the cold storage market | France

2.1 Overview of industry customers

The customers of the cold storage players can be segmented in this way:
Producers and importers of agri-food raw materials Manufacturers of fresh or frozen food products ; The restaurant sector ; Distributors ; Players in the pharmaceutical and medical industry .
The development of the cold storage market is strongly linked to the demand ...

2.2 Study of e-commerce in France

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E-commerce in France has grown at a rapid pace, reaching **.* billion euros in ****. Although growth rates have slowed since ****, they are still in double digits.

Food expenditures are expected to follow the same trend

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We observe that among the ** most visited e-commerce websites in France two of them (***) are ...

2.3 Dynamics and functioning of the frozen food sector

As the main customers of companies specialising in cold storage, the relative weights of the various circuits and players make it possible to estimate their importance for the companies present on this market.
BtC distribution of frozen products
The business to consumer segment corresponds to the distribution between a company and ...

3.1 Characteristics of companies in the sector

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3.3 Intermediate costs and consumption

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The observation of the structure of intermediate consumption expenditure of companies in the sector reveals two main expenditure items :
Electricity expenses ** million euros (***) Leasing statements ** million euros (***)
This high level of electricity expenditure is reflected in the composition of the COMPOSITE index (***) of variation in the total cost of refrigerated ...

3.4 Geographical distribution of production and number of players

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The number of companies operating in the sector is increasing relative stability while the number of individuals employed in cold storage is increasing sluggish growth .
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Observation of the distribution of employees by region shows a strong concentration in the Île-de-France and Hauts de France regions.

3.5 Companies in the sector and new disruptive players

Overview of companies in the cold storage sector France, ****
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Among these companies, we can note the presence of the main pure players of cold logistics: STEF, Olano, Sofrilog... But also generalists who have integrated the cold storage activity such as XPO.

New disruptive players
From housing to urban transport, from ...

4.1 Cold storage services

There are three types of cold stores depending on the desired temperature:
Warehouses in positive cold The product can be stored at a temperature of between * and ** degrees Celsius and can be used to store different types of products with a short use-by date (***). Warehouses in negative cold which is below ...

4.2 Prices: From the purchase of mobile cold rooms to the construction of cold stores

The selling price of mobile cold rooms is mainly linked to * factors:
The volume Number of pallets The possible temperature range
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Finally, according to STEF and Cryologistic, the investment cost of a new warehouse is around *** euros per cubic metre The amortization is carried out over a period of ** to ...

4.3 Automation could shake up the industry

Optimisation of shelving should increase the efficiency of cold stores
Traditional, static and dynamic shelving must cope with the rise of warehouse automation . Indeed, the latter are increasingly resorting to the digitalization in order to optimize the movement of employees for example. Mecalux explains that there are three levels of automation ...

5.1 Difficulties in finding labour and controlling costs within a strict regulatory framework

The cold storage industry is struggling to attract labour because of the harsh working conditions imposed on employees. [***]
Cold logistics represents a health and food safety issues and is therefore framed by the french and European regulations . For example, the european Regulation **/**** imposes on the actors of the cold chain the ...

5.2 Regulated production

The use of HFCs (***) for maintaining products at temperatures below room temperature is already regulated.
At the European level, Regulation ***/**** known as "F-Gas II", in force since * January ****, "significantly reduces and will reduce by **** the quantities of HFCs placed on the market". [***]
However, the French government has announced that as part ...

6.1 Segmentation

Transporters and general logistics operators :
XPO Logistics Rhenus Logistics ID Logistics Sofrilog
Transporters and cold logistics operators :
Olano Group Delanchy Nagel Group
The cold storage specialists :
Somatref Stef Iris Logistics Godfroy Newcold Logistisud
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• XPO Logistics
• rhenus logistics
• Sofrilog
• Olano
• Delanchy
• Nagel Group
• somatref
• STEF
• Iris Logistique
• Godfroy
• Newcold
• Logisitisud
• stockbooking
• Delaplace.pro
• ID Logistics