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Refrigerated Foods Processor of the Year

BLOUNT FINE FOODS Sets the Table for Year-Round Growth

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VIEWPOINT POULTRY SHOW PREVIEW Week is strong The International Poultry Expo’s new weeklong format highlights poultry industry issues, education.

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11 COLD TECHNOLOGY SHOWCASE Highlight on new equipment, services and supplies for refrigerated and frozen food processing plants and warehouses.

19 COLD PARTNERS IN PROGRESS Source of strength Energy efficient steam generator powers Seabrook Brothers frozen vegetable processing.

20 COVER FEATURE Company for all seasons Blount Fine Foods invests, acquires and innovates to become a year-round leader in premium, refrigerated blended foods.

28 COLD PLANT OPERATIONS Eyes on the prize Blount Fine Foods keeps its focus on food safety, quality while expanding its plant and product lines.

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2011-12 North American Refrigerated Transportation Guide R&FF and the International Refrigerated Transportation Association present a food processor’s guide to refrigerated carriers, port operators and warehouses.

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ON THE COVER: Blount Fine Foods’ execs (L-R) William Bigelow, vice president of research and corporate development; Bob Sewall, executive vice president, sales and marketing; Todd Blount, president; Jonathan Arena, vice president, operations.

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t was a moment of risk and reward . . . starting when the captain cut the outboard engine on our 20-foot powerboat and let us drift on the river while he handed out life vests. Let me back up for a second. My dad and I were hiking around Costa Rica and this one afternoon had us on a small boat headed out to the Pacific Ocean. Our destination was a hotel in Drake Bay, right beside a national park on the Osa Peninsula. But first it was a question of leaving river’s mouth to get into the ocean. The waves here were tall and relentless and it took a good half hour for our guide to power us – without capsizing – through several troughs and right over some massive swells. Once it was done, we were out on the sparkling blue with a vast ocean before us. I share this recollection because – to me – one of the most interesting stories of Blount Foods doesn’t involve this past year’s growth activities. Rather, I was intrigued when President Todd Blount talked about initiating change and embracing risk seven or eight years ago. A clam and seafood specialties processor since the 1880s, Blount branched into the soup market in 1990. Todd Blount became president in 2000 and by 2003, he knew soup was Blount’s biggest business and growth opportunity. The following year, he would consolidate four facilities; build a $15 million, 60,000-square-foot

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soup processing plant and headquarters in Fall River, Mass.; move most employees and operations to Fall River; and even change the company’s name. “. . . it felt as though everything was in the air,” he says. “We were changing products, closing facilities and moving operations and people everywhere.” Then he concludes, “Even though we’re equally busy now, I feel much more confident because we’ve already proven we can handle change and take it to the next level . . . We’ve planned these investments.” With the right facility, equipment, products and positioning, officials say Blount now enjoys 20 percent yearover-year revenue gains. That could be your company in the future. But how do you get there? Todd’s story reminds me that you often have to initiate change and embrace risk – to break through and later enjoy greater opportunities on the other side. Come see. Come learn. Refrigerated & Frozen Foods will present its second annual “Refrigerated Foods Processor of the Year” award to Todd Blount during the Refrigerated Foods Association’s (RFA) 32nd annual conference and tabletop exhibition. RFA hosts the event March 3-4, at the La Quinta Resort & Club in Palm Springs, Calif. Call (770) 452-0660 or visit www.refrigeratedfoods.org for conference details.

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Annual event combines education, trade show innovations.

Week is strong New week-long format highlights poultry industry issues, education. ith one of the world’s largest industry exhibitions already under roof, U.S. Poultry & Egg Association organizers added more food for thought to the 2012 International Poultry Expo in Atlanta’s Georgia World Congress Center. Officials moved the International Poultry Expo – co-located with the International Feed Expo – to a midweek format, January 24 to Jan. 26. In conjunction, show organizers added educational programs at the front and back end of the Expo and designated the entire week as “IPE Week.” The goal? Increase the number of education programs. “Our long-standing International Poultry Scientific Forum, Pet Food Conference, Animal Agriculture Sustainability Summit, and USPOULTRY Education Programs are an important part of IPE and provide people with an additional purpose for attending the Expo,” said John Starkey, president of U.S. Poultry & Egg Association. “We are working on a tentative schedule of conferences for 2012 to include several new programs

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designed to provide our attendees and exhibitors with the most up-to-date, relevant information concerning the poultry and feed industry. IPE Week gives us an opportunity to provide additional education programs, something we have not been able to do in the past.” The International Poultry Expo will host a conference titled, “Charting the Course: An Executive Conference on the Future of the American Poultry Industry,” as a key education component. Mike Donohue, vice president of Agri Stats, Inc., will moderate the executive conference, which will examine current and projected economic conditions and global for the American poultry industry. Expo attendees may attend the conference for free. “Perhaps in no other time in the history of poultry processing and production have the challenges been greater for our industries,” said USPOULTRY Chairman, Gary Cooper, Cooper Farms, Oakwood, Ohio. “Our industry currently faces high input costs, social concerns, government regulations, and international competition, while trying to

keep abreast of the increasing global demand for food. The Charting the Course poultry conference was added to the 2012 IPE/IFE educational programs to help provide industry leaders with a view to the current and upcoming challenges and opportunities facing our industry.” Other featured speakers will include Jeff Simmons, president of Elanco, Jim Paulsen, chief investment strategist for Wells Capital Management; and Rabobank International representatives Adriaan Weststrate and David Nelson. Simmons will lead a session titled, “Making Safe, Affordable and Abundant Food a Global Reality.” Sponsors say Paulsen will discuss current and future economic conditions. Weststrate and Nelson will look at future the drivers and issues of “Global Competitiveness.” Other topics to be addressed as part of the Casting a Vision for the American Poultry Industry poultry breakout session are Technology vs. Labor, Management Development and Succession Planning, Social Issues, and University Research Panel – Current, Needed, What if?

AT A GLANCE: WHAT: 2012 International Poultry Expo WHEN: Jan. 24-26 WHERE: Georgia World Congress Center, Atlanta WHO: Officials expect approximately 19,000 worldwide poultry industry attendees and more than 800 trade show exhibitors. CONTACT: Visit www.ipeweek12.org or contact the show sponsor, the U.S. Poultry & Egg Association, at www.poultryegg.org or (770) 493-9401. 8

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Cold Technology Showcase Fully integrated batch control Mettler-Toledo’s new IND780batch is a stand-alone batch controller that combines advanced batching control technology while adhering to the ISA SP-88 Batch Standard. IND780batch optimizes batch processes with consistent, accurate material transfers to minimize waste, improve batch quality and drive increased profits. IND780batch is a flexible controller providing both manual (materials added by hand), batch operation or fully automated (machine controlled) batching control. Features include multi-language user interface and track-and-trace functionality. – Mettler-Toledo Inc. (800) METTLER / www.mt.com

Soup anyone? A recognized specialist in sauce cookers and coolers for many decades, Terlet knows the critical components of a cook-cool system in both batch and continuous process environments. Our Terlotherm scraped surface heat exchanger heats and cools viscous products with particulates. It heats to pasteurization or sterilization temperatures without damaging particulates. It also can cool a product to temperatures close to freezing and protect the product’s structure and appearance – as if there was no processing. Terlet systems are designed for the ultimate hygiene and ongoing cleanability. – Terlet Processing Systems +31 344 647 108 / www.terletprocessingsystems.com

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Machine puts you on the MAP Reiser and Ross Industries say the new, fully automatic INPACK IN50 Inline Tray Sealer produces modified atmosphere packages (MAP) from preformed trays of almost any size or shape and can package fresh, refrigerated or frozen food products. It produces attractive, leak-proof, tamper-evident packages with superior seal integrity and extended shelf life. The IN50 is perfect for all types of sausage, meat, poultry, seafood, prepared food, produce and cheese packaging. The IN50 reduces downtime because tooling changeovers between tray sizes are fast and easy. Employees can complete this toolfree task in under 10 minutes. The IN50 also reduces MAP gas consumption by up to 70 percent. – Reiser (781) 821-1290 / www.reiser.com

Call Buhler. We’ll help sort it out. Buhler’s new SORTEX E1D delivers high performance sorting in a small footprint. We designed it to bring the benefits of larger sorters to smaller processors – while it delivers high quality sorting in the freezing process. A combination of technologies and options lets users tailor the sorter’s inspection system to specific needs. It’s capable of inspecting items for discolored or misshaped products, subtle blemishes, FM or EVM or any combination thereof. – Buhler Sortex Inc. (209) 983-8400 / www.buhlergroup.com

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Cold Technology Showcase Boost dough yield Need high speed mixing capabilities? Advanced Food Systems’ new Advanced Batch Mixer (ABM) is the answer because it increases hydration rates of batter and dough. ABM’s mechanical mixing action is so intense that it can expose more surface area of flour particles to the recipe water. This lets the flour absorb more water and increase hydration. Typical customers can add between 5 percent and 10 percent additional water to a product’s recipe – and achieve higher product yields. – Advanced Food Systems Inc. (614) 939-0011 / www.afsusa.net

No coating the truth JBT FoodTech, through its Stein brand, offers a wide selection of specialized batter and breading applicators in a variety of sizes to meet virtually any application or capacity requirement. The systems include newer equipment, such as the Stein Ultra V Coating line, which handles different batters and breading types with quick changeover for maximum uptime and return on investment. The Stein 5-Star Home Style™ Breader applies a home-style surface texture with consistency and high quality. Other popular coating systems include the ProMIX Automatic Batter Mixer, T-1 Series Tempura Batter Applicator, TM-3 Tempura Batter Mixer and XL-A Series breading applicator. – JBT FoodTech 419-626-0304 / www.jbtfoodtech.com

Smarter tray, bowl loading With precise tray and bowl loading, servo controls, and easy cleaning and maintenance, Triangle’s Tray and Bowl Loading systems offer plenty of benefits to IQF poultry, vegetable and prepared entrée or meal processors. The system includes a single or dual rotary depositor for precise, targeted fills into small trays or rigid containers – even those with partitions. Unique design reduces transfer time by moving with the container during the loading process. This means product can be discharged from an intermittent scale and easily adapted to a continuous bowl/tray system. Gentle handling at speeds up to 150 trays/minute. Quick changeovers to accommodate varying speeds or container styles. – Triangle Package Machinery Co. (800) 621-4170 / www.trianglepackage.com

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Cold Technology Showcase What do you want to make? Raque’s ready. Founded in 1975 to provide frozen food packaging equipment, Raque Food Systems has grown into a world-class manufacturer of industrial food-plant machinery. Raque manufactures turnKey material-handling production lines for preformed containers. Our lines feature touch-screen controls, centralized line management, multi-tiered security and statistical analysis. We design entire pizza systems for border-free or waterfall applications. We manufacture state-of-the-art heat-seal machinery with speeds from 20 to 300 units per minute. Raque’s also known for extremely accurate filling equipment for solid and fluid products. – Raque Food Systems (502) 267-9641 / www.raque.com

