San Francisco investor Bay Grove Capital LLC said it acquired the assets of Terminal Freezers, Inc., Burlington, Wash.

Interstate Warehousing said it expects this May to complete a 90,000-square-foot addition to its Cincinnati (Hamilton), Ohio, cold storage warehouse.

The Yucaipa Companies LLC, Los Angeles, said it raised $375 million in new equity funding to complete its purchase of Versacold International Corp.

Grocery retailer and wholesaler SUPERVALU Inc., Minneapolis, said it expects by December 31, 2010, to sell its third-party services business, Total Logistic Control (TLC), in a stock purchase agreement.

New technologies help cold facility operators effectively shave power costs.

More cold warehouse operators eye automation to fight energy, labor costs.

Campanelli Companies, Braintree, Mass., said it expects by fall 2011 to build a 141,521-square-foot cold storage facility in Linden, N.J. for Preferred Freezer Services.

National wooden pooled pallet leader CHEP USA, Orlando, will gain some complementary strengths when its parent, Brambles Ltd., Sydney, Australia, completes a $1.2 billion acquisition.

What are some "must-have" features in a new cold storage distribution center? What are owners' primary concerns? Those are just a few topics to addressed by Ted Speas, senior vice president of facilities and automaton C&S Wholesale Grocers.