In Acquiring Emergent Cold, Lineage Logistics Expands Global Capacity

As the executive chairman of STG Holdings, LLC, Chris Jamroz has an acquisition-driven vision that has consolidated container freight station capacities across North America. Chris Jamroz has also driven cold chain growth across the Asia-Pacific region as a member of the Board of Emergent Cold, which was established in 2017.

Reflecting two years of sustained expansion, Emergent Cold emerged as what has been described in BusinessWire as a “globally significant cold storage company” with operations spanning Australia, Sri Lanka, Vietnam, New Zealand, and the United States.

Lineage Logistics Holding, LLC, which is seeking to create a globally integrated temperature-controlled logistics network that provides end-to-end solutions to customers ranging from General Mills to Walmart, recently acquired the firm in a $900 million deal.

Lineage’s CEO welcomed Emergent to the “Lineage family” and described the move as enabling core strategic goals that include global network optimization and mitigation of tariff impacts, as well as flexibly adapting to consumer preference shifts.

With the addition of 46 temperature-controlled facilities, Lineage now has capacity that encompasses 260 facilities spanning 10 nations. A new Dallas-Fort Worth distribution center and port facility locations that include Houston, New Orleans, and Charleston are among the major U.S. facilities that have been added.