Emergent Cold Latin America (Emergent LatAm) remains active on the acquisition front, having announced the purchase of Friopacifico on November 24. Headquartered in Talcahuano, it ranks as the leading cold storage company in Chile and is an integral part of the country’s thriving fishing and fruit industries.
This acquisition marks Emergent LatAm’s entry into Chile, a major global food export market. Joaquin Del Campo, general manager of Friopacífico, will continue to manage the business as part of the Emergent LatAm leadership team.
Friopacífico offers over 47,000 pallet positions across three facilities located in Talcahuano and San Pedro de la Paz, close to the main ports in Chile’s Eighth Region of Biobío. The company provides a full range of storage and value-added services, including product haulage, reefer connections, online stock monitoring and photographic reporting. As part of the Emergent LatAm network, it will embark upon an ambitious growth plan that includes additional storage capacity and blast freezing capability.
Chile is an essential part of the global food trade. It currently holds the world’s largest horse mackerel quota and is second in global salmon production. These exports and others such as mussels and trout are expected to grow in the coming years.
Blumar Seafoods, a leading fishing and aquaculture organization, is part of the company’s prior ownership group and will remain as an important client of Friopacífico.
“We are proud to welcome the Friopacífico team to our growing Latin American network,” said Emergent LatAm CEO Neil Rider. “Our company’s vision is to bring together the leading cold storage and logistics businesses across the region’s most essential global trading markets, which makes Friopacífico a perfect fit for our organization.”
