What Norfrigo does

Norfrigo is a French cold-chain logistics operator headquartered in Le Portel (Boulogne-sur-Mer) and a subsidiary of the family-owned Le Garrec Group. Founded in 1965, the company provides temperature-controlled storage across five warehouse sites in Boulogne-sur-Mer, Wimille, and Dunkirk, totaling 226,000 m³ of capacity and approximately 46,000 pallets, with an annual throughput of roughly 550,000 pallets. Its service portfolio spans three integrated lines: (1) frozen and refrigerated storage at temperatures from -25°C to +4°C, including bonded warehouse, FDA-approved, and Category 3 facilities; (2) flake ice production under the FRANCEGEL sub-brand (capacity cited at 20,000–40,000 tonnes annually), supplied in bulk or 20 kg bags and delivered to quayside for the fishing industry; and (3) value-added packaging and co-packing through its directly connected CONEGAN workshops, covering sorting, labeling, metal detection, X-ray inspection, vacuum packing, and custom packaging for frozen products. Technology includes a real-time inventory management system with EDI and web-based customer access, GS1-standard barcode automation, and the Thalassothermie system — a proprietary seawater-based cooling and heat-recovery concept that won a 2023 Hauts-de-France innovation award.

Norfrigo's customer base is concentrated in the European food industry, serving fishing fleets, fish wholesalers (mareyeurs), food manufacturers (ice cream, vegetables, meats), supermarkets and retail distribution, and import-export traders from Northern Europe, Great Britain, Belgium, and the Netherlands. The company holds full AEO certification (since 2019), IFS Logistics, ISO 9001, and FDA approval, supporting customs facilitation and international trade. It operates a joint venture with STEF (formed in 2015) to pool frozen-food logistics expertise. The go-to-market is sales-led and relationship-driven, with services quoted on volume, storage duration, and specific handling requirements; no publicly disclosed pricing exists. Distribution is direct from the warehouses themselves, leveraging multimodal road and sea access plus proximity to the Channel Tunnel and the A16 motorway. Marketing is minimal — primarily a corporate website and a LinkedIn page — consistent with the company's status as a private, family-owned B2B service provider.

Name

Norfrigo

Legal name

Norfrigo

Website

https://www.norfrigo.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1965

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Norfrigo is a French cold-chain logistics provider headquartered in Le Portel, operating five temperature-controlled warehouses (226,000 m³) across Boulogne-sur-Mer, Wimille, and Dunkirk. It serves European food manufacturers, distributors, fishing fleets, and import-export traders with cold storage, flake ice production (FRANCEGEL), and connected packaging services (CONEGAN).

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Boulogne-sur-mer

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices6 records

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 and Logistics Services: Core revenue from cold storage warehouse operations, including temperature-controlled storage (-18°C to -25°C for frozen, 0°C to +4°C for refrigerated), receiving, shipping, order preparation, and inventory management services.
2. Ice Flake Production (FRANCEGEL): Production and sale of flake ice (20,000 tonnes annually), sold in bulk or 20kg bags, with ship delivery to quayside for the fishing industry.
3. Packaging and Repackaging Services (CONEGAN): Value-added packaging services including sorting, calibrating, weighing, labeling, metal detection, X-ray inspection, co-packing, and custom packaging solutions.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

Norfrigo provides temperature-controlled warehousing and logistics for frozen (-18°C to -25°C) and refrigerated (0°C to +4°C) food products across five warehouse locations in Boulogne-sur-Mer, Wimille, and Dunkirk, with 226,000 m³ total storage capacity. The company also produces and sells flake ice under the FRANCEGEL brand and offers integrated packaging, co-packing, and repackaging services via its CONEGAN subsidiary.

Product overview

Norfrigo operates as a cold chain logistics provider offering three main integrated services: (1) Stockage frigorifique (Cold Storage) - refrigerated and frozen product warehousing at temperatures from -25°C to +4°C across five warehouse locations in Boulogne-sur-Mer, Wimille, and Dunkirk, with 226,000 m3 capacity; (2) Conditionnement (Packaging) - co-packing and repackaging services via its CONEGAN subsidiary partner for sorting, labeling, metal detection, X-ray inspection, cutting, and vacuum packing; (3) Glace écaille (Ice Flakes) - flake ice production under the FRANCEGEL brand with 40,000 tonnes annual capacity. The company also offers thalassothermie sustainable energy solutions for heat recovery. All services are connected via a proprietary information system with real-time inventory tracking and EDI interfaces.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• FRANCEGEL: Ice flake production brand, formerly known as Les Glacières Boulonnaises, producing water ice (flake ice) at the Boulogne-sur-Mer facility

