The Russian cold-storage warehouses market 2012

By 2012, the amount of cold storage facilities shrunk by 10%, while the share of cold-storage warehouses of logistics operators increased by 5%.
Cold storage warehouse is a detached building of a certain size, which contains special refrigerated coolers and various utility spaces.

Cold storage facilities occupied the largest share in the overall market, it was the main trend in the development of cold-storage warehouses market in 2010-2012, but their share is reduced. According to experts, this is due to market share gains cold-storage warehouses of logistics operators

In 2010, the share of cold storage facilities amounted to 70% and of cold-storage warehouses of logistics operators were more than 10%.

By 2012, the amount of cold storage facilities shrunk by 10%, while the share of cold-storage warehouses of logistics operators increased by 5%. The changes in other segments did not happen for 2 years:
• The proportion of specialized cold-storage warehouses amounted to 10%.
• The share of cold-storage warehouses of manufacturing companies was about 8%;
• The part of vegetable store cellars amounted to 2%.

In 2011, Central Federal District accounted for the largest market share  - about 28% in physical terms (about 600,000 m2). 

In recent years there has been steady growth in consumption of frozen foods and semi-finished products in Moscow and other regions, accordingly the demand for cold-storage warehouses increased dramatically.

Source : ReportLinker