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Cold chain is an essential part of the overall supply chain industry. Cold chain involves storage and transportation of temperature sensitive and perishable products along the supply chain through refrigerated and thermal packaging methods. Growing need to avoid wastage of food and loss of healthcare products due to spoilage is the major factor driving global cold chain market. Rising demand for frozen food, along with growing demand for packaged/canned fruits and vegetables, has further triggered this growth. Advancements in cold chain technologies and increasing demand from the developing nations such as India and China is further boosting global cold chain market. In addition, growth in pharmaceutical industry and introduction of new healthcare products that require storage and transportation at specific temperatures is also contributing to growth in the market. 

According to “Global Cold Chain Market Forecast & Opportunities, 2020”, global cold chain market is expected to grow at a CAGR of over 11% during 2015-20. Currently, global cold chain market is fragmented, with a large number of players operating in the market. However, a number of mergers and acquisitions have been witnessed over the past decade. This trend is expected to continue over the forecast period, owing to which the market is moving towards consolidation in coming years. In terms of revenue contribution, North America captured the largest market share in 2014, and is expected to retain its dominance in global cold chain market over the next five years. Major players operating in the market include AmeriCold Logistics, Lineage Logistics, APL Logistics, Swire Group, Oxford Cold Storage, VersaCold, and Burris Logistics, among others.“Global Cold Chain Market Forecast & Opportunities, 2020” discusses the following aspects of the cold chain services market across the globe:
  • Global Cold Chain Market Size, Share & Forecast
  • Segmental Analysis - By Region, By Type, By Application, By Company
  • Changing Market Trends & Emerging Opportunities
  • Competitive Landscape & Strategic Recommendations
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  • To gain an in-depth understanding of global cold chain market
  • To identify the on-going trends and anticipated growth in the next five years
  • To help industry consultants, manufacturers and other stakeholders align their market-centric strategies
  • To obtain research based business decisions and add weight to presentations and marketing material
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Report Methodology 

The information contained in this report is based upon both primary and secondary sources. Primary research included interviews with cold chain companies and industry experts. Secondary research included an exhaustive search of relevant publications like company financial reports, annual reports and proprietary databases.
Table of content

