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<p>The COVID pandemic has created a need for more cold storage across the food and beverage industry, and Spacesaver’s high-density storage solutions help save space and improve efficiency in coolers and freezers large and small. </p>

	<blockquote>“Increasing our capacity changed the way we do business and helped us grow. It gave us the ability to have future growth opportunity in the same space.”</blockquote>
<p>– Jeff Milton, Cold Warehouse Manager</p>

<h3>How it Works</h3>
<p><a href="/markets/cold-storage-cooler-freezer-applications/">High-density mobile shelving</a> for cold storage increases storage capacity by mounting racking on a rail-and-carriage system that eliminates wasted space.</p>

<blockquote>“In the post-COVID world, we will see larger demand for food storage capacity across the supply chain – from retailers to wholesalers and producers. Larger storage capacity means a need for more warehouse space, square footage, and pallet positions."</blockquote>
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<p>– NAIOP, <a href="https://blog.naiop.org/2020/06/cold-storage-in-a-post-covid-world/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Cold Storage in a Post-COVID World</a></p>

	<h3>Cold Warehousing for 3PL Food and Beverage</h3>
<p>Third-party logistics (3PL) providers play a crucial role in the US food supply, and their role — and their need for more storage — has been growing along with a surge in consumer demand. “Considering that 95% of food produced in or imported to the U.S. goes through third-party distribution centers before reaching consumers… an additional 75 million to 100 million sq. ft. of freezer/cooler space will be needed to meet demand,” stated a <a href="https://www.cbre.us/research-and-reports/US-MarketFlash-COVID-19-Impact-on-the-Food-Industry-Implications-for-Industrial-Real-Estate" target="_blank" rel="noopener">CBRE research synopsis</a>.</p>

<p>Spacesaver’s high-density storage systems optimize space in cold storage warehouses. They can be operated by mobile app or remote control to decrease picking time, and the systems can bear from 3,000 to 30,000 pounds per carriage section. Check out our <a href="/markets/cold-storage-cooler-freezer-applications/">cold storage page</a> to learn more.</p>

	
	<h3>Grocery Stories</h3>
<p>During the pandemic, risk-averse consumers shifted from in-person grocery shopping to online purchasing. In the U.S. alone, online grocery sales increased six-fold to $7.2 billion in June 2020 as compared to $1.2 billion in August 2019.</p>

<p>To handle this increase in demand, grocery stores need to build their capacity to hold high-demand cold products like frozen meat and poultry. Spacesaver’s high-density storage systems can be scaled to suit any space, and they provide 100% selectivity.</p>



	
	<h3>Breweries and Restaurants</h3>
<p>As more people get vaccinated and head out to restaurants and breweries, these establishments are ramping up to meet pent-up demand. We help commercial cold warehouses expand storage capacity without major expansions or renovations to their existing structure. </p>


	
	<blockquote>“We gained a lot more than we imagined. It’s a major savings.”</blockquote>
    <br>
<p>– Mike Tripicchio, Glunz Beer Distributors</p>


<h3>Connect with the Cold Storage Experts</h3>
<p>If you need more efficient cold storage in your warehouse, grocery store, or restaurant, contact us to see how we can help save space and even save money. Your nearby Spacesaver consultant can visit your facility to assess your space and staff workflows, and then design a system that’s a perfect fit for your needs. There’s no cost and no obligation, so contact us today to connect.</p>



Increase Storage Capacity with Moving Racking

Compact Cold Storage for Food and Beverage

<p>Like many bars and restaurants, Abnormal Beer Co. was hit hard by the COVID crisis. Fortunately, its investment in Spacesaver mobile pallet racking in its cold warehouse paid off by allowing the brewery to quickly make the switch from kegs (used for in-person dining and events) to canned product (used for take-out). The mobile racking system also allowed the company to rent cold warehouse space to other breweries in the area.</p>
<p>Abnormal Beer was San Diego’s first brewery-winery-restaurant and, due to COVID restrictions, it was forced to temporarily close its dine-in operations starting in March 2020. “We skipped a beat for about a month,” said Jeff Milton, who manages logistics for the enterprise. “We had to close the restaurant and we took some time to regroup and think about everything. And then we hit the ground running.” </p>

