Customer confidence and the company’s performance in the country have driven this investment, increasing total capacity to 32,000 pallet positions.
Emergent Cold LatAm, the largest provider of temperature-controlled food logistics solutions in Latin America, inaugurated today the expansions of two facilities in Guatemala, located in Palín and Xela. The company added over 12,000 new pallet positions to its national capacity. That is equivalent to 12,500 tons of food.
The Palín facility, expanded by 9,000 pallet positions, is strategic due to its location between the capital and Puerto Quetzal. Xela (Quetzaltenango), the second largest city in Guatemala, also stands out as an important regional hub. With the expansion in both cities, 70 new direct jobs and at least 250 indirect jobs will be created.
“Continued investments in the country demonstrate Guatemala’s relevance to the company’s strategies and reinforce our commitment to the nation’s economic development and logistics infrastructure,” said Alain Eichmann, Managing Director of Emergent Cold LatAm for the Caribbean region. “Customer trust and the positive results we have achieved in the Guatemalan market have been key to this growth, further strengthened by our partnership with Losa Group, an important local investor supporting the transformation of the cold chain in the region.”
Emergent Cold LatAm began operating in Guatemala in May 2022 with the acquisition of a leading local company. In September of the same year, the first expansion of the Palín facility was completed. The company also operates a third facility in the country, located in Villa Nueva. Altogether, the three sites now offer a total capacity of 32,000 pallet positions.
