SuperFrio strengthens its presence in the largest consumer region in Brazil, in a strategic location for distribution operations, located on the RodoAnel and close to Rodovia Raposo Tavares
SuperFrio, a company controlled by Patria Investimentos, and one of the leaders in the refrigerated logistics industry in South America, announced investments of R$ 120 million in a new and modern refrigerated logistics center in the Greater São Paulo region. The venture strengthens SuperFrio's presence in the largest consumer region in Brazil – in addition to this new DC, the company already operates a DC in Jacareí and another in Mairinque. The works will start in September/19 and will be finished in April/2020.
The new logistics center will have a capacity of around 20,000 pallet positions, approximately 200,000 m3, in addition to 50 docks, 100 outlets, a large 25-meter-wide antechamber, 2,000 m2 of offices and 500 m2 for co-packer operations . The location is strategic for distribution operations to Greater São Paulo, since vehicles will have easy and quick access to the Marginal roads (10km), without toll costs, in addition to optimized flow to other highways due to being on the banks of the river. RhodoAnel.
The development will be SuperFrio's 15th unit, which will reach a capacity of 170,000 storage pallet positions, and will represent an important milestone in the company's strategy, whose vision is to be the 1st option in refrigerated logistics in South America by 2023. unit, the company will offer storage, handling, picking, transport, distribution and co-packer services, always in temperature-controlled environments.
“RodoAnel's refrigerated logistics center will make it possible to strengthen partnerships with the company's current customers and start new relationships. It will already be born with 40% occupancy, due to a contract we signed with one of the most important dairy brands in the country; our value proposition will be to offer excellent services to our customers, while providing significant opportunities to reduce logistical costs” said Francisco Moura, CEO of SuperFrio.
“Our growth plan will continue to be guided by strengthening relationships with our customers, and we will carry out organic expansions and acquisitions in order to meet needs not currently met by the market. In 2019, in addition to the acquisition of the Cascavel/PR unit, the construction of 4 new DCs and the start of work on the DC on the RodoAnel, we will also carry out an expansion of the Cambé-Londrina/PR unit to meet the needs of one of our customers. .”
