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Americold Officially Opens Georgia Warehouse

[ February 4, 2017   //   ]

Americold officially opened its most recent facility addition in East Point, GA. The 260,000 sq ft
temperature-controlled site, purchased in July 2016, reflects the expansion of Americold’s partnership with Sprouts Farmers Market as Sprouts increases its healthy grocery footprint to more
than 250 stores in 15 states in 2017.

“The opening of our East Point site allows us to support Sprouts and other food retailers that are rapidly expanding throughout the Southeast. We’re very happy to bring new jobs and career
opportunities to our hometown Atlanta community,” commented Fred Boehler, President and CEO of Americold. “Americold is thrilled to be able to work with Sprouts as an anchor tenant in this facility and
provide the additional, dedicated capacity needed as they continue to expand their healthy grocery operations from coast to coast.”

The East Point, GA site will serve as a temperature-controlled distribution center for Sprouts’ south eastern operations, which will expand considerably in 2017. The site offers two temperature zones at
34°F and 55°F — ideal for the Sprouts’ fresh produce warehousing needs.

“The City of East Point is a great location for Americold’s new facility, and their investment and creation of more than 80 jobs will certainly help grow the city’s economy. Americold’s decision to come here underscores East Point as a strategic location for the food services industry in metro Atlanta. We are happy that they’re part of the East Point family now, and we look forward to a long lasting future
together,” commented Maceo Rogers, Director of East Point’s Department of Economic Development.

In the USA, Americold owns and operates more than 145 facilities in every major food production and consumption market. With public refrigerated warehouses, port-specific facilities, customer-dedicated
sites, managed facilities, and national less than truckload and truck load transportation programs, Americold’s suite of temperature-controlled supply chain solutions for the food and beverage
industry is unmatched in scale and scope, and supports the storage and distribution of products for local artisans, regional and national enterprises, and international organizations alike.

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