Cold Summit

Discover how Cold Summit and Peak Design deliver world-class cold storage facilities with integrated design, speed, and precision from concept to completion.

Explore Cold Summit’s Cold Chain Solutions, offering end-to-end services including advisory, site selection, design, construction, and move-in support. Our tailored, future-ready cold storage solutions drive efficiency, scalability, and reliability across food, pharma, and logistics industries—empowering your business to thrive in today’s evolving cold chain landscape.

Cold Summit Development announces its expansion into Europe, bringing advanced cold storage solutions to meet growing demand in the food and pharmaceutical sectors. Learn more about their strategic move and innovative facilities.

Explore Cold Summit’s Financing and Asset Management services, offering flexible funding structures, strategic capital solutions, and expert asset oversight. From 100% user- or Cold Summit-financed projects to long-term facility performance management, we deliver institutional-quality support to ensure cold storage investments are efficient, scalable, and built for lasting value.

When harvest schedules and shipping cycles don’t align, smart cold storage becomes the key to flexibility, ...

Discover the top five trends shaping the cold storage industry in 2026—from automation and micro-fulfillment centers to sustainability and smart facilities. Learn how Cold Summit is helping clients seize these opportunities with flexible design, strategic locations, and innovative partnerships.

Cold Summit is solving the biggest challenges facing frozen and refrigerated food manufacturers. From reducing energy costs and financial risk to improving logistics and scalability, our innovative cold storage facilities are built for efficiency, flexibility, and long-term growth.

Learn how to design a cold storage facility around throughput—not just square footage—to improve efficiency, reduce costs, and maximize operational performance.

Explore the latest updates from Cold Summit, including company news, leadership appointments, project milestones, and strategic initiatives. The Announcements section highlights our growth, innovations, partnerships, and expansion across the cold storage industry—keeping you connected to how we’re shaping the future of the global cold chain.

From company milestones and new project launches to expert insights and industry partnerships, our Announcements & Blogs page offers a behind-the-scenes look at how we’re reshaping the cold chain—one innovation, one facility, and one community at a time.

Cold Summit is making a significant impact on Arizona’s food supply chain by developing state-of-the-art cold storage solutions tailored to the region’s needs. As demand for temperature-controlled food distribution grows, our innovative facilities are helping to enhance food security, reduce waste, and improve logistics efficiency for local producers and distributors.

Cold Summit is proud to be featured in the Summer 2024 issue of DDC Journal, highlighting our commitment to reshaping the global food supply chain.

construction, logistics, finance, and supply chain strategy. United by a mission to reshape the global cold chain, our diverse team brings decades of experience and a shared commitment to innovation, performance, and long-term partnership.

Meet Aaron Bass, Director of Construction at Cold Summit, and learn how his experience and leadership bring complex cold storage projects to life.

Meet Robyn Fox, Business Operations Manager at Cold Summit. Learn about her unconventional career path, adaptability, and the people-first culture behind our cold storage development team.

Cold Summit Giving supports the communities where we build by investing in education, food security, and veteran initiatives. Through local partnerships and a commitment to impact, we contribute 5% of project development fees to programs that strengthen the people and places powering the cold chain.

Discover Cold Summit's company history and how we became a leader in cold storage development. Learn about our growth, milestones, and commitment to excellence.

Our mission is to reshape the global cold chain by delivering end-to-end solutions—from strategic logistics and trade analysis to next-generation facility design and construction. Through efficient refrigeration systems, optimized racking, and sustainability-focused execution, we create high-performance refrigerated warehouse solutions that ensure product integrity and help our customers grow in a rapidly evolving global marketplace.

Cold Summit’s headquarters in Sun Valley, Idaho, serves as the strategic hub for the company’s full range of services. From this location, we provide cold storage advisory services, pre-development planning, financial structuring, and asset management oversight. The Sun Valley office also houses key business support functions—including finance, legal, HR, IT, and marketing—ensuring seamless coordination across projects and markets.

Cold Summit’s European headquarters supports the company’s expanding operations across the continent by providing critical business functions, including finance, HR, legal, IT, marketing, and administration. The team ensures operational efficiency, regulatory compliance, and strategic alignment. With a focus on talent development, technology systems, and regional brand growth, the office enables seamless delivery of Cold Summit’s services throughout Europe.

Cold Summit’s St. Augustine office leads the company’s design and construction management services, delivering high-performance cold storage and production facilities. With decades of industry experience and over 150 projects completed, the team ensures precision planning, quality execution, and on-time delivery for complex, temperature-controlled developments across North America.

Cold Summit’s U.S. corporate headquarters provides essential internal business support, including finance, HR, legal, IT, marketing, and administrative operations. Our team ensures efficient company-wide functions, fostering growth, compliance, and strategic alignment. We support talent management, technology infrastructure, corporate finance, and brand development, enabling seamless execution of Cold Summit’s projects and services across all markets.

Cold Summit is a leading provider of end-to-end cold storage solutions, specializing in the design, construction, and management of temperature-controlled facilities for the food, pharmaceutical, and logistics industries. Our services include cold storage consulting, build-to-suit development, energy-efficient design, automation integration, and asset management—delivering scalable, sustainable cold chain infrastructure tailored to today’s most demanding operational needs.

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Cold Summit is a leading provider of end-to-end cold storage solutions, specializing in the design, construction, and management of temperature-controlled facilities for the food, pharmaceutical, and logistics industries. Our services include cold storage consulting, build-to-suit development, energy-efficient design, automation integration, and asset management—delivering scalable, sustainable cold chain infrastructure tailored to today’s most demanding operational needs.

Cold Summit Development agreed in mid-December to buy about 41 acres at the Port of Pasco Reimann Industrial Center for nearly $6.2 million. The acquisition brings the company’s total investment in the community to $290 million and could support up to 200 permanent jobs.

Jan 2026 · Tri-Cities Area Journal of BusinessNews article

The Port of Pasco is considering selling 30 acres at its Reimann Industrial Center to Idaho-based cold storage company Cold Summit Development. The firm has asked to modify the terms of a $4.5 million sale agreement; if built, the facility would be Cold Summit’s only property in the Pacific Northwest.

Apr 2025 · Newstalk 870News article

Cold Summit Development is building a cold-storage facility less than a mile from the Port of Wilmington as North Carolina Ports grows its cold-chain capabilities. Its first phase will provide 298,000 square feet of multi-suite cold storage for fresh produce, organics, protein, and life sciences.

Jun 2024 · North Carolina PortsNews article

Lineage adds temperature-controlled warehouse capacity near Phoenix with a new facility in Waddell, Arizona. Constructed by Cold Summit Development, the facility spans roughly 170,000 square feet and has 28,000 pallet positions. It was expected to begin operating in July 2024.

Mar 2024 · Bay GroveNews article