| There are many aspects to consider when deciding | | | | need from a cold storage warehouse is a |
| on a cold storage warehouse for your storage | | | | comprehensive array of services. You do not want |
| solution. For one, you need a customized solution that | | | | to select a facility that does not meet your |
| will meet your special requirements. For example, you | | | | requirements, because you will end up with the |
| may have product that needs frozen and stored in a | | | | wrong service. In addition, you want to consider the |
| specific amount of time. Consider this question, "how | | | | location of your facilities relative to the location of |
| long does the process from start to finish take?" | | | | the cold storage warehouse. Is the facility close to |
| because this is an important concern. The warehouse | | | | your facility and/or offer an array of distribution |
| should be able to provide a complete timetable to | | | | solutions? Is the facility a full-service distribution |
| you and even give you numbers on how much time | | | | warehouse, which has an expanded distribution |
| it takes to thaw the product. After all, the thawing | | | | network, locally and regionally? If the cold storage |
| process is just as important as the storing process! A | | | | warehouse meets your objectives then it should be a |
| cold storage warehouse might take weeks (or even | | | | great place to store your cold product. |
| months) to thaw your product (depending on the | | | | Therefore, you should consider the technology behind |
| qualities of the product) that is why is important to | | | | their refrigeration units. Are they using older |
| consider the time from start to finish. If the cold | | | | antiquated equipment that might fail and/or leave you |
| storage warehouse only takes a couple days to thaw | | | | worrying? On the other hand, do they use modern |
| your product, then it is even more valuable to you. | | | | ammonia refrigeration systems that are capable of |
| Also, consider how complete of a solution you are | | | | storing your product to (minus) -20 degrees |
| getting. Research and ask questions like, "are the | | | | Fahrenheit? Finally, a cold storage warehouse should |
| services door-to-door?" and "are your facilities fully | | | | have quick freezing facilities that will quickly store and |
| racked with quick freezing capability?" What you | | | | freeze your product. |