Table of content

1.    Research Methodology

2.     Analyst View

3.     Product Overview

4.     Global Cold Chain Market Outlook

4.1.   Market Size & Forecast

4.1.1. By Value

4.2.   Market Share & Forecast

4.2.1. By Region

4.2.2. By Type

4.2.3. By Application

4.2.4. By Company

5.     Global Cold Storage Market Outlook

5.1.   Market Size & Forecast

5.1.1. By Value

5.1.2. By Installed Capacity

5.2.   Market Share & Forecast

5.2.1. By Region

6.     Global Temperature Controlled Vehicle Market Outlook

6.1.   Market Size & Forecast

6.1.1. By Value

6.2.   Market Share & Forecast

6.2.1. By Region

7.     North America Cold Chain Market Outlook

7.1.   Market Size & Forecast

7.1.1. By Value

7.2.   Market Share & Forecast

7.2.1. By Country

7.2.2. By Type

8.     Europe Cold Chain Market Outlook

8.1.   Market Size & Forecast

8.1.1. By Value

8.2.   Market Share & Forecast

8.2.1. By Country

8.2.2. By Type

9.     Asia-Pacific Cold Chain Market Outlook

9.1.   Market Size & Forecast

9.1.1. By Value

9.2.   Market Share & Forecast

9.2.1. By Country

9.2.2. By Type

10.  Rest of the World Cold Chain Market Outlook

10.1.  Market Size & Forecast

10.1.1.   By Value

10.2.  Market Share & Forecast

10.2.1.   By Country

11.  Market Dynamics

11.1.  Drivers

11.2.  Challenges

12.  Market Trends & Developments

12.1.  Pharmaceutical Boom

12.2.  Mergers and Acquisitions

12.3.  Performance of New Technologies

12.4.  Expanding Rail Reefers

12.5.  Public Refrigerated Warehouses

12.6.  Remodeling of Cold Storage Supply Chain

12.7.  Packaging

13.  Company Profiles

13.1.  AmeriCold Logistics LLC.

13.2.  Lineage Logistics Holdings, LLC

13.3.  APL Logistics

13.4.  Preferred Freezer Services Ltd.

13.5.  Swire Group

13.6.  Burris Logistics, Inc.

13.7.  Versacold Logistics Services

13.8.  Oxford Cold Storage

13.9.  Clover Leaf Cold Storage

13.10.  Henningsen Cold Storage Co.

13.11.  Interstate Cold Storage Inc.

13.12.  Nordic Logistics and Warehousing LLC

13.13.  CTS International Logistics Corporation Limited

13.14.  Zero Mountain, Inc.

13.15.  Snowman Logistics Ltd.

13.16.  Nichirei Logistics Group Inc.

13.17.  TrentonCold Storage Inc.

13.18.  Montague Cold Storage

13.19.  Doboy Cold Stores

13.20.  Dongwon Cold Storage

14.  Strategic Recommendations

15.  Annexure

Figures and Tables

List of Figures

 

Figure 1: Global Cold Chain Market Size, By Value, 2010-2020F (USD Billion)

Figure 2: Regional Contribution to Global Pharmaceutical Market Growth during 2013-2018

Figure 3: Global per Capita Average Food Wastage, By Stage, By Region (kg/Year)

Figure 4: Global Cold Chain Market Share, By Region, By Value, 2014 & 2020F

Figure 5: Global Cold Chain Market Share, By Type, By Value, 2014

Figure 6: Global Cold Chain Market Share, By Type, By Value, 2020F

Figure 7: Global Cold Chain Market Share, By Application, By Volume, 2014

Figure 8: Global Cold Chain Market Share, By Application, By Volume, 2020F

Figure 9: Meat Production in China, 2000, 2005, 2008 & 2011 (10,000 tons)

Figure 10: Global Processed Fruit and Vegetable Production Share, By Region, By Value, 2014

Figure 11: Global Bio-Pharma Cold Chain Logistics Share, By Region, By Value, 2011

Figure 12: Global Cold Chain Market Share, By Company, By Value, 2014

Figure 13: Global Cold Chain Market Share, By Company, By Value, 2020F

Figure 14: Global Cold Storage Market Size, By Value, 2010-2020F (USD Billion)

Figure 15: Global Cold Storage Share of Capacity in Freezer Space, By Country, 2010

Figure 16: Global Cold Storage Market Size, By Installed Capacity, 2010-2020F (Million Cubic Feet)

Figure 17: Global Cold Storage Capacity, By Country, 2010 (Million Cubic Meters)

Figure 18: Global Cold Storage Capacity, By Country, 2014 (Million Cubic meters)

Figure 19: Global Cold Storage Capacity, By Type, By Country, 2010 (Million Cubic Meters)

Figure 20: Global Cold Storage Market Share, By Region, By Value, 2014 & 2020F

Figure 21: Global Temperature Control Vehicle Market Size, By Value, 2010-2020F (USD Billion)

Figure 22: Number of Refrigerator Cars in US Freight Rail Car Fleet, 2005-2011

Figure 23: Global Temperature Control Vehicle Market Share, By Region, 2014 & 2020F

Figure 24: North America Cold Chain Market Size, By Value, 2010-2020F (USD Billion)

Figure 25: Average Annual Expenditure on Frozen Vegetables per Consumer in the US, 2007-2013 (in USD)

Figure 26: North America Cold Chain Market Share, By Country, By Value, 2014

Figure 27: North America Cold Chain Market Share, By Country, By Value, 2020F

Figure 28: Top US States, By Gross Refrigerated Space, 2013 (Million Cubic Feet)

Figure 29: Top Public Refrigerated Warehouse Capacity in the US, 2013 (Cubic Meters)

Figure 30: Average Annual Expenditure on Frozen Meals per Consumer in the US, 2007-13 (USD)