Products and services

• Stockage Frigorifique (Cold Storage) Refrigerated and frozen product storage services at controlled temperatures (-18°C to -25°C for frozen, 0°C to +4°C for refrigerated) across five warehouse locations in Boulogne-sur-Mer, Wimille, and Dunkirk, including bonded warehouse, category 3, and FDA-approved facilities. Services include receiving, storage, order preparation, shipping, and inventory management for food industry customers.
• Conditionnement (Packaging and Co-packing) Packaging and repackaging services for frozen products via the CONEGAN partner, including sorting, calibrating, weighing, labeling, metal detection, X-ray inspection, co-packing, shrink wrapping, vacuum packing, and product cutting. Offered to frozen food professionals as a complement to cold storage services.
• Glace Écaille (Flake Ice) - FRANCEGEL Production and sale of flake ice with annual capacity of 40,000 tonnes, sold in bulk or 20 kg bags with ship delivery to quayside. Operated under the FRANCEGEL sub-brand from the Le Portel production facility, the largest ice plant in France, serving primarily the fishing industry for fish preservation.

Quantifiable outcome

• 16% reduction in energy consumption per pallet through LED lighting, air curtains, new generation cold rooms, and electric inertia radiators
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration3 records

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• CONEGANcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2020CONEGAN, expert in packaging and enhancing frozen products, joined the Le Garrec Group and connected with Norfrigo in 2020 to provide complete, personalized service and simplified marketing for frozen food professionals. Connected workshops enable seamless continuity of logistics flows.
• ADEMEcoreTechnology or Integration · 1 January 2016ADEME (Agence de l'Environnement et de la Maîtrise de l'Energie) partnered with Norfrigo on the Thalassothermie project initiated in 2016, testing since January 2023. Project uses seawater for sustainable cooling.
• Hauts-de-France RegioncoreTechnology or Integration · 1 January 2016Regional government partner in the Thalassothermie sustainable energy project, providing support for innovation in energy efficiency.
• STEFcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2015Joint venture between NORFRIGO and STEF established in 2015 to pool logistics expertise. Both companies are recognized in the frozen food market, combining expertise to become the local leader in cold chain logistics.
• Le Garrec GroupcoreOthersNorfrigo is a subsidiary of Le Garrec Group, a family business that also includes Coq Marine, Cap Bourbon, and Conegan subsidiaries.

Scale indicators13 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• STEF: France's leading temperature-controlled logistics specialist with pan-European cold storage and transport. STEF is both Norfrigo's joint-venture partner (since 2015) and its closest direct competitor in French frozen-food logistics.
• Olano: French family-owned cold chain logistics group operating refrigerated warehousing and transport for the food industry across Europe. Highly comparable to Norfrigo in scale, customer mix (food manufacturers, retailers) and service portfolio.
• AGRO Merchants Group: Global cold storage and value-added logistics provider (owned by Americold) with significant European footprint including France. Directly comparable on temperature-controlled warehousing, co-packing and import-export cold chain services.
• Petit Forestier: French family-owned specialist in refrigerated rental, cold storage and ice/cooling solutions for the food industry. Overlaps with Norfrigo on cold warehousing and with FRANCEGEL on temperature-control equipment supply.

Broad incumbents

• Americold Realty Trust: The world's largest publicly traded owner-operator of temperature-controlled warehouses. Provides a public-market benchmark for valuation, scale and capex intensity of refrigerated storage assets comparable to Norfrigo's network.
• Kuehne+Nagel (Cold Chain Logistics): Global logistics giant with a dedicated cold chain solutions division offering GxP-compliant refrigerated warehousing and transport. Overlaps with Norfrigo on international import-export frozen-food logistics.
• Dachser (Food Logistics): European logistics provider with a dedicated Food Logistics division combining temperature-controlled warehousing and transport. Directly comparable service offering for European food producers and retailers.

BROAD_INCINCUMBENTs

• Lineage Logistics: One of the world's largest temperature-controlled warehouse and logistics companies, operating in Europe and globally. Comparable business model (cold storage + value-added services) and a useful reference for how scale players monetise integrated offerings.

Regional players

• ID Logistics: French-headquartered contract logistics group with temperature-controlled warehousing capabilities across Europe. Comparable French origin, B2B food-industry customer base and growth-by-acquisition playbook.
• Frigorífico de Porriño (Frinsa): Large Iberian seafood processor with integrated cold storage, ice production and freezing capacity. Comparable on fishing-industry cold-chain focus and vertically integrated port-side model.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/norfrigo

Compliance4 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Subsidiaries3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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