Services

PROTECTING THE QUALITY AND EXTENDING THE LIFE OF YOUR PRODUCTS

BigCold’s solutions help deliver quality products, reduce waste, ensure consumer safety and protect clients’ brand equity.

We manage clients’ products in reliable and efficient temperature-controlled storage facilities offering frozen, chilled, ambient-controlled and ambient storage equipped with real-time temperature monitoring systems and backup power generators.

Our state-of-the-art equipment allows BigCold to efficiently receive and dispatch clients’ goods.

BigCold’s LFS® Warehouse Management System (WMS) and Transportation Management System (TMS) provide traceability for products, providing immediate, secure web access to view and manage inventory, schedule and monitor deliveries and optimize the efficiency of clients’ supply chains.

We adhere to strict food hygiene and safety standards; we are the only FSSC 22000 certified company for transport and storage in East Africa and the only cold chain logistics provider in Kenya that is Yum! Brands certified.

BigCold invests in equipment, software and people so our clients enjoy more efficient operations, greater customer satisfaction and lower operating costs.

DELIVERING YOUR PRODUCTS ON TIME AND AT THE RIGHT TEMPERATURE

BigCold offers fulfillment from the point of order through customer delivery, including order processing, packaging, shipping, delivery and invoicing.

We specialize in transport solutions for frozen, chilled and ambient goods. We offer dedicated short-haul, point-to-point distribution services.

Our services include door-to-door delivery, customized runs and cargo consolidation. We also provide secondary transportation, i.e., last mile distribution, for quick service restaurants, retail outlets, restaurants and hotels.

BigCold’s experienced logistics team will design cost and time effective solutions to meet your product requirements. When you put your logistics requirements in the experienced hands of our professionals, you can focus on growing your core business.

PLANNING AND SOURCING TO INCREASE YOUR BUSINESS EFFICIENCY

At BigCold, we partner with our clients to help grow and increase the efficiency of their businesses by:

  • Using our sophisticated Warehouse Management System (WMS) to capture data that is critical to inform our clients’ planning and purchasing decisions;

  • Offering accurate forecasting for sales and product movements – down to individual SKUs – to empower our clients to invest in the right product mix;

  • Providing buying services to reduce our clients’ working capital requirements; and,

  • Leveraging local and global relationships to secure quality products for our clients at competitive prices.

REDUCING WASTE, INCREASING SHELF-LIFE, EXPANDING MARKETS

BigCold works with small-scale and commercial farmers in offering cold chain solutions to minimize post-harvest losses and maintain the quality of produce.

 We are launching solutions that include cooling boxes at collection points, cooling and curing facilities and temperature-controlled transportation to markets.

OUR SERVICES AT A GLANCE

We store and deliver products at the right temperature. Always.

  • Demand Planning / Forecasting

  • Cross-Docking

  • Post-Harvest Cold Chain Services

  • Consolidation

  • Cooling / Curing

  • Packing

  • Delivery

  • Value-Added Services

  • Sourcing

  • Labeling & Re-Packing

  • Warehousing / Inventory Management

  • Storage

  • Stock Control

  • Fulfilment & Distribution

  • Picking