Rio Bravo Packing & Logistics

What Rio Bravo Packing & Logistics does

Rio Bravo Packing & Logistics LLC is a privately-held cold storage and logistics provider founded in 2014 in San Juan, Texas, serving produce growers and shippers through a single integrated facility near the Pharr port of entry. The company operates a phased cold storage warehouse with nine independent temperature zones adjustable between 32°F and 60°F, a 200-foot-deep truck court, a 3.5-acre lot accommodating up to 60 trucks, and over 140 surveillance cameras, and is in the process of automating its racking system to lift pallet capacity by an estimated 25-50%.

The company's service portfolio spans the produce cold chain: cold storage warehousing with FIFO inventory management, case picking, cross-dock/consolidation, local pickups, repack, ripening, Tectrol controlled-atmosphere treatment, drop trailer programs, re-cooling, and truck wash. It is differentiated operationally by a proprietary eShipping mobile app with QR-code driver access, electronic check-in kiosks that surface real-time loading status to shippers, and a 100% electronically controlled access/exit system. The facility carries CTPAT Level 3 (customs/trade security), Primus GFS (food safety), and CCOF (organic handling) certifications.

The business model is B2B, quote-based, and contract-driven. Pricing is not publicly disclosed; customers submit inquiries through a contact form capturing weekly expected pallet volumes, primary inventory rotation requirements, and ERP/system used, enabling custom quoting and multi-year contracts. The GTM motion is enterprise field sales targeting produce growers, shippers, and trucking partners, with revenue streams spanning managed-services storage, transaction-fee value-added services (case picking, cross-dock, consolidation, repack, ripening, Tectrol, drop trailer), and local trucking/pickup consolidation. The company was established as the warehousing and logistics solution for its sister company Marengo Foods Company LLC, embedding an anchor customer relationship from inception.

Name

Rio Bravo Packing & Logistics

Legal name

Rio Bravo Packing and Logistics LLC

Website

https://riobravopl.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2014

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Rio Bravo Packing & Logistics is a privately-held cold storage and produce logistics provider in San Juan, Texas, serving growers and shippers with cold storage, re-cooling, ripening, repack, cross-dock, and truck wash services from a Pharr-border facility.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Cold Chain Logistics Services

NAICS

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

akta.pro primary industry

Food & Beverage Cold Storage (Fresh/Chilled) (TLALABAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Temperature-Controlled Distribution Centers (DCs) (AFAOAFAE), Cold Chain Fulfillment & Pick-Pack (E-grocery/D2C) (TLALABAL), Temperature-Controlled Cross-Docking & Transload (Cold Chain) (TLALABAJ)

Keywords

• Cold storage warehousing
• Produce logistics services
• Cold chain management
• Cross-dock distribution
• Controlled atmosphere ripening

Headquarters

HQ city

San Juan

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Cold Storage Warehousing: Receiving and storing customer products with inventory management, featuring FIFO rotation capabilities and temperature-controlled environments.
2. Pallet Storage Capacity: Charges based on pallet storage capacity, with pricing that varies by volume and expected weekly pallet throughput as indicated on the contact form.
3. Value-Added Logistics Services: Services including case picking, cross-dock, consolidation, repack, ripening, Tectrol (controlled atmosphere), and drop trailer programs billed as add-on services to base storage.
4. Trucking and Local Pickup: Local pickup and consolidation services where company picks up pallets at different warehouses and consolidates into single outbound shipments.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

Rio Bravo Packing & Logistics operates a temperature-controlled cold storage warehouse and provides a suite of produce logistics services including receiving, storage with FIFO rotation, cross-dock/consolidation, case picking, repack, re-cooling, ripening, Tectrol (controlled atmosphere) treatment, drop trailer programs, local pickups, and truck wash. The facility features 9 independent temperature zones adjustable between 32°F and 60°F, electronic driver check-in kiosks, and a proprietary eShipping mobile app.

Product overview

Rio Bravo Packing & Logistics is a cold storage and logistics company specializing in produce warehousing and distribution. The company operates a unified service portfolio centered on cold storage warehousing (Cold Storage), augmented by a comprehensive suite of logistics services including In/Out storage and inventory management, Case Picking, Cross-dock/Consolidation, Local Pickups, Repack, Ripening, Tectrol controlled atmosphere treatment, Drop Trailer Program, Re-cooling, and Truck Wash. The portfolio also includes supporting services such as Packing Material Storage and Free Overnight Parking. The facility operates as an integrated ecosystem where these services connect through proprietary technology systems including an electronic check-in system and eShipping Mobile App for driver communication and real-time monitoring.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Cold Storage
• In/Out Service
• Cross-dock / Consolidation

Quantifiable outcome

• Pallet capacity will increase 25-50% with automated racking system
• +2 more outcomes

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature6 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Marengo Foods Company LLCcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSister company relationship. Marengo Foods Company LLC is the parent/sister company that founded Rio Bravo Packing & Logistics in 2014 to serve its warehousing and logistic needs. Rio Bravo was established as the solution Marengo needed for cold storage and logistics in McAllen, TX area.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• AGRO Merchants Group: AGRO Merchants is a cold storage operator focused on produce, meat, and seafood with sites across the Americas; its produce-centric service model and import-cross-border exposure make it one of the closest direct comparables to Rio Bravo.
• Interstate Cold Storage: Interstate Cold Storage is a regional refrigerated warehouse operator serving produce, dairy and prepared foods; it is a comparable direct peer in scale and service mix for produce storage and value-added handling.
• Burris Logistics: Burris operates refrigerated warehouses and a produce-focused freight network in the Eastern US, with similar service lines (cold storage, cross-dock, repack) and produce customer profiles to Rio Bravo.
• United States Cold Storage: USCS is a national refrigerated warehouse operator serving produce, protein and frozen customers from multiple US sites; it competes with Rio Bravo for produce growers and shippers needing palletized cold storage and value-added services like repack and case picking.
• Preferred Freezer Services: Preferred Freezer operates a large US network of temperature-controlled warehouses, including facilities serving produce and import flows; it is a direct peer competing for similar pallet storage and value-added logistics customers.
• Nordic Logistics and Warehousing: Nordic operates refrigerated and dry warehouses, including produce-handling sites in the US Southeast and Gulf region; it overlaps with Rio Bravo in serving produce customers needing pallet storage, repack, and cross-dock services.

Broad incumbents

• Lineage Logistics: Lineage is the largest global temperature-controlled warehouse operator with a substantial produce and cross-border network, including facilities in South Texas; it is the broad incumbent against which a regional player like Rio Bravo competes for large produce shippers.
• Americold: Americold is a publicly listed, large-scale refrigerated warehousing operator with produce and food-service exposure across the Americas; it is a direct competitor for multi-pallet, multi-temperature produce storage contracts in the same regional customer base.

Regional players

• ColdBox Logistics: ColdBox is a regional refrigerated and dry warehouse operator focused on perishable food distribution; while its footprint is more concentrated in the US Northeast, its produce/pallet-storage model overlaps with Rio Bravo's service portfolio.

Others

• Marengo Foods Company LLC: Marengo Foods is the sister company and original anchor customer of Rio Bravo; it operates as a produce grower/shipper rather than a warehouse competitor, but the strategic and operational linkage makes it the most relevant ecosystem counterparty for assessing Rio Bravo's demand base.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

Compliance3 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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