food products to maintain quality and safety within cold storage operations.
- Case and Unit Picking Picking services for cases and individual units within the cold storage network for food supply chain customers.
- Unpacking, Repacking and Shrink Wrapping Unpacking, repacking and shrink wrapping services for cold chain food products within storage facilities.
- Loading and Unloading (Stuffing/Stripping) Loading and unloading services including stuffing and stripping operations for cold chain products at storage facilities.
- Transport Cold chain transport services for moving temperature-sensitive food goods across European markets.
- Import and Export Import and export services for cold chain products moving across international borders in European markets.
- Bespoke Customer Infrastructure Solutions Customized infrastructure solutions tailored to specific customer cold chain requirements.
Companies that use Agri-Norcold
Customer profileSegments1 record
Ideal customer profiles1 record
Agri-Norcold technology and API
TechnologyTechnology focussed No
API detail
- Has API
- No
- API docs
- API detail
Core technology
AI maturity
App detail
Feature2 records
Agri-Norcold partnerships and signals
Strategic signalPartnerships
Two partnerships are on record, tiered core.
- LocagelcoreConstellation Cold Logistics announced proposed acquisition of Locagel to strengthen its presence in France. This acquisition is part of strategic expansion in the French market.
- TransfreezecoreConstellation Cold Logistics announced proposed acquisition of Transfreeze to strengthen its presence in France. This acquisition complements the Locagel acquisition for French market expansion.
Scale indicators6 records
Recent moves5 records
Expansion highlights4 records
Agri-Norcold competitors and assessment
Company assessmentDirect peers
- STEF: French-headquartered temperature-controlled logistics specialist operating across Europe with cold storage, transport, and frozen-food distribution capabilities — directly comparable to Constellation's pan-European cold chain offering.
- P&O Cold Logistics: UK-based cold storage and temperature-controlled distribution operator (part of DP World) providing frozen and chilled storage, transport, and value-added services — closely comparable to Constellation's UK and Northern European operations.
- Culina Group: UK-headquartered temperature-controlled logistics and warehousing group operating shared-user and dedicated cold storage plus transport, directly overlapping with Constellation's UK service portfolio.
- AGRO Merchants Group: Global cold storage and logistics provider (now part of Lineage) focused on temperature-controlled warehousing for food producers and retailers, directly comparable to Constellation's core B2B cold chain service model.
- Nagel-Group: One of Europe's leading temperature-controlled logistics providers, offering food-grade warehousing, transport, and value-added services across multiple European countries — a direct functional peer to Constellation.
- Noatum Logistics: European logistics provider with temperature-controlled warehousing and end-to-end supply chain solutions for food and perishable goods, comparable in scope to Constellation's integrated cold chain services.
- Lineage Logistics: The world's largest temperature-controlled warehousing and logistics operator with a significant European footprint, offering storage, transport, and value-added cold chain services closely comparable to Constellation's integrated offering.
Broad incumbents
- Kuehne+Nagel: One of the world's largest freight forwarders with a significant temperature-controlled logistics and cold-chain product offering; competes with Constellation on integrated food logistics contracts but does not specialize purely in cold storage.
- DHL Global Forwarding: Global logistics incumbent operating cold-chain capabilities through its Life Sciences and Food Logistics divisions; competes for large multi-country food and pharma contracts that Constellation also targets, but as part of a much broader portfolio.
- Yusen Logistics: Global logistics provider with European cold-chain warehousing and transport services that overlap with Constellation's offering, though cold chain is one segment within a much broader forwarding and contract logistics portfolio.
Market position
Strengths4 records
Weaknesses4 records
Competitive moat4 records
Key risks6 records
Key highlights7 records
Customer concentration
Agri-Norcold financial estimates
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Agri-Norcold leadership team
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Agri-Norcold funding detail
Funding detailFunding overview
Funding rounds
Investors
Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →
Agri-Norcold M&A and investment
M&A and investmentM&A
Investments
M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →
Frequently asked questions about Agri-Norcold
What does Agri-Norcold do?
Note: Source data pertains to Constellation Cold Logistics, not Agri-Norcold. The company fundamentally provides temperature-controlled cold storage, freezing/tempering, picking, repacking, loading/unloading, transport, and import/export services for international and local food supply chains. It operates approximately 1 million pallet positions across 41 storage facilities in 9 European countries with ~6 million cubic meters of capacity.
Is Agri-Norcold a public or private company?
Agri-Norcold is a private company. It is classified as private equity controlled and is currently operating.
When was Agri-Norcold founded?
Agri-Norcold was founded in 1964. It employs 101 to 250 people.
Where is Agri-Norcold based?
Agri-Norcold is headquartered in Hobro, Denmark, in the Europe region.
How does Agri-Norcold make money?
Three revenue lines are on record. Cold Storage Services are the primary driver. The others are transport Services and value-Added Services.
Who are Agri-Norcold's main competitors?
Direct peers on record are STEF, P&O Cold Logistics, Culina Group, AGRO Merchants Group, Nagel-Group, Noatum Logistics and Lineage Logistics. Broad incumbents are Kuehne+Nagel, DHL Global Forwarding and Yusen Logistics.
Does Agri-Norcold have an API?
No public API is recorded for Agri-Norcold.
What industry is Agri-Norcold in?
Agri-Norcold's product category is Cold Chain Logistics Services. Its primary akta.pro industry code is TLALABAB, Frozen Food Cold Storage, with a secondary code of TLALACAA, Food & Beverage Frozen Storage (Meat, Seafood, Dairy, Produce, Bakery). Its NAICS code is 493120 and its SIC code is 4220.