Rising Mergers and Acquisitions Activity, Building and Maintaining A Resilient Food Supply Chain and Developing Assets to Meet Increased Consumer Demand

What You’ll Learn:

• How are trade wars and tariffs impacting the supply chain for the cold storage sector?
• The drivers fueling growth in this sector are increasing consumer demand, global trade growth and an expanding pharmaceutical sector. How can automation assist in meeting this demand?
• Why have operators looked to cold storage to achieve alpha in the industrial sector?
• Lineage Logistics raised $4.4B in its initial public offering, making it the largest IPO of 2024. How does this impact translate to the overall cold storage sector?
• Tightened capital markets have slowed construction starts and made penciling deals difficult. What effect will this have on supply and demand dynamics?
• What previously under-looked markets now present opportunity, given the rise of e-commerce and food delivery?
• Refrigerated warehousing had $84B in revenue in 2024 and is expected to grow to $241B by 2030. How can investors position themselves to take advantage of this growth?
• What technology is available to operators to cut down on carbon emissions and make facilities more sustainable?
• How can automation, robotics and internet-connect devices help with maximizing operational efficiency?