New cook-cool technology Blentech’s new QuadTherm is a multi-functional, scraped surface heat exchanger for dips, cheeses, purees, high viscosity soups or sauces and even specialty fruit products (particle sizes up to 1” or 25mm). This patent-pending machine has four separately controllable heat exchange surfaces and provides cooling and heating of pumpable slurries with steam, glycol, brine or oil. QuadTherm features magnetic repulsion scrapers (patent pending), vacuum de-aeration and cooling and variable rotor speed control. Call us to learn more! – Blentech Corp. (707) 523-5949

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Quick start to freezing Air Products’ Freshline QS freezer is your quick start to freezing. It requires minimal up-front capital investment and can be quickly and easily integrated into any existing or new production line. This new cryogenic freezer delivers rapid inprocess cooling, chilling or freezing. This means you get more time to run product while you don’t spend time moving product around from a process to a cooling area – incurring costly product handling. Freshline QS lets you freeze a variety of products by changing only the temperature and the belt speed. It also features easy-to-use PLC control system and pre-recorded recipes. Cleaning and maintenance are simple with a plastic belt and open, easy access to the freezer’s internal parts. – Air Products (800) 654-4567 / www.airproducts.com

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Attention to Detail. Versatile applicator Making pizza, French bread or bagels? Grote’s AP Series Waterfall Topping Applicator evenly applies a wide variety of toppings including shredded cheese, dry ingredients, and individually quick frozen meats or vegetables. With its cantilevered frame and open channel-welded construction, the AP Series applicator offers a sanitary design. Built for the most demanding food processing environments, the AP Series applicator is manufactured of corrosion resistant stainless steel and utilizes FDA compatible thermoplastics in all food and splash zones. The hopper and pass-through conveyor belts are easily removable in less than five minutes for daily cleaning, and both conveyors include stainless steel bearings, motors and gearboxes as standard features. – Grote Company (614) 868-8414 / www.grotecompany.com

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Space saver Designed for moderate throughput (even hand-pack operations), Delkor’s Capstone TriSeal Carton Closer TSC-300z requires significantly less floor space (less than 25 square feet) than other automated three-flap carton closers. It’s much more cost effective too. Clear polycarbonate gull-wing doors with gas-shock assist provide easy floor-level access to clear jams, clean or maintain the unit, or to change over from one carton to another. Personnel can perform precise and repeatable tool-less product changeovers in less than five minutes. The TSC-300z features a stainless steel welded 2”x4” tubular frame. – Delkor Systems Inc. (800) 328-5558 / www.delkorsystems.com

Cleanroom conveyor Dorner’s 2200 Series low profile belt conveyor platform has received the Ultraclean Products Approval Laboratory certification for use in ISO Standard 14664-1 Class 5, and Federal Standard 209 Class 100 rated cleanrooms. This means that 2200 Series conveyors will not contribute to the contamination of cleanrooms conforming to those standards. Flexibility is often a requirement for cleanroom equipment; the 2200 Series’ low 1.25” profile allows it to fit in extremely tight places, giving customers flexibility to adjust to changing cleanroom applications. Because the 2200 Series also comes in virtually any length between 2 and 30 feet, the conveyor becomes an integral component of any larger cleanroom processing or manufacturing system. – Dorner Manufacturing (800) 397-8664 / www.dornerconveyors.com

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Ideal spiral belt choice The Series 2800 Spiralox GTech spiral belt is stronger, stiffer and more energy efficient than any other modular plastic spiral belt. It’s an ideal choice for processors who want the proven benefits of Intralox modular plastic belting (lighter weight, low tension operation, no contamination from metal and lubricants) along with the additional benefits of increased beam strength, better airflow and tighter transfer capability. Manufactured in 36-inch modules, the Spiralox GTech outperforms other belt designs in spiral proofers, freezers and coolers. – Intralox LLC (800) 535-8848 / www.intralox.com

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Test your product here Lyco Manufacturing has opened a food product development laboratory to assist its customers with product recipe development and machinery trials involving continuous-process cookers, blanchers and chillers. Food processors now can test their products on the most advanced technology, such Lyco’s Clean-Flow® blancher/cooker. Clean-Flow is one of the most automated, effective and rapid clean-in-place commercial cooking systems available, making it possible for rapid changeovers and multiple production runs per day. Lyco’s new lab can test products with hot water or direct steam, and cool with chilled water to 33°F. The lab is designed to test with full-size production machines up to 72” or simulators. – Lyco Manufacturing Inc. (920) 623-4152 / www.lycomfg.com

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Cold Technology Showcase Bakers? Read this. Hinds-Bock offers a specialized line for muffins, mini cheesecakes and snack cakes with fruit or cheese filled centers. This system features a servodriven, dual-chain conveyor with optional paper cup placer, batter depositor and second diving bridge injection depositor. It features recipe control accessed through an Allen Bradley PLC for quick changeover for various products and simple tool free adjustments for pan-to-pan product changeover. The conveyor also can be lengthened for additional options. – HindsBock Corp. 877) 292-5715 / www.hinds-bock.com

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Enhanced analyzer For over 30 years the NelsonJameson M926 Chloride Analyzer has accurately and precisely measured salt content of food and dairy products. Now this popular instrument comes with several enhancements. Calibrations are factory-set to ensure accuracy over a wide test range and prevent unauthorized adjustments. Visual prompting appears on a LED-backlit display. Switches embedded in a metal frame – and sealed under a vinyl shield – permit rugged use and easy cleaning. An external transformer protects against surges in power supplies and cooler operation. USB and RS232 data ports allow electronic capture and processing of results. – Nelson-Jameson Inc. (800) 826-8302 / www. nelsonjameson.com

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Cold Technology Showcase High-speed precision Fortress Technology’s new STEALTH unit combines powerful digital signal processing (DSP) technology for high-speed precision detection – with ultra sensitivity to detect the smallest metal contaminants. STEALTH has automatic testing and calibration and true auto-balance to recover from large metal contaminants and avoid detector “blindness.” Dual power/frequency aids automatic compensation for extreme product characteristics (ex. metalized and non-metalized packaging). – Fortress Technology Inc. (888) 220-8737 / www.fortresstechnology.com

Ready meals? We’re ready ORICS Industries is a leader and innovator in Modified Atmosphere Packaging (MAP) and tray sealing technology. Whatever your market may be: home meal replacement, fresh fruits and vegetables, snacks, appetizers, soups and dips, side dishes, meat, poultry, seafood or dairy products – ORICS has the experience and solutions for your packaging needs. We produce complete lines – from automatic tray de-nesting, filling systems, conveying, sealing and over-capping. – Orics Industries Inc. (718) 461-8613 / www.orics.com

Exactly what you need Ashworth’s new ExactaStack self-stacking spiral belt is a dropin replacement for standard and wide belt stackers. ExactaStack is available in all widths, tier heights, and mesh configurations for both spliced-in sections and complete belt replacements. As a drop-in replacement, no system drive modifications are required, and with every option available, Ashworth can deliver the right ExactaStack belt for your specific production needs. Ashworth factory service experts can provide a turn-key ExactaStack install, in addition to optimizing the stacker system and ensuring maximum throughput and capacity. – Ashworth Bros., Inc. (800) 682-4594 / www.ashworth.com

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Steam generator saves energy, boosts vegetable process speed and quality.

Source of strength Energy efficient steam generator powers Seabrook Brothers frozen vegetable processing. now your classic cartoons? One of the most beloved involves Popeye, a sailor for whom spinach was a source of instant strength. Then there’s the story of Seabrook Brothers and Sons Inc., a frozen spinach and vegetable processor that also needed some extra, instant strength. Founded in 1912 by Charles F. Seabrook, this Seabrook, N.J., company has become one of the nation’s leading frozen vegetable processors. Today, a fourth generation of the Seabrook family processes and freezes 150 million pounds of vegetables in the Garden State each year. Many East Coast shoppers associate Seabrook Farms with crisp frozen green beans and frozen creamed spinach. Today, a large part of the company’s business also involves contract vegetable processing and freezing for other manufacturers. Quality already is a top concern when it’s your family’s name on the label. To grow and have contract customers put their faith in your quality as well – meant Seabrook needed to step up its operations even more. In advance of greater contract

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processing volume, Seabrook Brothers realized that it would have to get ahead of the industry curve and find ways to process and freeze higher quantities faster and more efficiently. It was time to upgrade the boilers it used for flash steaming, cooking and freezing. That’s when Seabrook turned to high efficiency steam generators from Clayton Industries, a City of Industry, Calif. “These steam generators could do what no boiler could – bring steam up to the right temperature so quickly that the quality of the fresh vegetables never became compromised,” says Wes Seabrook, Seabrook’s owner and vice president of engineering. Clayton Sales Engineer Timothy Kevill says the steam generator guarantees the highest fuel-to-steam efficiency, is compact in size and extraordinarily fast. He also notes that comparative fuel costs are lower, steam generator startups are “immediate” and that Seabrook can achieve its required vegetable steam temperature of 200˚F … in just two minutes. “In addition, the Clayton steam generator can handle load shifts almost instantaneously,” says Kevill. “So, the

folks at Seabrook can process a small quantity of corn and immediately follow up with a large quantity of beans, quickly and easily.” Kevill notes that Clayton Industries’ steam generators are explosion-proof, providing the highest levels of safety in the boiler industry. He adds that Clayton’s service team features trained, certified professionals who work only for the company. It’s been more than a decade since Seabrook Brothers and Sons installed their Clayton Steam Generator. Wes Seabrook says the switch from a traditional boiler to the Clayton Steam Generator was just what the company needed to stay ahead – and he doesn’t see that changing. “Our business continues to thrive as we keep packing, not only our own high quality vegetables, but for others, too. These manufacturers know we only opt for top quality whether or not our name is stamped on the product. They know we are the best, and that has a lot to do with the equipment that we use.” – Clayton Industries (800) 423-4585 / www.claytonindustries.com

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Bringing new ideas to the table are Blount Fine Foods executives William Bigelow, vice president of research and corporate development; Bob Sewall, executive vice president, sales and marketing; Todd Blount, president; Jonathan Arena, vice president, operations.

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N Y A P M CO SEASON S L L FOR A Blount Fine Foods invests, acquires and innovates to become a year-round leader in premium refrigerated blended foods. BY BOB GARRISON

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elcome to Boston, Loozah. ESPN The Magazine certainly didn’t mince words in a mid-September feature on Boston’s dominant sports teams. The magazine cover showed a man’s fist with each finger donning a world championship ring for the city’s pro football, baseball, hockey and basketball teams. The bottom line? Massachusetts residents now enjoy contending teams year ‘round, in every season. Of course, there’s another historic, leading franchise just 50 miles south in Fall River, Mass. Blount Fine Foods traces its roots back to 1880’s oyster and clam shucking in Rhode Island’s Narragansett Bay. Later, it was F. Nelson Blount who started Blount Seafood Corp. in 1946 to process bay quahogs (clams) from a plant in Warren, R.I. Today, Blount is the nation’s largest producer of lobster bisque and one of the largest nationwide suppliers of refrigerated soups to club

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stores and supermarket chains. Although soup is a seasonal product (think basketball, hockey and baseball’s spring training) Blount finds itself in a different season altogether – one of transformational investment, growth and change. During the past 12 to 18 months, the company has posted 20 percent annual sales growth, completed an acquisition, doubled the size of its Fall River plant, expanded retail packaging and introduced nearly 100 new items across its foodservice and retail lines of refrigerated and frozen soups, dips, sauces and spreads. It’s for these reasons that Refrigerated & Frozen Foods recognized Blount as the magazine’s second annual “Refrigerated Foods Processor of the Year.” A fifth generation family member, Todd Blount is company president.

