Gulf States Cold Storage, a private, Georgia-based firm that moved into the Savannah market just 18 months ago, will add 55,000 square feet to its local facility, doubling its cold-storage capacity here for poultry and other proteins.
Curtis Foltz, executive director of Georgia Ports Authority, welcomed the private investment in Savannah’s refrigerated cargo market, noting that Gulf States’ growth will also enable a 20 percent increase in their blast freezing capacity.
Blasting — also known as flash freezing — brings the temperature of foods down rapidly, freezing them in a matter of seconds to help preserve their nutritional properties.
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