Figure 31: Reefer Imports Handled by Port Metro Vancouver, 2008-2012 (in Million Tons)

Figure 32: Top Public Refrigerated Warehouse Capacity in Canada, 2013 (Cubic Meters)

Figure 33: Total Canadian Pharmaceutical Trade, 2008–2013 (USD Billion)

Figure 34: North America Cold Chain Market Share, By Type, By Value, 2014

Figure 35: North America Cold Chain Market Share, By Type, By Value, 2020F

Figure 36: European Cold Chain Market Size, By Value, 2010-2020F (USD Billion)

Figure 37: European Cold Chain Market Share, By Country, By Value, 2014

Figure 38: European Cold Chain Market Share, By Country, By Value, 2020F

Figure 39: Market Share of Frozen Food Sales Value in Germany, By Type, 2013-14

Figure 40: Number of Temperature Controlled Vehicles in the US, 2010 & 2013 (Units)

Figure 41: Frozen Food Sales Value in Germany, By Type, 2013-14 (Million Euros)

Figure 42: European Cold Chain Market Share, By Type, By Value, 2014

Figure 43: European Cold Chain Market Share, By Type, By Value, 2020F

Figure 44: Europe Capacity of Refrigerated Warehouses, By Country, 2010 (Million Cubic Meters)

Figure 45: Asia-Pacific Cold Chain Market Size, By Value, 2010-2020F (USD Billion)

Figure 46: Asia-Pacific Cold Chain Market Share, By Country, By Value, 2014

Figure 47: Asia-Pacific Cold Chain Market Share, By Country, By Value, 2020F

Figure 48: Cold Chain Demand in China, 2010–2012 (Million Tons)

Figure 49: India Agriculture & Horticulture Produce, By Value, 2011-2013 (USD Billion)

Figure 50: India Cold Storage Market Share, By Product Type, By Value, 2013

Figure 51: Asia-Pacific Cold Chain Market Share, By Type, By Value, 2014

Figure 52: Asia-Pacific Cold Chain Market Share, By Type, By Value, 2020F

Figure 53: Asia-Pacific Capacity of Refrigerated Warehouses, By Country, 2014 (Million Cubic Meters)

Figure 54: ROW Cold Chain Market Size, By Value, 2010-2020F (USD Billion)

Figure 55: Global Fruit and Vegetables Processing Industry Market Share, By Segment, By Volume, 2014

Figure 56: Global Frozen Food Market Share, By Country, By Value, 2013

Figure 57: Number of Food Retail Stores in the US, By Format, 2013 (in Thousands)

Figure 58: Global Organized & Unorganized Retail Market Share, By Country, By Value, 2012

Figure 59: US Sea Food Exports Market Share, By Type, By Value, 2013 (USD Million)

Figure 60: Global GDP per Capita Income, By Country, By Value, 2009-13 (USD)

Figure 61: Global Biopharma Logistics Market Share, By Segment, 2014

Figure 62: Snowman Logistics Ltd. Major Shareholders’ Stake, 2014

Figure 63: Snowman Logistics Ltd. Revenues and PAT, 2012-13, 2013-14 (USD Million)

 

List of Tables

 

Table 1: US Frozen Food Market Size, By Product, By Value, 2011 & 2012

Table 2: North America Cold Storage Expansion

Table 3: Japan Frozen Food Market Size, By Value & Volume, 2012 & 2013

Table 4: Capacity of Refrigerated Warehouses, By Country, 2010 (Million Cubic Meters)

Table 5: Kenyan Perishable Exports, By Type, By Volume, 2013 and 2014

Table 6: Global Refrigerated Storage Capacity (m3) per 1000 Inhabitants (2009)

Table 7: List of Mergers and Acquisitions in Global Cold Chain Market, By Company

Table 8: Capacity of Top Public Refrigerated Warehouses Worldwide, 2013-14

Table 9: List of Subsidiaries of Swire Group

Table 10: List of Technologies Used, Oxford Cold Storage

Table 11: Henningsen Cold Storage Co. Expansion Plans, 2014
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