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Restaurant at retail: On-trend soups, dips and sauces for Panera Bread, Legal Sea Foods.

COMPANY: Blount Fine Foods LOCATION: Fall River, Mass. TOP EXEC: Todd Blount, President ANNUAL SALES: $117 million PRODUCTS: Approximately 350 refrigerated and frozen soups, entrée salads, sauces and dips BRANDS: Blount, Panera, Legal Sea Foods as well as private label and foodservice labels DISTRIBUTION CHANNELS: Commercial and non-commercial foodservice, club and supermarket (in-store, packaged) BACKGROUND: The Blount family’s involvement in the shellfish industry began in the 1880s, with Eddie B. Blount’s entry into the oyster business in one of the many oyster houses in West Barrington, R.I. After World War II, the company consolidated a number of smaller shellfish operations. Eddie Blount’s grandson, F. Nelson Blount, incorporated the business as Blount Seafood Corporation in 1946.

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“If you’d look at our growth since 1995, you’d see we have grown at 20 percent each year and developed entirely new products from one year to the next,” he says. “A general manager once asked me, ‘Why can’t we just stick with the products we made last year?’ But the answer is ‘no.’ This is our DNA. We don’t sit still. We are always thinking about the next thing.” Speaking of big, Blount processes more than 350 proprietary frozen and refrigerated soups for non-commercial and commercial foodservice accounts (including Panera Bread, Legal Sea Foods) as well as retail club, in-store deli, private label, contract and branded sales. In 2009, it began expanding its product portfolio to include refrigerated premium dips, salads and spreads. Officials peg annual sales at about $117 million. Todd Blount says new products will help the company thrive in every season. “It may take a few years but refrigerated salads are counter seasonal (from soups) and should help us down the road with more consistent production volumes each month. Meanwhile, we’re not trying to become the next deli salads or spreads giant. We will focus on unique, premium products.” Todd Blount certainly knows the company business. From ages 16 to 18, he worked summers in Warren, working on the line and in maintenance. After earning an MBA, he officially joined the company in 1993 and assumed leadership in 2000 from his father, Ted. Three years later, Todd led Blount through an important step change. “We entered the soup market in 1990 and by 2003, the category represented our largest market,” he says. “We were processing clams and other seafood specialties but soup seemed to offer endless growth opportunities.” In 2004, the company consolidated four facilities and built a $15 million, 65,000-square-foot soup processing plant and headquarters in Fall River; moved most of its people and operations to Fall River (in 2004); and changed its name from Blount Seafood to Blount Fine Foods. That said, Todd Blount will not forget the company’s proud heritage. More recently, the company remodeled and retooled its seaside Warren facility. It reopened it this November for specialty, artisan seafood soups (see sidebar, p 26) and will eventually house a visitor’s center. Meanwhile, Todd Blount says he feels much more comfortable with the company’s ongoing transformation. “Earlier (in 2003 and 2004), it felt as though everything was in the air. We were changing products, closing facilities and moving operations and people everywhere,” he says. “We built Fall River to handle three times the soup volume during a 10-year span. As it turns out, we grew quickly in refrigerated branded retail products and it only took six years (2010) before it was time to expand. Even though we’re equally busy

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ANNUAL SALES GROWTH: 20 percent NEW PRODUCTS: More than 100 new refrigerated and frozen soups, dips, salads and spreads OPERATIONS: Doubled facility with 58,000-square-foot addition. The $13 million project included processing, packaging and chilling equipment – as well as a refrigerated distribution center – for soups, salads, dips and spreads.

now, I feel much more confident because we’ve already proven we can handle change and take it to the next level . . . We’ve planned these investments.” Business certainly isn’t child’s play. Even so, Blount draws a youthful analogy to his company role. “When kids bowl, they put up bumpers in the gutters to guide the ball down the lane. My job is to put those up, leave room in between and say something if a new opportunity is not in the lane for us,” he says. “We say ‘no’ quite often and I need to make sure that when we say ‘yes,’ that new opportunity gives our sales and R&D teams room to be creative.” Blount found the right opportunity in Neco Foods LLC, a Lantana, Fla., competitor with complementary products (including finishing butters), operations and customers. Blount acquired Neco this August for undisclosed terms. Officials say the business continues as Neco Fine Foods, a subsidiary. During R&FF’s early October visit, Todd Blount hints that Blount is close to completing perhaps its second deal of calendar 2011, just four months after Neco. “We are still in an investment and transition phase and we’re looking for a few additional acquisitions,” he admits. “But we’re avoiding items like sandwiches or sushi. Rather, we will concentrate on high-end, branded, blended foods.”

Pleasing customers, consumers As Todd Blount eyes future business growth platforms, Bob Sewall, executive vice president of sales and marketing, fixes his gaze on the present … to please customers and consumers alike. And to hear Sewall talk is not unlike listening in on a postgame interview with a confident Boston sports athlete.

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MERGERS & ACQUISITIONS: Blount acquires competitor NECO Foods LLC, Lantana, Fla., in August 2011. AWARDS: Ernst & Young LLP, Boston, recognizes Todd Blount as a 2011 Entrepreneur of the Year (New England chapter). Boston Business Journal named Blount Fine Foods among its 2011 Pacesetters, private companies achieving annual 20 percent growth.

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“Tough times make certain companies better. And as the nation’s economy has softened, we’ve grown,” he says. “It’s a balance of knowhow and a can-do attitude. We strive for excellence in every department – from product safety to packaging – and we simply pin our ears back and go. “We’re not concerned about what others (competitors) are doing,” he continues. “Rather, we’re doing what customers ask and bringing them more solutions as a one-stop shop. If we’re just shipping you soup, we’re not interested. We have to be a resource, an asset to our customers . . . Commodity is not us. We’re in the high-end prepared foods business.” For that matter, new products illustrate how Blount puts its money where its mouth is … or better put, where the consumer’s mouth is. Here are examples across the company’s core and emerging lines of … … soups. This fall found Blount rolling out private label “soup toppers” for several large supermarket customers. The product combines refrigerated soup with popular ingredient mix-ins (packaged separately, ala yogurt). French Onion, for example, comes with Swiss cheese and croutons; while Tortilla Soup comes with cheddar cheese and tortilla strips. “It’s all meant to replicate the restaurant experience at retail for more consumers eating at home,” says Sewall. In addition to new on-trend flavors (Spiced Pumpkin Bisque, Butternut

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Squash & Apple), Blount addresses better-for-you concerns with new reduced sodium, all natural, organic and / or glutenfree varieties. … dips and spreads. Blount puts its own spin on dips with several Panera Bread premium and better-for-you, yogurtbased offerings. New varieties this winter include Spinach and Artichoke yogurt dip, Roasted Red Pepper Asiago dip and a Greek Yogurt vegetable dip. Other new offerings include Legal Sea Foods Crab & Ale dip, Legal Sea Foods Smoked Salmon spread and a Legal Sea Foods Smoked Tuna spread. … salads. Blount puts a premium protein twist on prepared salads. This year brought the debut of nine new foodservice varieties including Lobster (made with 75 percent North Atlantic lobster meat), Seafood Trio, Shrimp Taboule and Chesapeake Shrimp & Crab. Others include Cuban Chicken, Greek Chicken and Cranberry Chicken. “We’re taking this category out of the ‘belly filler’ side dish area to incorporate more into other areas,” says Sewall. “Customers are ready to offer more but they have to have the right products. We know seafood ingredients, proteins and fresh produce and these salads are ideal for premium sandwiches – or entrée salads, on field greens . . . These salads also can help

some traditional restaurant chains (such as steakhouses, pizza) offer better-for-you menu items and attract new patrons (particularly women diners). … sauces / butters. Blount quickly tapped into Neco Foods for a new line of Legal Sea Foods retail gourmet finishing butters including Chipotle Lime and Lemon Dill varieties. Sewall says Blount offers several creative in-store displays, customized to merchandise refrigerated 3.5-ounce butters as well as 7-ounce dips and spreads in the supermarket’s seafood and meat departments, right beside complementary proteins. “Our goal is to go deep to offer customers more items and programs that help them succeed,” says Sewall. “We are becoming a larger supplier of fresh foods at retail and can offer more one-stop shopping, with more varieties of fresh products on the same truck. “We never stop coaching our customers — encouraging them not to diminish quality,” he concludes. “Supermarkets have done a great job taking business from restaurants. Now they have to keep their product quality at a premium [level] and also use us to innovate. The goal is not only to keep the business — but grow it.”

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hey say “what’s old is new again.” Perhaps there’s no better way to talk about Blount Fine Foods’ seaside plant in Warren, R.I. Built in 1842, this 40,000-sq-ft. operation was the long-time home to Blount’s clam and seafood specialties processing. It also facilitated Blount’s shift to seafood soups including lobster bisque and clam chowder. Even though Blount now produces most items at its seven-year-old site in Fall River, Mass., President Todd Blount is not about to forget Warren’s proud contributions. “We’re going to reverse engineer our history a little bit,” he says. “Just as people think of Boston as home to the Samuel Adams brewery, we want to celebrate Warren and welcome people to ‘the world headquarters of clam chowder.’” Blount has renovated and retooled the operation so visitors can tour and watch employees hand craft new premium seafood soups. Todd Blount notes most products will feature locally sourced ingredients including domestic clams (Blount owns its own allocation of clam supply). Interestingly enough, Blount also reassigned several top managers and employees to Warren and has given them entrepreneurial autonomy to run the operation and develop innovative new products. “Broccoli cheddar is our top-selling item and we’re branching into dips and salads,” notes Blount. “Even so, the Warren plant is important to our personality and we don’t want to lose that part of our heritage.”.

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EYES ON THE PRIZE Blount Fine Foods keeps its focus on food safety, quality while expanding its plant and product lines. BY BOB GARRISON

Even though Jonathan Arena spends most of his time in a soup plant, it’s hard to get him stirred up. That’s because change is a constant for Blount Fine Foods’ vice president of operations. Arena manages a seasonal workforce (fluctuating from 300 to 400 people) and a seasonal product line. Although Blount supplies refrigerated and frozen mainstays (lobster bisque, clam chowder) year ‘round to national restaurants and retailers, the company makes more than 300 items and annually switches out as much as 80 percent of its soups – just like fall fashions. Even President Todd Blount laughs at the topic. “A general manager once asked me, ‘Why can’t we make the same products we made last year?’ But the answer is ‘no.’ This is our DNA,” he says. “We don’t sit still. We are always thinking about the next thing.” Although it’s hard to say whether so many fluctuations bother Arena, it’s clear that he is excited by Blount’s latest capital project. Last year saw the company expand its Fall River, Mass., plant by 58,000 square feet – nearly doubling the size of a 65,000-square-foot building constructed in 2004.

