Emergent Cold Latin America Acquires Frigometro (Frigorífico Metropolitano)

Emergent Cold Latin America Acquires Bajo Cero Frigoríficos in Mexico

September 14, 2022

Logistics & Distribution

Emergent Cold Latin America (Emergent Cold LatAm) has acquired Bajo Cero Frigoríficos, a Mexican refrigerated storage operator with three facilities in Irapuato, Villagrán and León and more than 37,000 pallet positions. The transaction represents Emergent Cold LatAm's entry into Mexico and expands its cold‑storage network across Latin America; Bajo Cero's managing director Fernando León Rodriguez will continue to run the business.

Emergent Cold LatAm Acquires Frimosa Paraguay from Frigorífico Modelo

April 3, 2023

Logistics & Distribution

Emergent Cold Latin America has acquired the temperature-controlled storage facility in Asunción, Paraguay (Frimosa Paraguay) from Frigorífico Modelo. The acquisition adds a modern 8,400-pallet cold storage site — plus land for expansion — to Emergent Cold LatAm’s regional network as part of its geographic expansion across Latin America.

Emergent Cold Latin America Acquires Bodegas Frias

May 16, 2022

Logistics & Distribution

Emergent Cold Latin America has acquired Bodegas Frias, the largest third-party refrigerated storage operator in Guatemala, adding roughly 20,000 pallet positions across three facilities in Palín, Villa Nueva and Xela. The deal marks Emergent Cold LatAm's entry into Guatemala and expands its regional cold‑chain footprint as part of an ongoing Latin America growth strategy.

Emergent Cold Latin America Acquires Polo Logístico de Frio

May 2, 2022

Logistics & Distribution

Emergent Cold Latin America (Emergent LatAm) has acquired Polo Logístico de Frio (PLF), marking Emergent's entry into Uruguay. The deal adds a refrigerated storage facility near the Port of Montevideo to Emergent's regional network and the company plans to expand the PLF facility to up to double its current size to enhance cold-chain logistics services.

Emergent Cold Latin America Launches with $450M Raise and Acquires IQF Facility in Piura, Peru

August 25, 2021

Logistics & Distribution

Emergent Cold Latin America launched with a $450 million equity raise led by anchor investors Lineage Logistics, Stonepeak Partners and D1 Capital Partners and announced the completion of its first strategic acquisition: a new individually quick-frozen (IQF) fruit processing facility and adjacent 7,300-pallet-position cold storage warehouse in Piura, Peru. The new platform, based in São Paulo with a corporate office in Miami, will deploy capital for greenfield projects and acquisitions across Latin America to modernize cold-chain infrastructure and support food and beverage customers and trade at ports such as Paita.

Middleby Acquires Frigomeccanica S.p.A.

August 5, 2025

Manufacturing

The Middleby Corporation has acquired Frigomeccanica S.p.A., a Parma, Italy–based manufacturer of drying, defrosting, fermentation, refrigeration and preservation equipment for the food processing industry. The acquisition (Frigomeccanica generates about $30 million in annual revenue) expands Middleby’s food processing portfolio and strengthens its full-line solutions for protein, cured meats and ready-to-eat food markets.