US Cold Storage
Cold storage facilities, the operators that run them, and the deals around them.
The market
Cold storage is the warehouse market for food and other goods that have to stay frozen or chilled. In the United States the large operators include Americold and Lineage, with many smaller sites alongside them. Open the facilities, capacity by state, and the sales that have been announced.
Key facts
- Country: United States
- Market: Cold storage
- Where: Temperature-controlled warehouses across the states
- What you can read: Facilities, capacity and announced sales
What you can read
- Where the warehouses are, and how capacity adds up by operator.
- Recent stories on US cold storage, operators and development, newest first.
- Announced sales, with buyer, seller and price when the source gives them.
- Search by state, city or operator.
- Who is buying and selling, ranked by sourced deals, with their latest deals.
- The market report, written from the live data: status, regions, operators and deals, each figure with its source.
- How complete this market is: sites mapped, sourced and linked to an operator, measured live.
Read the US Cold Storage market report
Live market figures (22 October 2026)
As of 22 October 2026, Real Assets tracks 316 United States cold storage sites, 298 of them placed on a map. Building area is reported for 137 of 316 sites, adding up to 3.6 million sqm. California has the most sites (28, 9% of those tracked).
Top states
- California: 28 sites
- Georgia: 28 sites
- Texas: 24 sites
- Pennsylvania: 21 sites
- New Jersey: 19 sites
- Illinois: 16 sites
- Washington: 13 sites
Top operators
- Americold Realty Trust: 209 sites
- Lineage Logistics: 33 sites
- United States Cold Storage (USCS): 23 sites
Frequently asked questions
What is in US Cold Storage? The sites on the map with their operator and owner where a source names one, the deals we have read, the numbers publishers state, and the news. The counts on this page are read from our database when the page opens. They are the sites we have recorded, not a full census of the market.
Where does the data come from? From public pages: company and operator sites, filings, trade press, broker research and listings. Each figure keeps the page it was read from and the words that state it, so you can open the source behind any number in US Cold Storage.
How are the numbers sourced? A number is recorded only with the page and the words it was read from. We do not estimate a figure that a source does not state. Where a source does not name an operator or an owner, the page says "not recorded". Counts are the sites we have recorded, not a full census of the market.
How fresh is it? News is collected every day, overnight (UTC), and the deals found in it are read and added to the database in the hours after. Reports, filings and company pages are added when we read them, not on a fixed timetable, so each figure shows the date of its source. We do not promise a figure is current to the day: check the date beside it.
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