The Global Cold Chain Alliance( GCCA) has released its 2025‘ Global Top 25 List’, highlighting the largest temperature-controlled warehouse and logistics providers among its members. The rankings are based on total reported cold storage capacity, with the Global Top 25 now operating 207 million cubic metres of refrigerated space. According to GCCA, its members collectively own or operate 231 million cubic metres of temperature-controlled capacity, marking a more than 10 % increase since 2024. The growth stems from mergers, acquisitions, and the completion of expansion projects across multiple regions. However, the association notes this increase does not necessarily reflect industry-wide growth.
REGIONAL GROWTH HIGHLIGHTS
The North American Top 25 members reported a combined capacity of 141.5 million cubic metres. European Top 10 capacity rose by 7.4 million cubic metres to 40.6 million
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cubic metres, while Latin America’ s Top 10 increased by 3.9 million cubic metres to 16.4 million cubic metres.
Overall, the Global Top 25 list grew by 18.1 million cubic metres. GCCA noted the highest absolute and percentage growth occurred in North America, with other regions also seeing new members and capacity increases.
GCCA TOP LISTS FOR 2025
• Global Top 25 List – The 2025 list of the top 25 largest refrigerated warehousing and logistics companies in the world
• North American Top 25 List – The 2025 list of the top 25 largest refrigerated warehousing and logistics companies in Canada and the US
• Latin American Top 10 List – The 2025 list of the top 10 largest refrigerated warehousing and logistics companies in Latin America
• European Top 10 List – The 2025 list of the top 10 largest refrigerated warehousing and logistics companies in Europe
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“ Even with the higher costs of capital, the growth in the industry across all regions in 2024 outpaced the prior two years. While the overall pace of acquisitive growth seemed to slow, the increase in capacity at the largest cold chain operations in the world continued. Investments in expansion projects and greenfield developments in all regions shows legacy operations as well as new market entrants are still optimistic about future demand in the sector,” said Adam Thocher, GCCA senior vice president, Global Programs & Insights.
GCCA represents over 1 500 temperature-controlled facilities and members in more than 92
countries. Its members provide
services including cold storage, transport, blast freezing, processing, and export logistics. CLA
Source: 1. GCCA
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Even with the higher costs of capital, the growth in the industry across all regions in 2024 outpaced the prior two years.”- Adam Thocher, GCCA senior vice president, Global Programs & Insights. |
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