AyalaLand Logistics Holdings Corp. (ALLHC), the industrial parks and logistics arm of Ayala Land Inc., started the construction of a new cold storage facility to meet rising demand in Central Visayas.
ALLHC said in a statement Wednesday it broke ground on ALogis Artico Consolacion in Cebu which would add 11,000 pallet positions to its cold storage capacity.
This will be the company’s second cold storage facility in Cebu following the opening of ALogis Artico Mandaue in 2022.
The new Cebu facility will be located in Barangay Tayud, Consolacion, close to the Cebu-North Coastal Road and key transport hubs like Mactan-Cebu International Airport and Cebu Port.
The facility will include 16 cold rooms with temperatures from 5°C to -25°C, one processing room and a capacity of 6,000 pallet positions.
The facility will be registered with the Board of Investments (BOI), National Meat Inspection Service (NMIS), Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) and the Bureau of Plant Industry (BPI) to ensure it meets industry standards for food safety and quality.
ALLHC plans to open the facility by the third quarter of 2025.
“Our focus is on addressing the country’s growing need for cold storage infrastructure. We aim to enhance our network of reliable storage solutions to ensure safe and effective distribution of temperature-sensitive goods across the nation,” said ALLHC chief operating officer Patrick Avila.
ALLHC has been expanding its cold storage footprint to provide solutions for storing perishable goods around the country. The cold storage facilities will cater to companies engaged in frozen meat, seafood, pharmaceutical and chemical industries, among others.
Consolacion Mayor Teresa Alegado said the establishment of the Cebu facility would boost economic opportunities in the region. “The population in Cebu is tremendously multiplying. Within five years, it is going to double. Logistics is very important, and I do hope that with the opening of this facility, this will lead to more investments that will be complementing the needs of the people,” Alegado said.