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To visit Blount’s plant in October was to see employees bustling everywhere – from raw goods receiving to finished goods packaging. Then again, still more workers were busily prepping newly finished interior rooms for process equipment and finished goods packaging machinery that had just arrived – or was just about to arrive. Officials say the $13 million expansion made room for a large spiral soup chiller, new production line soup fillers and versatile, automated packaging machinery. Blount also has built new temperature-controlled rooms to process, fill and package refrigerated dips, spreads and salads. The project included 46,000 square feet of additional packaging areas as well as freezer storage and cooler storage for raw materials and finished goods. It also created a new shipping/receiving dock and a 12,000-square-foot mezzanine (over packaging lines) for dry storage. Arena says the project – completed in late summer – involved several phases. Each had Blount arranging

everyday production around construction on the shipping dock, in storage areas and in finished goods handling rooms. By early October, it was clear that the benefits far outweighed any temporary inconvenience. Blount’s receiving and shipping dock now boasts nine doors instead of four. Expanded freezer and cooler storage means Blount can hold its own inventories (particularly finished goods) longer without relying on nearby third parties. “Knowing that fall brings our larger volume, peak season, we looked to have everything installed and operational by the end of July,” says Arena. “Not all construction was finished on time – yet the process ended quite smoothly and we had 30 days or so to synchronize activities in our new distribution and production areas . . . There were times when [ongoing construction] was complex but we staged everything so we never shut down. “All in all, it’s been a wonderful thing to expand,” he concludes. “We’re still building efficiencies but

AT A GLANCE: Blount Fine Foods ADDRESS: 630 Currant Rd., Fall River, Mass. 02720* TOTAL FACILITY: 125,000 square feet PROCESSING: 42,000 square feet PRODUCTION LINES: 6 PACKAGING LINES: 5 DRY WAREHOUSE: 10,000 square feet FINISHED GOODS WAREHOUSE: 50,000 square feet EMPLOYEES: 300 up to 435 in peak season (September through March) PRODUCTS: Refrigerated & frozen soups and chili, refrigerated salads, dips and spreads SCHEDULE: Three shifts, five days a week (peak); two shifts, five days a week (full year) *Note: Fall River is one of three Blount operations. Other locations in Warren, R.I., and Lantana, Fla.

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Inside the Plant President Todd Blount and new solar roof.

BLOUNT GOES GREEN Blount Fine Foods is making headlines for green initiatives – and we’re not talking about pea soup.

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lount’s 2011 building expansion in Fall River, Mass., included a 100kW solar panel installation on its new food plant roof. Officials say the project should pay for itself within the first four to five years thanks to federal tax credits and state incentives. The integrated solar panel system has a life of at least 25 years, according to the panel supplier-installer. The technology should reduce CO2 emissions by 4,844,385 pounds during that period. That is equivalent to the CO2 emissions from the electricity use of 267 homes for one year, the supplier said Blount officials say the expanded, renovated Fall River plant also features a state-of-the-art central refrigeration system (upgraded, efficient controls), high-speed doors and energy efficient lighting. Blount even changed its base roofing to a new, energy reflective white fabric. Blount says it already is one of New England’s leading organic waste recyclers. Last year, it converted 3,650 tons of organic material into compost and premium landscape materials, which otherwise might have been solid landfill waste, officials say. During the past 12 months, the company also recycled more than 165 tons of cardboard and paper. Blount also says it has taken a sustainable approach to ocean and product matters. Officials note that ... s )TSSEACLAMSANDOCEANCLAMSAREMANAGEDBYONEOFTHEMOSTSUCCESSFULFEDERAL)41INDIVIDUALTRANSFERABLEQUOTA THATISBASED completely on a sustainable science model. It is touted as the management method of choice for sustainability. s "LOUNT3EAFOODHELPSRAISEANDCONTRIBUTESMORETHAN ANNUALLYTOBEUSEDFORSHELLFISHSCIENCETOPROMOTESUSTAINABILITY with the NMFS (National Marine Fisheries Service). s "LOUNT3EAFOODVICEPRESIDENT 'EORGE2ICHARDSON HASSERVEDASINDUSTRYMEMBERONTHE.-&32EGIONAL#OUNCILTHATOVERSEES the quota setting process. s "LOUNT3EAFOODVICEPRESIDENT 3TEVE"LOUNT SERVESASCHAIRMANOFTHE.&).ATIONAL&ISHERIES)NSTITUTE #LAM#OMMITTEETHAT focuses on sustainability. s "LOUNT3EAFOODISACHARTERMEMBEROF/CEAN4RUST AN/CEANCONSERVATIONTRUSTHTTPWWWOCEANTRUSTORG  s "LOUNT3EAFOODHASHOSTEDSEVERALSUSTAINABLEAQUACULTURECONFERENCESATOURSITE ASWELLASSECUREDSEAGRANTFUNDSFOROYSTER restoration in Narragansett Bay, R.I. Blount Seafood has also been involved in developing the aquaculture programs at both the University of Rhode Island and Roger Williams University in Bristol, R.I.

within the next six months of fall and winter, we’ll be ready to post as much as a 20 percent increase in pound volume.” With that, Arena shifts the conversation to matters closer to the heart of Blount’s day-to-day production. Specifically, he says food safety and product quality demand increasing vigilance. “As we grow larger in [packaged] consumer items, we’re seeing production volumes jump,” he says. “We may have between 10 and 15 different ingredients in each batch and the raw materi-

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als for all these SKU’s is growing tenfold.” Blount wants to literally stop any potential food safety issues at the receiving dock door. It starts with more audits of raw material vendors’ plants and time-and-temperature tracking for their loads. Fall River plant visitors then see a quality assurance office positioned right off the plant’s new, refrigerated receiving dock. Although Blount receives most raw materials on a justin-time basis, Arena says the company allows ample process time for QA personnel to conduct thorough microbial

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and quality tests. Arena says Blount also has beefed up its track-and-trace programs and QA procedures throughout production as well as in-house finished goods storage. For the record, Blount earned its Safe Quality Food Level 2 certification last year. Administered by Silliker, the SQF certification program assesses whether a processor has a rigorous, credible food safety management system. “We’re getting into more ready-toeat, cold-fill products so all these food safety steps are more critical,” he says. No less important is employee train-

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ing. Blount employee teams – across production, employee safety, food safety, quality assurance and other functions – are tasked to identify continuous improvement steps and train new workers. Moreover, Arena says Blount is developing a scorecard measurement program with complete job descriptions and performance expectations. The program will help employees and supervisors assess performance and then proactively address weaknesses. “We’re always in a development mode and realize that people get you where you need to be,” says Arena. “We want to make them smarter about our business, give them more ownership and responsibility – and they want that.” That enhanced teamwork will only benefit Blount in years

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to come. Arena admits that venturing into entirely new product areas – more salads, dips and sauces – is “challenging.” Even so, Blount’s operations leader believes the company is ready for the task. “We communicate well and we’re building flexibility into this facility,” he says. “We’re looking at each piece of equipment with eye out for three to five years of flexibility for growth . . . When we have a good sense of volume needs, we know how to build in capacity. We’re not looking at automation as a replacement of people. Yet we do now that more people don’t necessarily equate to more volume. We’re preparing to truly move some pounds through our facility in the near future. That will accelerate growth as we bring down costs.”

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International Refrigerated Transportation Association Dear Reader: As Chairman of the International Refrigerated Transportation Association (IRTA), and Director of E.L. Johnson’s Sons and Mowat Ltd., a marine cargo surveyor based in the United Kingdom, I am proud to present Refrigerated & Frozen Foods' guide to refrigerated transportation providers. Throughout my career, I’ve seen firsthand the importance of high-quality transportation services to ensure that temperature-sensitive freight reaches its destination in good condition. It’s not always easy, but it is critical if we are to maintain a strong, continuous cold chain from start to finish each time a refrigerated or frozen product is shipped. The companies highlighted in this guide are IRTA members, which means they have a strong commitment to the cold chain industry and have continuous access to the many scientific, training, regulatory, and networking resources that IRTA offers. They are committed to industry best practices and can provide the level of service needed to maintain the highest standards of product quality. JOHN WILLIAMSON Chairman, IRTA

IRTA is the only association with a core international membership of companies involved in all major modes of the refrigerated transportation industry, including ports, trucking, warehousing and logistics, marine shipping, rail, and air. Membership also includes businesses that are engaged in refrigerated food logistics, such as attorneys, claim agents, carriers, equipment suppliers, receivers, and consignees. Over the years cold chain logistics has grown increasingly complex, but IRTA members and the companies in this guide are successfully navigating the landscape. IRTA is a core member association of the Global Cold Chain Alliance, which also includes key industry organizations such as the International Association of Refrigerated Warehouses, International Association for Cold Storage Construction, and the World Food Logistics Organization. Together, they comprise a powerful network of cold chain expertise and resources that can quickly address any challenge in the cold chain industry. Ultimately, IRTA is critical to the industry because it is devoted to building a reliable cold chain on a worldwide basis through cultivating, fostering and developing commercial and trade relations between those engaged in all aspects of producing, importing, exporting, transporting, warehousing and otherwise dealing with commodities requiring refrigerated environments. As more and more government regulations place pressure on our industry, IRTA will be there to provide information and solutions to members. If you’re interested in learning more about membership please contact IRTA’s membership development manager, James Rogers, at [email protected] or + 1 703 373 4300. I encourage you to experience the power of outsourcing and optimizing your supply chains with Refrigerated & Frozen Foods' refrigerated transportation guide. Sincerely, John Williamson, Chairman, IRTA Director, E.L. Johnson’s Sons and Mowat Ltd.

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NORTH AMERICAN REFRIGERATED TRANSPORTATION GUIDE Companies highlighted in blue are North American members of the International Refrigerated Transportation Association. Looking overseas? Visit www.irta.org for additional global transportation and warehousing members. Listings supplied by the International Refrigerated Transportation Association. To be considered in next year’s guide, please contact IRTA at (703) 373-4300. Photos courtesy Ryder Supply Chain Solutions, Seaonus, MTC Logistics and Cryo-Trans.

