Aging and Expensive Fridges Give Food Suppliers Another Headache

Cases of Dole Food pineapples sit stacked inside cold storage.

Photographer: Luke Sharett

Add old and expensive fridges to a long list of problems for food suppliers.

Fresh produce from fruit and vegetables to dairy and meat needs to be stored and chilled somewhere before it reaches retailers and consumers. But it’s becoming more and more expensive, the capacity is outdated and climate change is adding to the strain.