Med Frigo
Med Frigo is a Greek temperature-controlled road transport and logistics company serving 400+ B2B customers across 16 European countries from five owned logistics centers, with a 220-truck fleet and integrated TMA-WMS-ERP platform.
- Company typePrivate
- Founded1991
- HeadquartersPátra, Greece
- Headcount101–250
- GTM typeB2B
- OfferingServices
What Med Frigo does
Med Frigo is a privately held Greek logistics company founded in 1991 in Patras, specializing in temperature-controlled road transport and integrated logistics services between Greece and Europe. The company operates five owned logistics centers across Greece (Patras headquarters, Igoumenitsa, Thessaloniki, Aspropyrgos, plus a partner facility in northern Greece), covering 74,000 m² of total area with 19,000 m² of refrigerated storage operating 24/7/365. Its fleet of 68 privately owned refrigerated trucks (95% Euro 6, average age under five years) is supplemented by 150+ partner trucks, enabling more than 11,000 routes per year, 400+ weekly delivery points, and coverage of 16 European countries with import pickup from 110+ European locations via its CARGO MED subsidiary.
The company's technology stack centers on an integrated Transport Management System (TMA), Warehouse Management System (WMS), and ERP platform, layered with GPS telematics, ISO 22005:2007 traceability, FEFO/FIFO/LIFO inventory logic, barcode scanning (99% loading accuracy), and Web Services integration with customer systems. It pioneered e-CMR digital documentation in Greek exports through the AEOLIX LL12 program in 2018–2019, executing the first cross-border food e-CMR shipment from Spain to Greece. Med Frigo maintains a stack of certifications including IFS Logistics, ISO 9001/22000/27001/14001/39001, GDP for pharmaceuticals, GLOBAL GAP, ASC, BIO, and AEO. It is a founding member of the Seafoodways network alongside STEF, OLANO, KOTRA LOGISTICS, and HOPI, providing end-to-end seafood distribution across Europe.
Med Frigo generates revenue through B2B transaction fees on international road transport (FTL and LTL/groupage), managed logistics services (picking, storage, distribution, 24/7/365 cold storage), specialized transport for pharmaceuticals, ship supplies, and high-value goods, and import operations routed through CARGO MED. Pricing is quote-based and not publicly disclosed. The company serves approximately 400 customers across fish farming and seafood producers (primary vertical, with daily management of thousands of tons exported to 14 European countries), pharmaceutical manufacturers, food and beverage producers, maritime/ship suppliers, and high-value goods importers. Named enterprise customers include Nestlé Hellas, Mercadona, and a base of Greek fish farming exporters and retailers. Distribution is via direct enterprise sales supported by a partner network of 40+ European logistics firms, with the Seafoodways network providing a specialized seafood channel.
Med Frigo firmographics
Firmographics- Name
- Med Frigo
- Legal name
- MED FRIGO
- Website
- https://medfrigo.gr
- Company type
- Private
- Founded year
- 1991
- Operating status
- Operating
- Headcount range
- 101–250 employees
- Short description
- Med Frigo is a Greek temperature-controlled road transport and logistics company serving 400+ B2B customers across 16 European countries from five owned logistics centers, with a 220-truck fleet and integrated TMA-WMS-ERP platform.
- Ownership category
- akta.pro rank
Med Frigo industry classification
Industry- Product category
- Cold Chain Logistics Services
- NAICS
- Refrigerated Warehousing and Storage (493120), Support Activities for Transportation (488)
- SIC
- Public Warehousing & Storage (4220)
- akta.pro primary industry
- Reefer Less-Than-Truckload (LTL) & Multi-Stop Distribution (TLADAHAB)
- akta.pro secondary industries
- Pharma & Life Sciences Cold Chain Transport (GDP) (TLADAHAI), Refrigerated (Chilled) Freight Forwarding (TLACAMAA)
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Where Med Frigo is headquartered
LocationHeadquarters
- HQ city
- Pátra
- HQ country
- Greece
- HQ region
- Europe
Offices4 records
Markets served
Med Frigo business model
Business model- GTM type
- B2B
- Offering type
- Services
- Cost components
- Personnel, Operations, Supply Chain, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales
Revenue model
- International Road Transport: Temperature-controlled road transport services for international cargo, products, and goods. Includes full truck loads (FTL) and partial/less-than-load (LTL) shipments. Transport to/from Europe covering 16 countries with more than 400 delivery points weekly. Includes intra-Europe transport services.
- Logistics and Warehousing Services: Comprehensive logistics services including picking, storage, collection, and distribution. Facilities include cold storage spaces operating 24/7/365. Order management and fulfillment services based on WMS.
- Special Loads Transport: Specialized transport of temperature-controlled products including pharmaceuticals (GDP certified), high-value goods, ship supplies, dairy products, and fish farming products. Services include groupage (pallet-by-pallet) transport.