TRANSPORTATION ALABAMA Seaonus Stevedoring 1000 Alabama State Docks Blvd. Pier A, South Mobile, AL 36602 (251) 433-7399 Fax: (251) 433-0136 www.icslogistics.com Seaonus Refrigerated Services 1000 Alabama State Docks Blvd. Pier A, South Mobile, AL 36602 (251) 433-7399 Fax: (251) 433-0136 www.icslogistics.com

ARIZONA Knight Refrigerated 5601 W. Mohave, Ste. B Phoenix, AZ 85043 (602) 352-8200 Fax: (602) 352-8201 www.knightrefrigerated.com

ARKANSAS Willis Shaw Express 201 N. Elm St. Elm Springs, AR 72728 (479) 248-7261 Fax: (479) 248-2358 www.willisshaw.com

CALIFORNIA Minuteman Transport 14840 E. Proctor Ave. City of Industry, CA 91746 (800) 431-6087 Fax: (626) 330-6494 www.minutemantransport.com OOCL (USA) Inc. 2633 Camino Ramon, Suite 400 P.O. Box 5100 San Ramon, CA 94583 (888) 888-OOCL (6625) Fax: (925) 973-6021 www.oocl.com Weber Distribution 13530 Rosecrans Ave. Santa Fe Springs, CA 90670 (877) 624-2700 Fax: (562) 921-5522 www.weberdistribution.com Transmar Ltd. 4165 Paradise Dr. Belvedere Tiburon, CA 94920-1121 (415) 435-5833 Fax: (415) 435-5835 Riolo Transportation 635 N. Plaza Dr. Visalia, CA 93291 TG36

(800) 228-1871 Fax: (425) 799-2603 www.riolo.com

FLORIDA Seaonus 10060 Skinner Lake Dr. Jacksonville, FL 32246 (904) 786-8038 Fax: (904) 265-0634 www.icslogistics.com Seaonus Cold Storage 2625 W. 5th St. Jacksonville, FL 32254 (904) 486-6065 Fax: (904) 486-6039 www.icslogistics.com Seaonus Stevedoring-Jacksonville 2085 Talleyrand Ave Jacksonville, FL 32206 (904) 355-6669 Fax: (904) 265-6873 www.icslogistics.com Seaonus Refrigerated-Jacksonville 2701 Talleyrand Ave. Jacksonville, FL 32206 (904) 486-6065 Fax: (904) 486-6039 www.icslogistics.com Davis Express Inc. P.O. Box 1276 Starke, FL 32091 (800) 874-4270 Fax: (904) 964-4256 www.davis-express.com BenCo Transportation, Inc. 6408 53rd St. Ste. 1 Tampa, FL 33610 (813) 622-6666 Fax: (813) 622-6388 www.bencotrans.com

GEORGIA Kennesaw Transportation 3794 Highway 411, N.E. Rydal, GA 30171 (800) 624-2024 Fax: (770) 382-3011 www.kennesawtrans.com

IDAHO Progressive Logistics, dba Giltner Inc. P.O. Box 564 Jerome, ID 83338 (800) 743-9526 Fax: (208) 324-4751 www.giltner.com

ILLINOIS LTI Trucking Services 1024 Eagle Park Rd. Madison IL 62060

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(800) 338-8965 Fax: (618) 274-5963 www.ltitrucking.com Henderson Trucking Co. 1 Industrial Dr. Salem, IL 62881 (800) 447-8084 Fax: (618) 548-6204 www.hendersontrucking.com

KANSAS Cold Train 6600 College Blvd, Ste. 310 Overland Park, KS 66211 (913) 491-0050 Fax: (913) 491-0054 www.rrlx.com

MARYLAND R.W. Bozel Transfer Inc. 500 Advantage Ave. Aberdeen, MD 21001 (800) 927-9055 Fax: (443) 327-6925 www.bozelt.com H&M Bay Inc. P.O. Box 280 Federalsburg, MD 21632 (800) 932-7521 Fax: 410.770-8979 www.hmbayinc.net Service Transport Inc. 4438 E. New Market Rd. Hurlock, MD 21643 (800) 822-6077 Fax: (410) 943-0706 www.servicetrans.com Cryo-Trans Inc. 500 Redland St., Ste. 305 Owings Mills, MD 21117-0487 (410) 654-6700 Fax: (410) 654-2234 www.mhwgroup.com

MICHIGAN Ryder Supply Chain Solutions 10717 Adams St., Ste. 200 Holland, MI 49423 (888) 887-9337 Fax: (305) 675-0754 www.ryderscs.com Koleaseco, Inc. P.O. Box 366 4265 Corporate Exchange Dr. Hudsonville, MI 49426-0366 (800) 300-7935 Fax: (616) 896-5175 www.koleaseco.com

MINNESOTA C.H. Robinson Worldwide 14701 Charlson Rd. www.RFFmag.com

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NORTH AMERICAN REFRIGERATED TRANSPORTATION GUIDE Eden Prairie, MN 55347 (800) 323-7587 www.chrobinson.com Trademark Transportation P.O. Box 64963 St. Paul, MN 55164 (800) 645-2550 www.trademarktrans.com Yourway Transportation Inc. 200 Industrial Lane P.O. Box 1046 Worthington, MN 56187 (507) 376-9221

MISSISSIPPI KLLM Transport Services 134 Riverview Dr. Richland, MS 39218-6098 (800) 925-1008 www.kllm.com

MISSOURI Prime Inc. P.O. Box 4208 Springfield, MO 65808 (800) 848-4560 Fax: (417) 521-6878 www.primeinc.com

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NEBRASKA Grand Island Express, Inc. 432 South Stuhr Rd. P.O. Box 2122 Grand Island, NE 68801-2122 (800) 444-0708 Fax: (308) 384-7672 www.giexpress.com Union Pacific Railroad 1400 Douglas St., Stop 1310 Omaha, NE 68179 (402) 544-3707 Fax: 402-233-3292 www.uprr.com/customers/ag-prod

NEW JERSEY Alliance Shippers, Inc. 516 Sylvan Ave. Englewood Cliffs, NJ 07632 (800) 222-0451 Fax: (201) 227-0400 www.alliance.com Atlantic Coastal Trucking Co. P.O. Box 6550 50 Kero Rd. Carlstadt, NJ 07072-6550 (201) 438-6500 Fax: (201) 438-6466 www.actruck.com Select Carriers Inc. 271 Hwy 46, W Suite E-102 Fairfield, NJ 07004 (973) 244-8477 Fax: (973) 244-8420 www.selectcarriers.com

Holt Logistics Corp. 101 S. King St., Gloucester City, NJ 08030 (856) 742-3000 Fax: (856) 742-3102 www.holtlogistics.com Maersk Line 2 Giralda Farms, Madison Ave. P.O. Box 880 Madison, NJ 07940-0880 (800) 321-8807 Fax: (866) 345-8988 www.maerskline.com JNJ Global Logistics, (Landstar Global Logistics) P.O. Box 100 Manasquan, NJ 08736 (732) 292-9070 Fax: (732) 292-9075 www.jnjgloballogistics.com Mediterranean Shipping Co. (USA) 250 Moonachie Rd. Moonachie, NJ 07074 (201) 440-4210 Fax: (866) 338-9470 www.msc.us USCS Logistics / USCS Transport Four Echelon Plaza 201 Laurel Rd., Ste. 400 Voorhees, NJ 08043 (856) 380-8016 Fax: (856) 772-1876 www.uscold.com RLB Food Distributors CN 2285 (2 Dedrick Place) West Caldwell, NJ 07007-2285 (973) 575-9526 Fax: (973) 575-1019

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NEW YORK American River Logistics 1229 Old Walt Whitman Rd. Melville, NY 11747 (800) 524-2493 Fax: (631) 396-6801 www.americanriverintl.com

OHIO FST Logistics 2040 Atlas St. Columbus, OH 43228-9645 (614) 529-7900 Fax: (614) 529-7912 www.fstlogistics.com 45 Degree Logistics P.O. Box 31 Hebron, OH 43025-0031 (740) 507-3232 Fax: (740) 323-0444 Arctic Express 4227 Lyman Dr. Hilliard, OH 43026 (614) 527-3108 Fax: (614) 876-0985 www.arcticexpress.com Triple T Transport P.O. Box 649 Lewis Center, OH 43035 (800) 365-1723 Fax: (740) 657-3352 www.triplettransport.com Seagate Transportation Services 555 F St. Perrysburg, OH 43551 (419) 666-9919 Fax: (419) 666-7324 www.seagatetrans.com

OKLAHOMA John Christner Trucking 19007 W. Hwy 33 Sapulpa, OK 74067 (800) 324-1900 www.johnchristner.com

OREGON Kool Pak LLC 4550 SW Kruse Way, Ste. 350 Lake Oswego, OR 97035 (800) 938-3525 Fax: (503) 978-2190 www.kool-pak.com Rose City Transportation 201 NE Second Ave, Ste 201 Portland, OR 97232 (800) 826-0438 Fax: 503-235-4845 www.rosecitytransinc.com

PENNSYLVANIA Denver Logistics LLC 555A Sandy Hill Rd. Denver, PA 17517 (717) 336-3900 Fax: (717) 336-5552 www.denvercoldstorage.com Delaware River Stevedores, Inc. 441 North 5th St., Ste. 101 Philadelphia, PA 19123 (215) 440-4102 Fax: (215) 925-8895 www.d-r-s.com TG38

LXP Armada Center 641 Alpha Dr. Pittsburgh, PA 15238 (412) 406-5800 Fax: (412) 406-5835 www.lxplp.com Great Lakes Cold Logistics 919 Brush Creek Rd. Warrendale, PA 15086 (888) 817-7017 Fax: (724) 741-9607 www.glclogistics.com

SOUTH CAROLINA Buel Inc. P.O. Box 456 Chesnee, SC 29323 888-339-3943 Fax: (864) 461-3415 www.buel.com

SOUTH DAKOTA K&J Trucking 1800 E. 50th St. N Sioux Falls, SD 57104-5539 (605) 332-5531 Fax: (605) 332-6016 www.kandjtrucking.com

TENNESSEE FedEx Services 6625 Lenox Park Dr., 3rd Floor Memphis, TN 38115 (901) 224-2966 Fax: (901) 224-2408 www.fedexservices.com/us/supplychain

Frisco, TX 75034-8530 (214) 778-0800 Fax: (214) 778-0880 www.tts-us.com Parkway Transport Inc. 5103 Rittiman Rd. San Antonio, TX 78128 (800) 765-3952 Fax: (210) 938-6891 www.parkwaytransportinc.com

UTAH C.R. England 4701 West 2100 South Salt Lake City, UT 84120 (801) 972-2712 www.crengland.com England Logistics 1325 South 4700 West Salt Lake City, UT 84104 (801) 656-4500 www.englandlogistics.com Pride Transport, Inc. 5499 West 2455 South Salt Lake City, UT 84120 (800) 877-1320 Fax: (801) 972-1450 www.pridetransport.com Central Refrigerated Service 5175 West 2100 South West Valley City, UT 84120 (801) 924-7000 www.centralref.com

VIRGINIA TEXAS Baldwin Distribution P.O. Box 51618 Amarillo, TX 79159 (800) 692-1333 Fax: (806) 383-6423 www.baldwin-dist.com Exel Transportation 17330 Preston Rd, Ste. 200 C Dallas, TX 75252-6035 (866) 803-0892 (214) 445-5196 www.exel.com FFE Transportation Services 1145 Empire Central Place Dallas, TX 75247-4309 (800) 569-9200 Fax: (214) 819-5625 www.ffeinc.com Greatwide Logistics 12404 Park Central Dr. Ste. 300S Dallas, TX 75251 (972) 228-7300 Fax: (972) 228-7328 www.greatwide.com Griffith Transportation P.O. Box 4150 6800 Expressway 281 Edinburg, TX 78542 (800) 972-3081 Fax: (956) 383-0152 www.gogriffith.com Ranger Refrigerated Express 1313 Samuels Ave. Fort Worth, TX 76102 (817) 744-7906 Fax: (817) 744-7909 Total Transportation Services 2595 Dallas Parkway, Ste. 300

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Howell’s Motor Freight P.O. Box 12308 Roanoke, VA 24024 (540) 966-3200 ext: 112 Fax: (540) 966-3202 www.howellsmotor.com Norfolk Southern Corp. 110 Franklin Rd., S.E. Box 41 Roanoke, VA 24042 (540) 985-6761 Fax: (540) 985-6755 www.nscorp.com

