On this episode of From the Cold Corner, we’re joined by Brandon Achen, CEO, and Michele Boney, director of sustainability.

Vertical Cold Storage, a developer and operator of temperature controlled distribution centers sponsored by real estate asset manager Platform Ventures, is acquiring Liberty Cold Storage from West Liberty Foods. The terms of the transaction are not public.

West Liberty, Iowa-based West Liberty Foods reported today that two additional team members at its West Liberty, Iowa facility have tested positive for COVID-19, bringing the total number of positive cases at the facility to three. To the company’s knowledge, no team members working at any other West Liberty Foods location have tested positive for COVID-19.

Take a tour of the Bolingbrook, Ill., plant, complete with state-of-the-art HPP equipment, environmental management systems and more.

West Liberty Foods is said to be one of the first companies in the nation to be verified landfill-free companywide. Find out how it’s pioneering a sustainability movement while building tried-and-true relationships.