- CARGO MED Import Operations: Subsidiary CARGO MED specializes in international transport of temperature-controlled goods from Europe to Greece, with a privately-owned fleet of refrigerated trucks. Weekly operations from more than 100 locations across Europe including Italy, Spain, Portugal, France, Switzerland, Netherlands, Belgium, and Germany.
Go-to-market motion2 records
Distribution channels3 records
Marketing channels6 records
Med Frigo product offering
Product offeringCore offering
Med Frigo provides temperature-controlled international road transport (range -25°C to +25°C) and integrated cold-chain logistics between Greece and 16 European countries, covering full truck loads (FTL), less-than-load (LTL), and groupage shipments. Its service portfolio spans 24/7/365 cold storage, order management and distribution (WMS-based), and specialized transport for pharmaceuticals (GDP certified), seafood, high-value goods, and ship supplies, with two wholly owned subsidiaries — CARGO MED (imports from Europe to Greece) and MED WIN (internal Greek distributions).
Differentiator
Problem solved
Functional benefit
Products and services
- International Road Transport Temperature-controlled international road transport for FTL and LTL/groupage cargo between Greece and 16 European countries, covering 400+ weekly delivery points and operating 24/7/365. Includes transport from Greece to Europe, transport from Europe to Greece, and intra-European transport for food, pharmaceutical, and perishable goods customers.
- Logistics and Warehousing Services Integrated logistics services spanning picking, storage, collection, distribution, and order management/fulfillment. Backed by 19,000 m² of 24/7/365 cold storage across five Greek logistics centers and a WMS-based electronic order management system with 99% loading accuracy.
- Special Loads Transport Groupage (pallet-by-pallet) transport of temperature-controlled products across the -25°C to +25°C range, including GDP-certified pharmaceutical transport, ship supplies, dairy, and high-value goods, with 24-hour online route monitoring and selected parking spaces.
- CARGO MED Import Operations Wholly owned subsidiary operating weekly temperature-controlled imports from more than 110 European locations (Italy, Spain, Portugal, France, Switzerland, Netherlands, Belgium, Germany) into Greece using a privately owned fleet of refrigerated trucks. Serves 400 customers with high-value and food imports.
- e-CMR Digital Transport Documents Digital consignment note (e-CMR) service for cross-border road transport, featuring digital signatures with timestamps and GPS coordinates, a mobile application for drivers, and real-time tracking. Greece became one of the first countries to use e-CMR in cross-border transport through Med Frigo, with more than 100,000 CMRs managed annually.
Quantifiable outcome
- 99% loading accuracy through electronic order management system with barcode scanning
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Companies that use Med Frigo
Customer profileNamed customers4 records
Segments5 records
Ideal customer profiles5 records
Med Frigo technology and API
TechnologyTechnology focussed No
API detail
- Has API
- No
- API docs
- API detail
Core technology
AI maturity
App detail
Feature6 records
Med Frigo partnerships and signals
Strategic signalPartnerships
Eight partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.
- Hellenic Federation of Road Transports (OFAE)coreOFAE coordinated the AEOLIX e-CMR program in Greece. MED FRIGO was the first company to implement e-CMR in Greek exports through this program. OFAE President Apostolos Kenanidis publicly acknowledged MED FRIGO's performance in digitizing transport.
- Nestlé HellascoreLong-term customer and strategic partner in e-CMR pilot program. In April 2019, MED FRIGO completed the first cross-border e-CMR food shipment from Spain to Greece in collaboration with Nestlé Hellas. This partnership was part of the AEOLIX LL12 e-CMR program led by IRU and coordinated by OFAE.
- MercadonaminorSpain's largest supermarket chain participated in the e-CMR program alongside MED FRIGO and Olano Seafood Iberica for routes from Greece to Spain. MED FRIGO completed 23 routes from Greece to Spain including Mercadona deliveries under the e-CMR program.
- Seafoodways Network (STEF, OLANO, GROUP, KOTRA LOGISTICS, HOPI)coreMED FRIGO is a founding/leading member of the Seafoodways network, the only network in the world applying all safety and traceability rules for seafood products throughout Europe. The network was formed by MED FRIGO together with four other European companies (STEF, OLANO, GROUP, KOTRA LOGISTICS, HOPI), providing a competitive distribution channel for seafood products utilizing all means of transport.
- Grimaldi GroupcoreMED FRIGO participates annually in the EUROMED Convention organized by the Grimaldi Group. The Grimaldi Group is a major Mediterranean shipping company, and MED FRIGO's CEO Sotiris Brakatselos has ongoing relationships with Group executives. Grimaldi's port operations complement MED FRIGO's road transport services.
- Olano Seafood IbericaminorPart of Seafoodways network. Hosted the 3rd Seafoodways meeting at its facilities in Irun, Spain. Collaborates with MED FRIGO on seafood transport from Spain to Greece under the e-CMR program.
