b'22American Journal ofTransportation ajot.comBurning up the cold chain: Q&A with NewCold TEMPERATURE-CONTROLLEDNewColds Jonas Swarttouw, Managing Director LOGISTICS TRI-ANNUALEurope, outlines the cold chain companys growth and strategy in a Q&A with the AJOT.By Andrew Meadows, AJOTOver the past half decade,Swarttouw:Accessto NewColdhasbeenonfire.the right quality food at the StokedbyWestportCapitalrightpriceandlocationis Partners and its rapid expan- importantforanysociety. sionstrategy,theBreda,Risingfoodcostsarefora Netherlands-basedcompanylarge part the results of what nowfeatures26state-of-thewecallinflationofevery-artfacilitiesand2millionthing over the last years. On palletpositionsworldwide.thecapexsideandonthe IntheGlobalColdChainoperating costssideoffood Alliances 2025 list of largest(where logistics services play refrigerated warehousing anda role).We are proud that our logisticscompaniesinthelogistics solutions contribute world,NewColdranked3rdnot only to keeping the prod-behind cold chain giants Lin- uct quality high, but we also eageandAmericold.AJOTsupportdeliveringproducts wasabletocatchupwith(NEWCOLDcontinued on Jonas Swarttouw, NewColdspage 28) IAG Cargo has expanded its service by offering SkyCells temperature-controlled 1500X series containers.ManagingDirectorEurope, recently and ask him a hand-fulofquestionsaboutthe companysexpansion,tech-nology and sustainability. AJOT:CanNewCold continuetheaggressive expansion pace it has set? Swarttouw:NewCold supportsthefoodindustry in the transformation of their supplychainstobecome morefutureproof.Inother words,findbetterways todealwithchallengesto handle larger volumes, faster, more reliable at lower costs. Inaworldwithconstraints inland,laborandpower, our proven highly automated logistics solutions are a good fit with the industrys needs. Assuchweexpecttokeep growingtogetherwithour current and future partners in the food industry.Jonas SwarttouwAJOT:HowdoesNew-Coldsstrategicalliances (Conagra,LambWeston, etc.)contributetoNew-Colds success? Swarttouw:Alotof factorsneedtofallinplace tosuccessfullydevelopand operateworldslargestand mostinnovativeautomated warehouses.Thiswouldnot bepossiblewithoutastrong partnership and aligned longer term strategic vision between ourpartnerssuchasCAG, LW, McCain, Froneri, etc.AJOT:Arerisingfood costs a concern?'