WASHINGTON Crystal Creek Logistics 2460 Salashan Loop Ferndale, WA 98248 (360) 778-1543 Fax: (360) 778-1386 www.crystalcreeklogistics.com England Logistics, Frozen LTL 6912 220 St. SW, Ste. 320 Mountain Lake Terrace, WA 98043 (800) 327-3649 www.englandlogistics.com Gordon Trucking 151 Stewart Rd. S.W. Pacific, WA 98047 (800) 426-8486 Fax: (253) 863-5328 www.gordontrucking.com The Maust Corporation 2200 140th Ave. East, Ste. 200 Sumner, WA 98390 (253) 321-3200 Fax: (253) 321-3198 www.maustcorp.com www.RFFmag.com

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NORTH AMERICAN REFRIGERATED TRANSPORTATION GUIDE Pacific Trail Logistics P.O. Box 821629 Vancouver, WA 98682 (800) 310-7749 Fax: 360-213-2508 www.ptlogistics.biz

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Seaonus Stevedoring-Mobile 1000 Alabama State Docks Blvd. Pier A, South Mobile, AL 36602 (251) 433-7399 Fax: (251) 433-0136 www.icslogistics.com

WEL Companies 1625 S. Broadway P.O. Box 5610 De Pere, WI 54115-5610 (800) 333-4415 Fax: (920) 983-2139 www.welcompanies.com

Seaonus Refrigerated-Mobile 1000 Alabama State Docks Blvd. Pier A, South Mobile, AL 36602 (251) 433-7399 Fax: (251) 433-0136 www.icslogistics.com

Ristow Trucking Inc. P.O. Box 67 1940 Ridgeway St. Hammond, WI 54015 (800) 328-6162 Fax: (800) 967-7182 www.ristowtrucking.com

Seaonus Stevedoring-Jacksonville 2085 Talleyrand Ave Jacksonville, FL 32206 (904) 355-6669 Fax: (904) 265-6873 www.icslogistics.com

Roehl Transport Inc. 1916 E. 29th St. P.O. Box 750 Marshfield, WI 54449 (800) 826-8367 Fax: (800) 626-8752 www.roehl.net Marten Transport, Ltd. 129 Marten St. Mondovi, WI 54755 (800) 395-3000 Fax: (715) 926-5609 www.marten.com

CANADA

Seaonus Refrigerated-Jacksonville 2701 Talleyrand Ave. Jacksonville, FL 32206 (904) 486-6065 Fax: (904) 486-6039 www.icslogistics.com Philadelphia Regional Port Authority 3460 N. Delaware Ave. Philadelphia, PA 19134 (215) 426-2600 Fax: (215) 426-6800 www.philaport.com Port Authority of NY & NJ 260 Kellogg St., 3rd Floor Port Newark, NJ 07114 (973) 578-2189 Fax: (973) 690-3498 www.panyny.gov

Chill Chain Logistics Ltd. 80 Carrying Place Rd. Trenton, ON K8V 3E6 CANADA (888) 394-0459 Fax: (613) 394-1479 www.chillchainlogistics.com

Port Newark Refrigerated Warehouse Bldg 125, Tyler St. Port Newark, NJ 07114 (973) 589-4545 Fax: (973) 589-6665 www.pnrw.com

Erb Transport Ltd. 290 Hamilton Rd. New Hamburg, ON N3A 1A2 CANADA (800) 665-COLD Fax: (519) 662-3316 www.erbgroup.com

Port of Pascagoula 3033 Pascagoula St. Pascagoula, MS 39567 (228) 762-4041 Fax: (228) 762-7476 www.portofpascagoula.com

Kelron Logistics 1355 Meyerside Dr. Mississauga, ON L5T 1C9 CANADA (800) 668-3785 Fax: (877) 453-5329 www.kelron.com

Port of Stockton 2201 W. Washington St. Stockton, CA 95203 (800) 344-3213 Fax: (209) 465-7244 www.portofstockton.com

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Port of Wilmington, DE / Diamond State Port Corp One Hausel Rd. Wilmington, DE 19801-5852 (302) 472-7820 Fax: (302) 472-7825 www.portofwilmington.com

IRTA WAREHOUSE MEMBERS ALABAMA Gulf States Cold Storage 272 Sam Houston Blvd. Dothan, AL 36302 (334) 794-6734 Fax: (334) 794-3012 Seaonus Stevedoring-Mobile 1000 Alabama State Docks Blvd. Pier A, South Mobile, AL 36602 (251) 433-7399 Fax: (251) 433-0136 www.icslogistics.com Seaonus Refrigerated-Mobile 1000 Alabama State Docks Blvd. Pier A, South Mobile, AL 36602 (251) 433-7399 Fax: (251) 433-0136 www.icslogistics.com Serv-Cold LLC 1301 N. Three Notch St. Troy, AL 36081 (334) 566-6776 Fax: (334) 566-6797 www.serv-cold.com

ARIZONA AZ Cold Storage 307 E. Buckeye Rd. Phoenix, AZ 85004 (602) 253-3186 Fax: (602) 253-3107 Mesa Cold Storage 9602 W. Buckeye Tolleson, AZ 85353 (623) 478-9392 Fax: (623) 936-0227 www.mesacold.com Tucson Cold Storage 6964 E. Century Park Dr. Tucson, AZ 85756 (520) 623-1411 Fax: (520) 624-2869

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NORTH AMERICAN REFRIGERATED TRANSPORTATION GUIDE ARKANSAS Arkansas Refrigerated Services 24 North ‘D’ St. Fort Smith, AR 72901 (479) 783-1006 Fax: (479) 783-1008 www.arkansasrefrigerated.com Zero Mountain Inc. 8425 Highway 45 South Fort Smith, AR 72906 (479) 783-1006 Fax: (479) 783-1008 www.zeromtn.com

CALIFORNIA Central Cold Storage 13526 Blackie Rd. Castroville, CA 95012 (831) 633-4011 Fax: (831) 633-3362 Castle & Cooke Cold Storage (corporate office) 21700 Barton Rd. Colton, CA 92324 (909) 433-3100 Fax: (909) 370-1755 www.castlecookecold.com Aztlan Cold Storage 3185 Washington Blvd. Los Angeles, CA 90023 (323) 269-7880 Fax: (323) 269-2716 www.aztlancoldstorage.com Glacier Cold Storage 6820 Wilson Ave. Los Angeles, CA 90001 (323) 587-7867 Fax: (323) 586-9121 Rancho Cold Storage 670 Mesquit St. Los Angeles, CA 90021 (213) 624-8861 Fax: (213) 622-8256

(619) 671-9933 Fax: (619) 671-9966 San Diego Refrigerated Services 802 Terminal St. San Diego, CA 92101 (619) 702-9334 Fax: (619) 702-9337 United Cold Storage 233 E. Grand Ave San Francisco, CA 94080-4804 (650) 589-5645 Fax: (650) 589-2351 www.unitedcoldstorage.com Tony’s Fine Foods dba California Cold Logistics 3575 Reed Ave. West Sacramento, CA 95605 (916) 374-4000 Fax: (916) 372-0727 www.californiacold.com E Street Cold Logistics 901 East ‘E’ St. Wilmington, CA 90744 (310) 233-7300 Fax: (310) 233-7305 www.estreetcold.com

COLORADO Denver Cold Storage, division of Reddyice Corp. 2101 31st St. Denver, CO 80216 (303) 297-0346 Fax: (303) 292-4853 www.reddyice.com Oneida Cold Storage 8001 East 88th Ave. Henderson, CO 80640 (303) 288-7211 Fax: (303) 287-7911 www.oneidacoldstorage.com

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U.S. Growers Cold Storage Area 1, 3141 E. 44th St. Los Angeles, CA 90059 (323) 583-3163 Fax: (323) 277-9252 www.usgrowers.com

Cannon Cold Storage 500 Market St. Bridgeville, DE 19933 (302) 337-5500 Fax: (302) 337-5505 www.cannoncold.com

Los Angeles Cold Storage 400 S. Central Ave. Los Angeles, CA 90013 (213) 624-1831 Fax: (213) 680-4723 www.lacold.com

Burris Refrigerated Logistics (corporate office) 501 SE 5th St. Milford, DE 19963 (800) 805-8135 Fax: (302) 839-5175 www.burrislogistics.com

Sierra Pacific Distribution Services 4300 Finch Rd.-Corp. Modesto, CA 95357 (209) 572-2882 Fax: (209) 572-0221 www.spwg.com Dreisbach Enterprises 2530 East 11th St. Oakland, CA 94601 (510) 533-6600 Fax: (510) 534-2316 www.dreisbach.com Partners Alliance Cold Storage 565 E. California St. Ontario, CA 91761 (909) 986-4400 Fax: (909) 986-8224 www.partnersacs.com

FLORIDA Florida Freezer, L.P. 7952 Interstate Court, N.E. Bayshore Industrial Park Fort Meyers, FL 33917 (239) 543-3377 Fax: (239) 543-2335 www.flfreezer.com Beach Trading Co., dba Complete Logistic Services 1814 Industrial Blvd. Jacksonville, FL 32254 (904) 786-8036 Fax: (904) 781-2166

L.A. Consolidation Cold Storage 7820 Industry Ave. Pico Rivera, CA 90660 (562) 949-5366 Fax: (562) 949-6139

Seaonus 10060 Skinner Lake Dr. Jacksonville, FL 32246 (904) 786-8038 Fax: (904) 265-0634 www.icslogistics.com

Innovative Cold Storage Enterprises 7850 Waterville Rd. San Diego, CA 92154

Seaonus Cold Storage 2625 W. 5th St. Jacksonville, FL 32254

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(904) 486-6065 Fax: (904) 486-6039 www.icslogistics.com Seaonus Stevedoring-Jacksonville 2085 Talleyrand Ave Jacksonville, FL 32206 (904) 355-6669 Fax: (904) 265-6873 www.icslogistics.com Seaonus Refrigerated-Jacksonville 2701 Talleyrand Ave. Jacksonville, FL 32206 (904) 486-6065 Fax: (904) 486-6039 www.icslogistics.com Central Florida Freezer 1801 Bradford Ave. Leesburg, FL 34748 (352) 365-6969 Fax: (352) 365-6677 Neptune Cold Storage 7337 N.W. 37th Ave. Miami, FL 33147 (877) 694-1736 Fax: (305) 694-1799 www.neptunecoldstorage.com HenneCold Storage 6408 53rd St. Tampa, FL 33610 (813) 626-4900 Fax: (813) 626-6999 www.hennecold.com Commercial Warehousing Inc. 100 Industrial Blvd. Winter Haven, FL 33880 (863) 967-1940 Fax: (863) 551-1620 www.commercial-warehousing.com

