European cold Store benchmarking study

The European division of the Global Cold Chain Alliance (GCCA) is carrying out a benchmarking study for the European public refrigerated warehouse industry, focusing on facility and equipment data such as capacity, order picking, handling equipment, pallet movements, blast freezing and occupancy; fixed (land, IT, insurance), direct (equipment) and indirect (energy, staff) costs. The study is open to all European public refrigerated warehouses and 3PL cold stores and enables participants to benchmark their company's performance on all major operational issues. The final report will be sent to participants only. www.ACR-news.com