<h3>Reorganizing Pallet Racking</h3>
<p>The Abnormal brewery had remained in operation during the restaurant’s closure, and staff noticed an interesting trend: as in-person restaurant sales declined, sales of canned beer skyrocketed. The business had purchased its own canning line the previous year, so they fired it up to full capacity and started canning 240 cases per day. “Now we can it instead of keg it,” Milton said.</p>
<p>Abnormal can store canned and kegged product in its own cold storage facility, thanks to a <a href="/products/high-density-mobile-shelving/heavy-duty-mobile-racking/">Spacesaver ActivRAC® Mobilized Storage System</a> that optimizes space. The system consists of pallet racking on a carriage-and-rail system that’s powered by electronic controls.</p>

<p>Read the full case study to learn more about why Abnormal Beer installed mobile pallet racking in the cold warehouse. <a href="/portfolio-posts/improving-efficiency-in-a-cold-storage-warehouse/" target="_self">View Project</a>.</p>

<h3>Flexiable Storage Solutions</h3>
<p>The <a href="/products/high-density-mobile-shelving/heavy-duty-mobile-racking/">ActivRAC mobile pallet racking system</a> saves so much space that Abnormal is able to rent out storage to other breweries as an additional revenue stream. It’s been invaluable to have flexible space in the cold warehouse and a reliable way to access every pallet position, Milton said. That’s especially true at a time when Abnormal and its cold storage clients are switching up product lines to meet new demand. “Sometimes we’ll get a company that needs to store 40 pallets of product for a month, and then they move it out. Then we have other clients that take up a steady amount of space continually, from month to month.”</p>


<blockquote>“It’s been very reliable.”</blockquote>
<p>– Jeff Milton</p>

<p>As of January 2021, the restaurant is open again, albeit with strict limits on capacity, and most of the kitchen staff have returned to work. Milton said he’s grateful for the ActivRAC system’s reliability and flexibility, along with the customer service he received from Spacesaver and the San Diego-based distributor. “Overall the system has been really good,” he said. “Customer service has been phenomenal, and it’s been a pleasure to work with Spacesaver.”</p>


Mobile pallet racking in a brewery’s cold warehouse.

Mobile Pallet Racking in a Brewery’s Cold Warehouse

<p>As part of quality control and documentation procedures, pharmaceutical manufacturers need to store batch samples, or a given quantity of medications from every batch of production, in climate-controlled stabilization chambers until one year after the expiration date.</p>

<p style="margin-bottom: 0;">The Challenge</p>
<h2 style="margin-top: 0;">Crowded Batch Storage at a Growing Pharma Manufacturing Firm</h2>
<p>This Toronto-based pharmaceutical manufacturing company stored batch samples in a walk-in stabilization chamber at its headquarters, but space was getting tight. The growing firm needed more space to accommodate samples as well as more office space, but expanding the facility wasn’t an option. The local Spacesaver consultant had been helping staff consolidate and organize document storage for the past 20 years, so they turned to him again to see if Spacesaver could help optimize space in the chamber. <a href="/markets/pharmaceutical-storage/pharmaceutical-research-supply-storage/">Learn more about how Spacesaver supports manufacturing and storing vaccines and pharmaceuticals.</a></p>

<p style="margin-bottom: 0;">The Solution</p>
<h2 style="margin-top: 0;">Compact Batch Storage</h2>
<p>The Spacesaver consultant worked with staff to understand their needs, and then he worked with the chamber manufacturer to design a Spacesaver system that would eliminate wasted aisle space while improving organization and accessibility. <a href="/products/commercial-metal-shelving/raptorrac-wide-span-shelving/">RaptorRAC® Widespan Shelving</a> on an <a href="/products/high-density-mobile-shelving/heavy-duty-mobile-racking/">ActivRAC® Mobilized Storage System</a>, along with static shelving, accommodates 1600 of the totes that are used to store batch samples.</p>

<p style="margin-bottom: 0;">The Result</p>
<h2 style="margin-top: 0;">Increased Storage Capacity for Pharmaceuticals</h2>
<p>Eliminating wasted aisle space increased storage capacity in the stabilization chamber. To fully support the project, the consultant provided detailed drawings and weight calculations, coordinated the installation of an aluminum false floor, and provided recommendations for rolling ladders that staff could use to access higher shelves.</p>

Optimizing Space in a Stabilization Chamber

Temperature Controlled

Compact Cold Storage for Food and Beverage

Mobile Pallet Racking in a Brewery’s Cold Warehouse

Batch Storage for Pharma Manufacturing