GEORGIA Georgia Cold Storage 193 Basket Factory Dr. Americus, GA 31709 (229) 924-6136 Fax: (229) 928-2018 www.gacold.com Americold Logistics (corporate office) 10 Glenlake Parkway Ste. 800, South Tower Atlanta, GA 30328 (678) 441-1400 Fax: (678) 441-6824 www.americoldrealty.com Nordic Cold Storage (corporate office) 4300 Pleasantdale Rd. N.E. Atlanta, GA 30340 (770) 448-7400 Fax: (770) 446-1861 www.nordiccold.com Claxton Cold Storage Highway 301 South Claxton, GA 30417 (912) 739-9800 Fax: (912) 739-3271 Eskimo Cold Storage 3001 Athens Highway (US Highway 129) Gainesville, GA 30507-8497 (770) 535-3008 Fax: (770) 535-3009 www.eskimocold.com Lanier Cold Storage P.O. Box 908495 Gainesville, GA 30501 (770) 869-7100 Fax: (770) 869-1373 www.laniercoldstorage.com Stanford Refrigerated Warehouses 235 N.W. Industrial Blvd. Macon, GA 31216 (478) 781-6565 Fax: (478) 781-8309 www.stanfordwarehouses.com www.RFFmag.com

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NORTH AMERICAN REFRIGERATED TRANSPORTATION GUIDE HAWAII Unicold Corp. 3140 Ualena St. Honolulu, HI 96819 (808) 836-2931 Fax: (808) 833-7296 www.unicoldcorp.com

IDAHO Idacold Packaging Inc. 6198 Treasure Valley Way Nampa, ID 83687 (208) 475-1190 Fax: (208) 467-4474 www.idacold.com

ILLINOIS Ashland Cold Storage 1556 W. 43rd St. Chicago, IL 60609-3389 (773) 847-2700 Fax: (773) 254-0790 www.ashcold.com Castle & Cooke Cold Storage 450 Central University Park, IL 60466 (708) 587-3600 Fax: (708) 534-8134 www.cccold.com

INDIANA Interstate Cold Storage (corporate office) 4410 New Haven Ave. Fort Wayne, IN 46803 (260) 428-2505 Fax: (260) 428-2503 www.interstatecoldstorage.com Interstate Warehousing (corporate office) 9009 Coldwater Rd. Fort Wayne, IN 46825 (260) 490-3000 Fax: (260) 490-1362 www.tippmanngroup.com VP Warehousing LLC 7235 Vicksburg Pike Fort Wayne, IN 46804 (260) 459-9400 Fax: (260) 459-9404 Merchandise Warehouse Co. 1414 South West St. Indianapolis, IN 46225 (317) 632-2525 Fax: (317) 266-0784 www.mwindy.com

IOWA Iowa Cold Storage 612 Adventureland Dr. P.O. Box 656 Altoona, IA 50009 (515) 957-8595 Fax: (515) 957-0122 www.iowacold.com Des Moines Cold Storage 800 New York Ave. Des Moines, IA 50303 (515) 283-8050 Fax: (515) 283-8061 www.dmcoldstorage.com Nor-Am Cold Storage (corporate office) 801 6th St., S.W. LeMars, IA 51031 (712) 548-4433 Fax: (712) 546-5844 www.nor-am.com www.RFFmag.com

Nor-Am Cold Storage 1555 21st St., S.W. LeMars, IA 51031 (712) 548-4433 Fax: (712) 548-4663 www.nor-am.com Crystal Distribution Services 1656 Sycamore St. Waterloo, IA 50704-1744 (319) 234-6606 Fax: (319) 233-9464

KANSAS Midwest Refrigerated Services 1601 Fairfax Trafficway Kansas City, KS 66117 (913) 621-1111 Fax: (913) 621-1122

KENTUCKY Merchants Cold Storage 240 Shorland Dr. Walton, KY 41094 (859) 485-4474 Fax: (859) 485-4475 www.mcstorage.com

LOUISIANA Southern Cold Storage Co. 7150 S. Choctaw Dr. Baton Rouge, LA 70806 (225) 929-6400 Fax: (225) 924-6474 Southern Glacier Inc. 1902 Beaumont Dr. Baton Rouge, LA 70806 (225) 201-9505 Fax: (225) 201-9519

Somerville, MA 02143 (617) 354-3800 Fax: (617) 661-4131

(269) 982-1390 Fax: (269) 982-1506 www.hansonlogistics.com

Maritime Terminal Inc. Whalers’ Wharf New Bedford, MA 02742-7745 (508) 996-8507 Fax: (508) 991-3431 www.maritimeinternational.org

Traverse Cold Storage LLC 2695 Cass Rd. Traverse City, MI 49684 (231) 932-9080 Fax: (231) 932-9085 www.traversecoldstorage.com

MICHIGAN Arctic Cold Storage 4360 S. Haggerty Rd. Canton, MI 48188 (734) 397-9880 Fax: (734) 397-9893

Shoreline Fruit LLC 10106 US 31 North Williamsburg, MI 49690 (231) 264-8732 Fax: (231) 264-8415

MINNESOTA

Michigan Natural Storage 1200 Judd Ave. S.W. Grand Rapids, MI 49509 (616) 241-1619 Fax: (616) 241-3650 www.naturalstorage.com

Minnesota Freezer Warehouse 820 E. 13th St. Albert Lea, MN 56007 (507) 373-1477 Fax: (507) 373-2174 www.mfwc-cold.com

Lawrence Freezer Corp. 224 Michigan Rd. Lawrence, MI 49064-0277 (269) 674-8916 Fax: (269) 674-8917

Newport-St. Paul Cold Storage 2233 Maxwell Ave. Minneapolis-St. Paul (Newport), MN 55055 (651) 459-5555 Fax: (651) 459-5951 www.newportcold.com

Oceana County Freezer Storage 4730 West Shelby Rd. Shelby, MI 49455 (231) 861-6575 Fax: (231) 861-6578 Hanson Logistics (corporate office) 2900 S. State St., Ste. 4 East St. Joseph, MI 49085

Arctic Cold Storage Inc. 4139 Roosevelt Rd. St. Cloud, MN 56301 (320) 253-9979 Fax: (320) 253-8025 J&B Cold Storage 13121 44th St. N.E. St. Michael, MN 55376

New Orleans Cold Storage (corporate office) 3411 Jourdan Rd. New Orleans, LA 70126 (504) 944-4400 Fax: (504) 944-8539 www.nocs.com

MAINE Galt Block Warehouse Co. 242 Miller St. Bangor, ME 04401 (207) 942-3525 Fax: (207) 942-0384 www.galtblockwarehouse.com

MARYLAND MTC Logistics (corporate office & warehouse) 4851 Holabird Ave. Baltimore, MD 21224 (410) 342-9300 Fax: (410) 522-1163 www.mtccold.com

MASSACHUSETTS Pioneer Cold 149 Plainfield St. Chicopee, MA 01013 (413) 736-1976 Fax: (413) 731-7978 www.pioneercold.com F.W. Bryce Inc. 8 Pond Rd. Gloucester, MA 01930 (978) 281-4251 Fax: (978) 283-4124 www.fwbryce.com Millbrook Cold Storage 9 Medford St. 2011-12 NORTH AMERICAN REFRIGERATED TRANSPORTATION GUIDE TG41

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NORTH AMERICAN REFRIGERATED TRANSPORTATION GUIDE (763) 497-3700 Fax: (763) 497-5076 M&M Warehouse LLC 200 Industrial Lane Worthington, MN 56187 (507) 343-0133 www.yourwayinc.com

MISSISSIPPI Delta Cold Storage 1456 Highway #1, North Greenville, MS 38703 (870) 538-5288 Fax: (870) 538-5280

MISSOURI Commercial Distribution Center 16500 E. Truman Rd. Independence, MO 64051 (816) 836-1500 Fax: (816) 836-0643 www.cdcinc.com I-44 Cold Storage 4550 W. Farm Rd. 130 Springfield, MO 65802 (417) 832-8741 Fax: (417) 865-7842

NEBRASKA Millard (corporate office) 4715 S. 132nd St. Omaha, NE 68137 (800) 800-6804 Fax: (402) 896-6700 www.millardref.com Quality Refrigerated Services 3301 ‘G’ St. Omaha, NE 68107 (402) 738-1118 Fax: (402) 738-9690 York Cold Storage 402 Commerce St. York, NE 68467 (402) 362-5563 Fax: (402) 362-7118 www.yorkcoldstorage.com

NEW HAMPSHIRE

(973) 589-4545 Fax: (973) 589-6665 www.pnrw.com

(513) 860-9200 Fax: (513) 860-9346 www.carusologistics.com

Seafrigo Cold Storage One Enterprise Ave. North Secaucus, NJ 07094 (201) 770-1143 Fax: (201) 867-9320 www.seafrigo.com

Cincinnati Freezer Corp. 2881 East Sharon Rd. Cincinnati, OH 45241 (513) 771-3573 Fax: (513) 771-4717

Hall’s Warehouse Corp. 501 Kentile Rd. South Plainfield, NJ 07080 (908) 756-6242 Fax: (908) 757-2667 www.hallscorp.com CPS Distribution Services 500 Market St. Woodstown, NJ 08098 (856) 769-4141 Fax: (856) 769-1066 KMT Brrr P.O. Box 229 Woodstown, NJ 08098 (856) 455-0031 Fax: (856) 455-7399 www.kmtbrrr.com Safeway Freezer Storage 97 North Mill Rd. Vineland, NJ 08362 (856) 691-9696 Fax: (856) 691-3399 www.sjfreezergroup.com

NEW YORK Allied Frozen Storage 260 State St. Brockport, NY 14420 (585) 637-3166 Fax: (585) 637-0480 www.alliedfrozenstorage.com ECS Warehouse 2381 Fillmore Ave. Buffalo, NY 14214 (716) 829-7355 Fax: (716) 210-8334 www.ecswarehouse.com Holley Cold Storage Fruit & Produce 16677 Holley Rd. Holley, NY 14470 (585) 638-6393 Fax: (585) 638-6730

Highwood Cold Storage LLC 6 Rockingham Rd. Londonderry, NH 03053 (603) 216-3700 Fax: (603) 216-3705 www.reallycold.com

KM Davies Co. 6509 Lake Ave. Williamson, NY 14589 (315) 589-4811 Fax: (315) 589-9272 www.kmdavies.com

NEW JERSEY

Williamson Cold Storage 4009 Route 104 Williamson, NY 14589 (315) 589-5351 Fax: (315) 589-3921

Preferred Freezer Services (corporate office) 150 Bayway Ave. Elizabeth, NJ 07105 (973) 820-4040 Fax: (973) 820-4004 www.preferredfreezer.com Mullica Hill Cold Storage 554 Franklinville Rd. Mullica Hill, NJ 08062 (856) 478-6300 Fax: (856) 299-0292 www.mullicahg.com RLS Logistics 2179 Main Rd. Newfield, NJ 08344 (856) 694-2828 Fax: (856) 694-1901 www.rlslogistics.com Port Newark Refrigerated Warehouse Building 125, Tyler St. Pork Newark, NJ 07114 TG42

NORTH CAROLINA Christie’s Cold Storage 920 Black Satchel Dr. Charlotte, NC 28216 (704) 391-7994 Fax: (704) 391-9016 www.christiecold.com Kyrie Global Inc. 2815 Firestone Dr. Greensboro, NC 27406 (336) 458-0157 Fax: (336) 458-0203 www.kyrieglobal.com

