Global logistics operator Maersk has announced expanding its
cold-chain logistics footprint with a new facility in Mehsana district of Gujarat Being built over 260,000 sq ft of space,
exclusively for HyFun Foods. The new
facility will attract investment worth Rs 113 crore, and offer
temperature-controlled storage solutions for perishable frozen processed food
items, the company said in a statement.
Maersk said the new cold
store will be constructed close to the customer’s manufacturing facility and
will serve as the mother Cold Store facility. “Our new facility at Mehsana will be equipped with the
highest standards of temperature compliance, with customised racking system to
suit customer’s exact requirements, and modern technology to ensure top-notch operational accuracy,” said a
spokesman of the company.
The 14,700-pallet position facility will be built at the
Fanidhar Mega Food Park and will be one
of India’s largest single-shed cold
stores, the company said. The
large facility will help the customer store all the cargo in a single facility
instead of multiple smaller facilities before dispatch, according to Maersk.