Americold Announces Grand Opening of Cold Storage Facility in Delhi, Louisiana

Americold today announced the grand opening of a new temperature-controlled storage facility in Delhi, Louisiana.

This ultra-modern, energy efficient facility provides more than 4.7 million cubic feet of convertible temperature-controlled storage space dedicated to the support of the adjacent ConAgra Foods Lamb Weston sweet potato processing facility.

The new facility is located at 75 Highway 609. The grand opening ceremony, which is being held March 4, 2011, will be attended by Americold and Lamb Weston senior executives and will celebrate the dedication and hard work that transformed the facility from concept to reality. The event will include guest speakers, a ribbon cutting ceremony, and a luncheon.

"The Delhi facility is symbolic of our partnership with Lamb Weston and our commitment to achieving mutually beneficial relationships with our customers that meet the needs of their growing businesses,"commented Jos Opdeweegh, Chief Executive Officer of Americold. "Both organizations worked around the clock to achieve shared goals for this new state-of-the-art temperature-controlled storage facility. I am proud of what our teams have accomplished in a short time frame."

"We are pleased to expand our long-term partnership with Americold to Louisiana,"said Gary Cuddeford, vice president of operations, ConAgra Foods Lamb Weston.

"This new, efficient Americold storage facility will help us meet our customers' needs for quality sweet potato products, year-round."