OHIO Caruso Inc. 3465 Hauck Rd. Cincinnati, OH 45241

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National Freezer 2700 E. 40th St. Cleveland, OH 44115 (216) 472-1440 Fax: (216) 391-6766 www.nationalfreezer.com Dick Cold Storage 3080 Valleyview Dr. Columbus, OH 43204 (614) 272-6567 Fax (614) 279-0099 Terminal Cold Storage Co. 20-60 Eaker St. Dayton, OH 45401-1422 (937) 223-3138 Fax: (937) 223-7870 www.terminalcold.com Olson Commercial Cold Storage 1340 W. High St. Defiance, OH 43512 (419) 784-4700 Fax: (419) 784-3474 Great Lakes Cold Storage 6531 Cochran Rd. Solon, OH 44139 (888) 248-9600 Fax: (440) 248-4315 www.glcsinc.com

OREGON Morrow Cold Storage 730 Columbia Ave., NE Boardman, OR 97818 (541) 481-6900 Fax: (541) 481-6902 SnoTemp Cold Storage P.O. Box 2066 Eugene, OR 97402 (541) 343-1694 Fax (541) 343-9243 www.snotemp.com Henningsen Cold Storage (corporate office) 21435 N.W. Cherry Lane Hillsboro, OR 97124-6630 (503) 531-5400 Fax: (503) 531-5410 www.henningsen.com

PENNSYLVANIA United States Cold Storage 15 Emery St. Bethlehem, PA 18015 (610) 433-7378 Fax: (610) 433-7380 www.uscold.com Allentown Refrigerated Terminals 125 Seneca Trail Boyertown, PA 19512 (610) 367-2174 Fax: (610) 367-6445 Manfredi’s Cold Storage & Dist. P.O. Box 368 Kennett Square, PA 19348 (610) 444-5832 Fax: (610) 444-3390 www.manfredicoldstorage.com Orefield Cold Storage/OCS Logistics 3824 Rte. 309 Orefield, PA 18069 (610) 395-8263 Fax: (610) 395-6074 Philadelphia Whse & Cold Storage 500 N. Columbus Blvd. www.RFFmag.com

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NORTH AMERICAN REFRIGERATED TRANSPORTATION GUIDE Philadelphia, PA 19123 (215) 627-8181 Fax: (215) 627-0846 RLS Logistics 1075 Oak St. Pittston, PA 18640 (570) 654-6971 Fax: (570) 655-5573 www.rlslogistics.com CFC Logistics 4000 AM Dr. Quakertown, PA 18951 (215) 529-1500 Fax: (215) 529-6514 www.cfclogistics.com

TENNESSEE Nashville Refrigerated Services 918 Arctic Dr. Lebanon, TN 37090 (615) 449-8059 Fax: (615) 443-7359 www.nrs-tn.com

TEXAS Tex-Mex Cold Storage 6665 E. 14th St. Brownsville, TX 78520 (956) 831-4531 Fax: (956) 831-9572 Coastal Bend Cold Storage 701 E. Navigation Blvd. Corpus Christi, TX 78402 (361) 888-8335 Fax: (361) 888-5581 www.coastalbendcoldstorage.com Valley International Cold Storage 200 N. Loop 509 Harlingen, TX 78550 (956) 423-7799 Fax: (956) 364-2025 Lone Star Cold Storage 401 N. Grove Rd. Richardson, TX 75081 (214) 239-2727 Fax: (214) 239-2730 www.lonestarcs.com

UTAH Valley Storage Co. 1911 South 900 West Salt Lake City, UT 84104 (801) 972-3443 Fax: (801) 972-3323 www.valleycoldstorage.com

VIRGINIA Richmond Cold Storage 4808 Radford Ave. Richmond, VA 23230 (804) 644-2671 Fax: (804) 225-1369 www.richmondcold.com Winchester Cold Storage 605 N. Loudoun St. Winchester, VA 22601 (540) 662-4151 Fax: (540) 667-6181 www.winchestercold.com

WASHINGTON Bellingham Cold Storage Squalicum Waterway 2825 Roeder Ave. Bellingham, WA 98227-2587 www.bellcold.com T.C. Trading Company 1755 Boblett St. Blaine, WA 98230 (360) 332-5656 Fax: (360) 332-5657 www.RFFmag.com

www.tctradingcompany.com Terminal Freezers 410 S. Spruce St. Burlington, WA 98233 (360) 755-9015 Fax: (360) 755-0145 www.terminalfreezers.com Columbia Colstor (corporate office) 2730 W. Marina Dr. Moses Lake, WA 98837 (509) 765-3343 Fax: (509) 765-3363 www.colstor.com Commercial Cold Storage 1011 S. First St. Mount Vernon, WA 98273 (360) 336-6625 Fax: (360) 336-3860 Washington Cold Storage 240 15th St., S.E. Puyallup, WA 98372 (253) 848-8511 Fax: (253) 845-8011 www.washingtoncoldstorage.com Unisea Cold Storage 15110 N.E. 90th St. Redmond, WA 98073-9719 (425) 861-5225 Fax: (425) 881-1613 www.unisea.com West Coast Cold LLC (corporate office) 206 SW Michigan St. Seattle, WA 98106-1908 (206) 767-7350 Fax: (206) 834-9720 www.westcoastcoldllc.com CityIce Cold Storage Pier 91, Bldg. 86 2001 W. Garfield St. Seattle, WA 98119 (206) 285-6500 Fax: (206) 285-0649 www.cityice.com Rainier Cold Storage 3625 First Ave. Seattle, WA 98134 (206) 682-5646 Fax: (206) 621-8661 www.rainiercold.com Empire Cold Storage & Frosty Ice N. 1327 Oak Spokane, WA 99201 (509) 328-2070 Fax: (509) 328-7164 Ocean Cold LLC 1804 N. Nyhus St. Westport, WA 98595 (360) 268-1301 Fax: (360) 268-1360 www.oceancold.com

WISCONSIN Central Storage & Warehouse (corporate office) 4309 Cottage Grove Rd. Madison, WI 53707-7034 (888) 221-7692 Fax: (608) 221-7603 www.csw-wi.com Midwest Refrigerated Services 4704 Terminal Dr. McFarland (Madison), WI 53558 (608) 838-5550 Fax: (608) 838-5552 www.midwestrefrigerated.com Midwest Refrigerated Services 11225 West County Line Milwaukee, WI 53224 (414) 410-8200 Fax: (414) 357-6238 www.midwestrefrigerated.com Glacier Transit & Storage 404 Schwartz St. Plymouth, WI 53073

(920) 893-6811 Fax: (920) 892-4116 www.glacier-gts.com

CANADA BRITISH COLUMBIA Klondike Cold Storage Ltd. 5775 272nd St. Langley, BC V4W 1P6, CANADA (604) 626-4019 Fax: (604) 626-4061 www.klondikecoldstorage.com VersaCold (corporate offices) 2115 Commissioner St. Vancouver, BC V56 1A6, CANADA (604) 258-0313 Fax: (604) 255-4015 www.versacold.com

NOVA SCOTIA Nova Cold Storage 71 Thornhill Dr., #100 Dartmouth, NS B3B 1R9, CANADA (902) 468-1328 Fax: (902) 468-6430 www.nova-cold.com

ONTARIO Confederation Freezers 250 Summerlea Rd. Brampton, ON L6T 3V6, CANADA (905) 595-4300 Fax: (905) 791-0535 www.gocold.ca Ontario Refrigerated Services 450 Thomas St., RR #4 Ingersoll, ON N5C 3J7, CANADA (519) 485-7237 Fax: (519) 485-4258 Conestoga Cold Storage 299 Trillium Dr. Kitchener, ON N2E 1W9, CANADA (519) 748-5415 Fax: (519) 748-9852 www.coldstorage.com Canadian Blast Freezers Ltd. 2455 Cawthra Rd., Ste. 70 Mississauga, ON L5A 3P1, CANADA (905) 848-3037 Fax: (905) 848-9656 www.cbfreezers.com Trenton Cold Storage (corporate office) 21 Albert St. Trenton, ON K8V 5R1, CANADA (613) 394-3317 Fax: (613) 394-3263 www.trencold.com

QUEBEC Congebec Logistics 810 Ave. Godin Quebec City, QC G1M 2X9, CANADA (418) 683-3491 Fax: (418) 683-6387 www.congebec.com

MEXICO Frialsa Frigorificos S.A. de C.V. Av. Industria 179-101 Col. Los Reyes Ixtacala Tlalnepantla Edo de Mexico, MEXICO www.frialsa.com.mx

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ADVERTISING Page

E-mail/Website

Americold Logistics

2

www.americoldrealty.com

Ashworth Bros., Inc

9

www.ashworth.com

C. R. England Global Transportation

37

www.crengland.com

Patrick Young Publisher & District Sales Manager 600 Willowbrook Lane, Suite 610 West Chester, PA 19382 [email protected] Tel: 610-436-4220, ext. 8520; Fax: 248-502-2123 Mid-Atlantic Territory: CT, Eastern PA, NJ, NYC and LI, VA, MD, DE, Washington DC

Paul Kelly

Coastline Equipment, Inc.

31

www.coastline-equipment.com

Demaco

14

www.defranciscimachine.com

The Fricks Company

11

www.thefrickscompany.com

H&M Bay

39

www.hmbayinc.com

Hinds-Bock Corporation

17

www.hinds-bock.com

Interstate Cold Storage

12

www.interstatecoldstorage.com

Intralox

25

www.intralox.com

Jacobs

15

www.jacobs.com

District Sales Manager 155 N. Pfingsten Rd., Ste. 205 Deerfield, IL 60015 [email protected] Tel: 847-405-4048; Fax: 248-502-1017 Midwest and Northeast Territory: Northern IL, WI, MN, IA, KS, MO, SD, ND, CO, WY, NE, TX, OK, NM, AR, NH, VT, MA, RI, ME, Saskatchewan

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Wayne Wiggins, Jr. District Sales Manager 454 Funston Avenue San Francisco, CA 94118 [email protected] Tel: 415-387-7784; Fax: 415-387-7855 West Coast Territory: AZ, CA, OR, WA, AK, UT, ID, HI, British Columbia

Carolyn Dress

OSI Group Petro-Canada Lubricants

7, 27 3

www.osigroup.com www.lubricants.petro-canada.ca

Sales Representative 155 N. Pfingsten Rd., Ste. 205 Deerfield, IL 60015 [email protected] Tel: 847-405-4046 Fax: 248-502-9104

Suzanne Sarkesian

Raque Food Systems, Inc.

5

www.raque.com

Reiser

10

www.reiser.com

Stoops Freightliner

41

www.stoops.com

SubZero Constructors

15

www.szero.com

Terlet USA

16

www.terlotherm.com

Triangle Package Machinery Co.

13

www.trianglepackage.com

United States Cold Storage, Inc.

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www.uscold.com

Internet and Classified Sales Manager [email protected] (248)786-1692

READER & MARKETING SERVICES LETTERS Bob Garrison Refrigerated & Frozen Foods 517 N. Michigan St. Plymouth, IN 46563 [email protected] BACK ISSUES Hallmark Data [email protected] (847)763-9534 SINGLE COPY SALES Ann Kalb [email protected] (248) 244-6499

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