In a bid to grow in capacity and service delivery, ColdHubs has partnered with PwC Nigeria. The partnership which will see PwC with more than 40 years of experience in delivering quality in assurance, advisory, and tax services, provide support for ColdHubs to enable them to intensify the actualization of both their long-term and short-term […]
ColdHubs is currently serving 5,250 farmers, retailers, and wholesalers using it’s 54 installed cold rooms in 32 farms, aggregation centers, and markets within the Southern and Northern Regions of Nigeria. • In 2020, the 54 operational ColdHubs saved 42,024 tons of food from spoilage. • It increased the household income of 5,240 small farmers, retailers, […]
ColdHubs has commissioned 13 new hubs across Nigeria since December 2020 according to the Chief Operation Officer (COO), Mr. Bright Benjamin Igbokwe. The 13 hubs according to Mr. Igbokwe comprise 9 single hubs and two double hubs. He revealed that in their usual tradition, the company has held a Post-Harvest Education Management Program in all […]
The two year project will develop a hybrid solar-powered off-grid pre-cooling storage system for smallholder farmers clusters in Nigeria to preserve perishable foods Aston University has been awarded Global Challenges Research funding to undertake research and development with ColdHubs Ltd and the University of Port Harcourt who are both based in Nigeria. This unique African […]
Users of ColdHubs from around the country have been showering encomium on the facility which has changed the face of their businesses in areas where cold storage for fruits and vegetables should never have been mentioned at all. With users saying the prevention of spoilage has helped them make up to 50% profit simply by […]
In western countries, the food chain stands side-by-side with the cold-chain with scientists coming to understand that cold storage is key in food preservation. In such scenarios, there are technological investments which grow on daily basis and then backed with skilled individuals alongside strong food safety laws. Food in these areas is respected and seen […]
ColdHubs has added five more hubs to its list of 100% solar powered cold rooms across the country. “Five new hubs were recently commissioned in three locations and the response has been amazing”, according to Mr. Bright Igbokwe, the Chief Operations Officer COO of the company. The COO said, “There are two double hubs in […]
Partnering for Green Growth and the Global Goals 2030 (P4G) announced its sector winners for the annual State-of-the-Art Partnership Awards. These Awards recognize best-in-class partnership-driven business models that have achieved measurable, replicable success in key Sustainable Development Goal areas, including food, water, energy, cities and the circular economy. The 2020 State-of-the-Art Partnerships fall into two […]
As expected to kick off in the second generation ColdHub, the technical crew has kicked off ice production with the new sets of Hub 1.0 built across Nigeria. One of the operational hubs with such capability is situated at Ibaka, Akwa Ibom State and also has the ability to blast freeze fish in less than […]
One thing that will be hard to change is the way tomato traders approach their business in Nigeria. They believe that there is no need to store tomatoes in any cold storage facility, knowing that people must buy their products no matter the state. At Good Morning Market Aba, Abia State, it was a similar […]