- O.MIND CREATIVES (Supply Chain & Logistics Magazine)minorMED FRIGO participates in LOGI.C conferences organized by O.MIND CREATIVES, publisher of Supply Chain & Logistics magazine. Company executives speak at industry panels and the company sponsors the event.
- Storage and Distribution Centers (Thessaloniki)minorExclusive cooperation with a storage and distribution center in Thessaloniki for covering needs of Northern Greece and the Balkans. Located in Industrial Park Nea Redestos, Thermi.
Scale indicators15 records
Recent moves17 records
Expansion highlights6 records
Med Frigo competitors and assessment
Company assessmentEmerging players
- Eurotranspharma: European temperature-controlled pharmaceutical logistics specialist owned by STEF. Competes directly with Med Frigo's GDP-certified pharma transport offering across Europe, especially in France, Benelux, and Southern Europe.
- Cold Chain Group (CCG): Greek and Southeastern European cold chain logistics provider. Regional comparable to Med Frigo with overlap in Greek and Balkan corridors, though smaller in fleet and international reach.
Broad incumbents
- DSV: Global transport and logistics provider with strong European road and cold chain capabilities post-Schenker integration. Competes with Med Frigo for pan-European reefer and pharma road freight, with substantially larger scale.
- Dachser: German-headquartered logistics provider with European Food Logistics and Life Sciences divisions. Directly comparable to Med Frigo in temperature-controlled groupage and warehousing for food and pharma, with deeper Northern European coverage.
- Hellmann Worldwide Logistics: Global logistics provider with established perishables and pharma cold chain capabilities. Comparable to Med Frigo in serving F&B and pharma customers via road and air temperature-controlled services, but with much broader geographic reach.
- Kuehne+Nagel: One of the world's largest freight forwarders with a dedicated KN PharmaChain and KN Reefer product line. Competes with Med Frigo for European temperature-controlled pharma and F&B contracts, but at a much larger global scale.
- XPO Logistics (European business): Major European road transport and contract logistics provider. Competes with Med Frigo in temperature-controlled road transport and warehousing at a much larger scale, especially for retail and CPG customers.
Direct peers
- Olano: French/Belgian cold chain logistics provider focused on seafood and food products, and Seafoodways network partner with Med Frigo. Highly comparable in product mix (reefer groupage) and Mediterranean/Western European reach.
- STEF: French temperature-controlled logistics specialist and Seafoodways network partner alongside Med Frigo. Operates a similar multi-temperature road transport and cold storage model across Europe, serving food, seafood, and pharma customers.
- HOPI: French temperature-controlled transport and logistics operator and Seafoodways network partner of Med Frigo. Directly comparable in temperature-controlled road transport and groupage services for food and pharma.
Market position
Strengths5 records
Weaknesses5 records
Competitive moat6 records
Key risks6 records
Key highlights7 records
Customer concentration
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Med Frigo leadership team
Management profileNumber of profiles
Profiles10 records
Med Frigo subsidiaries and ownership
Company hierarchySubsidiaries2 records
Med Frigo funding detail
Funding detailFunding overview
Funding rounds
Investors
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Med Frigo M&A and investment
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Frequently asked questions about Med Frigo
What does Med Frigo do?
Med Frigo provides temperature-controlled international road transport (range -25°C to +25°C) and integrated cold-chain logistics between Greece and 16 European countries, covering full truck loads (FTL), less-than-load (LTL), and groupage shipments. Its service portfolio spans 24/7/365 cold storage, order management and distribution (WMS-based), and specialized transport for pharmaceuticals (GDP certified), seafood, high-value goods, and ship supplies, with two wholly owned subsidiaries — CARGO MED (imports from Europe to Greece) and MED WIN (internal Greek distributions).
Is Med Frigo a public or private company?
Med Frigo is a private company. It is classified as founder individual operated bootstrapped and is currently operating.
When was Med Frigo founded?
Med Frigo was founded in 1991. It employs 101 to 250 people.
Where is Med Frigo based?
Med Frigo is headquartered in Pátra, Greece, in the Europe region.
How does Med Frigo make money?
Four revenue lines are on record. International Road Transport is the primary driver. The others are logistics and Warehousing Services, special Loads Transport and CARGO MED Import Operations.
Who are Med Frigo's main competitors?
Emerging players on record are Eurotranspharma and Cold Chain Group (CCG). Broad incumbents are DSV, Dachser, Hellmann Worldwide Logistics, Kuehne+Nagel and XPO Logistics (European business). Direct peers are Olano, STEF and HOPI.
Does Med Frigo have an API?
No public API is recorded for Med Frigo.
What industry is Med Frigo in?
Med Frigo's product category is Cold Chain Logistics Services. Its primary akta.pro industry code is TLADAHAB, Reefer Less-Than-Truckload (LTL) & Multi-Stop Distribution, with a secondary code of TLADAHAI, Pharma & Life Sciences Cold Chain Transport (GDP). Its NAICS code is 493120 and its SIC code is 4220.