Tema, Ghana: Seafood giant Thai Union has opened a new $14m, 8,000 metric-tonne cold store for its Pioneer Food Cannery (PFC) factory in Ghana.
The new site, which has four storage halls, is located in Tema, near PFC’s manufacturing plant. The cold store will ensure year-round temperature-controlled storage of Atlantic tuna from the PFC factory.
The cold store replaces PFC’s previous method of using rented cold storage spaces across the city. It will enable the company to save on rental costs and reduce the number of truck journeys needed to transport raw products between sites.
Johnny Ladouce, plant director for PFC, said: “Thanks to our new cold store we will cut traffic and CO2 emissions while ensuring we can produce throughout the year and independent of fluctuating fish supply.
Thiraphong Chansiri, president and chief executive of Thai Union Group, said: “Our PFC factory plays a vital role for our brands across Europe and the US. This investment will further improve our supply security and competitiveness serving our customers.
“The next investments into PFC will be delivering towards our SeaChange 2030 sustainability plan, such as further lowering their emissions by installing solar panels and implementing measures to minimize waste to landfill, water discharge, and food loss.”
PFC manufactures products for a number of international Thai Union brands, including John West, Petit Navire, MareBlu, private-label customers across Europe, and Starkist in Ghana.
