Europe cold storage operators:ranked by sites tracked.

As of 20 October 2026, STEF SA has the most cold storage sites tracked in Europe (23), then Lineage Logistics (18) and Americold Realty Trust (15). The list ranks operators by sites tracked, not by building area.

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Ranked by sites tracked, not by building area. A site counts once, under the name its source gives. Another ranking may use capacity or area and order the same names differently.
Operating is a site that is open. Planned is a site that is not open yet: announced, planned or under construction. The two are shown in separate columns and are never added together.
Counts are sites recorded, not a census of the cold storage market in Europe, and they grow as coverage grows. Building area is reported for only some sites, so a blank means not reported, not zero.

The 15 named cold storage operators with the most sites tracked in Europe, out of 15 named. Data updated 20 October 2026.
Rank	Operator	Sites tracked	Operating sites	Planned sites	Building area operating	Building area planned
1	STEF SA	23	19	4	538,084 sqm	87,000 sqm
2	Lineage Logistics	18	18	0	706,407 sqm	not reported
3	Americold Realty Trust	15	15	0	359,632 sqm	not reported
4	Nichirei Corporation	9	9	0	276,613 sqm	not reported
5	NewCold Advanced Cold Logistics	7	7	0	184,764 sqm	not reported
6	Constellation Cold Logistics S.à r.l.	5	5	0	180,400 sqm	not reported
7	Magnavale	3	3	0	80,826 sqm	not reported
8	DACHSER SE	2	2	0	84,542 sqm	not reported
9	Nagel-Group (Kraftverkehr Nagel)	2	2	0	68,748 sqm	not reported
10	DFDS A/S	2	2	0	55,000 sqm	not reported
11	Groupe Conhexa	1	1	0	30,000 sqm	not reported
12	Cube Cold Europe	1	1	0	29,500 sqm	not reported
13	Frigolanda Cold Logistics Group	1	1	0	28,000 sqm	not reported
14	Chłodnia Gdańsk Sp. z o.o.	1	1	0	16,500 sqm	not reported
15	Mersin International Port (MIP)	1	1	0	not reported	not reported

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Counts are sites Real Assets has recorded, not a full census, and grow as coverage grows. Sites are listed with the operator as published (the owner for industrial parks). Data updated 20 October 2026.

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How are Europe cold storage operators ranked?

By sites tracked: the number of sites Real Assets has recorded under each operator's name, as the source gives it. It is not a ranking by building area, so a list ranked that way can put the same names in a different order. Operating is a site that is open. Planned is a site that is not open yet: announced, planned or under construction. They are shown in separate columns and never added together.

Is this a full list of cold storage operators in Europe?

No. It shows the 15 named operators with the most sites tracked, out of 15 named operators recorded. Counts are sites Real Assets has recorded, not a census of the cold storage market in Europe. A site whose source names no operator is not attributed to anyone.

What do operating and planned mean?

Operating is a site that is open. Planned is a site that is not open yet: announced, planned or under construction. They are shown in separate columns and never added together.