Vertical Cold Storage Earns Organic Certification at Indianapolis Facility, Reinforcing Commitment to Customer-Driven Innovation

KANSAS CITY, Mo.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Vertical Cold Storage, a leading provider of temperature-controlled logistics solutions, is proud to announce that its Indianapolis facility received organic certification from Where Food Comes From Organic, Inc.

The comprehensive certification process included a complete documentation review, on-site inspection, and standard operating procedure (SOP) evaluation by WFCF Organic experts. This milestone arose directly from a specific customer request, reflecting Vertical Cold Storage’s proactive and agile approach to complex operational needs.

“This certification isn’t just about compliance, it’s about partnership,” said Jim Henderson, Chief Commercial Officer of Vertical Cold Storage. “A customer came to us with a need and we delivered. That’s what ‘embrace complexity’ means to us: when customers bring us their challenges, we take it from there.”

By securing organic certification, the Indianapolis facility enables customers to consolidate SKUs from multiple origins into a single location, improving efficiency and simplifying the supply chain. This helps companies meet supply chain obligations to deliver organically produced foods to their retail and wholesale partners. Vertical Cold Storage is excited to review new opportunities to gain organic certification for additional commodities and at additional facilities.

The organic certification builds on a growing list of value-added services recently introduced by Vertical Cold Storage, including bonded warehousing capabilities and in-house date coding services, each designed in response to evolving customer demands. These initiatives underscore the company’s strategic commitment to flexible, customer-centric growth.

“Every new capability we add is about making our customers’ supply chains simpler, more cost effective, and yet more robust,” Henderson added. “When they ask for innovation, our answer is always yes.”

About Where Food Comes From Organic, Inc.

Where Food Comes From Organic, Inc. is America’s trusted resource for third party verification of food production practices. The Company supports more than 15,000 farmers, ranchers, vineyards, wineries, processors, retailers, distributors, trade associations, consumer brands and restaurants with a wide variety of value-added services through its IMI Global, International Certification Services, Validus Verification Services, SureHarvest, A Bee Organic and Sterling Solutions units. In addition, the Company’s Where Food Comes From® retail and restaurant labeling program utilizes the verification of product attributes to connect consumers to the sources of the food they purchase through product labeling and web-based information sharing and education.

About Vertical Cold Storage

Vertical Cold Storage is an industry leader in delivering reliable, flexible, and cost-effective cold storage and logistics solutions for the food and beverage industry. We are committed to giving our customers the competitive edge they need to consistently thrive in the complex and ever-evolving business environment of perishables. We offer temperature-controlled cold storage warehousing and distribution solutions in the cities and surrounding areas of Chicago, Indianapolis, Detroit, Charlotte, Savannah, Miami, Dothan, Dallas, Fort Worth, Kansas City, and Omaha. Our services are backed by a goal-oriented team of industry veterans and cutting-edge technology with a singular focus on quality results and excellent customer service. Vertical Cold is focused on acquiring and integrating existing and developing greenfield cold storage facilities and providing a consistent customer experience across our entire platform. More information is available at www.verticalcold.com.

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Susan Hrabik
Vertical Cold Storage
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