Cold Storage and Distribution
We know how to handle it right because we handle it all.
From packaging to controlled atmosphere, our warehouse and distribution options are customized to meet your perishable needs across the country. In each of CFI’s thirteen locations, we operate and manage our own refrigeration, with temperatures set specifically to protect your cargo, and we operate multiple units dedicated to storing seafood, produce, and flowers. With a global network of partners, we can execute your perishable distribution plans from any of our warehouses.
As part of our layered approach to cool chain, CFI has also invested in the necessary equipment to repackage and cool cargo in our possession before it is exported or continues in transit. We offer forced air chilling and re-icing at select locations with dry or wet ice and gel packs. In Los Angeles, Seattle, San Francisco, Miami, Boston, and New York, we have flake ice machines for wet-icing seafood. Many of our facilities also operate refrigerated docks, allowing cargo to be kept chilled during the buildup, breakdown, or transfer process.
Through our digital ecosystem, temperature monitoring, and inventory control alerts give you full visibility into your cargo. CFI’s 24/7 monitoring and integrated warehouse management updates provide transparency throughout the distribution process.
CFI understands that warehousing items for human consumption requires being aware of sanitation, temperature excursion, the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA), HAACP, and good handling practices. We constantly monitor our facilities and train our staff in proper handling and food safety. Our Los Angeles, San Francisco, Seattle, New York, and Honolulu facilities are also PRIMUS certified, giving produce shippers extra comfort to know that we have been trained in how to handle your cargo properly
Frozen & Chilled
CFI offers temperature sensor monitoring so you have peace of mind that no cargo has a temperature excursion while in our hands.
Pick & Pack
Do you need orders filled? We offer pick and pack services from warehouses in eight states to help you fill orders.
Computerized Inventory Control
Managing your inventory doesn’t have to be a challenge. CFI offers both pick and pack and SMI options to make sure you never run out and your customers keep their inventory stocked, even in the most complicated shipments.
Quality Assurance
CFI goes to great lengths to maintain the quality of your cargo from door to door including temperature monitoring and photographing the cargo upon receipt to confirm its condition.