RT null T1 Cold Chain Technology Brief - Cold Storage and Refrigerated Warehouse T2 Nota breve sobre las tecnologías de la cadena de frío – El almacenamiento refrigerado y cámaras frigoríficas T2 Note de synthèse sur les technologies de la chaîne du froid – Les chambres froides et entrepôts frigorifiques A1 United Nations Environment Programme, A1 International Institute of Refrigeration, K1 ozone-depleting substance K1 refrigeration K1 Ozone YR 2018 FD 2018 LK https://wedocs.unep.org/handle/20.500.11822/32568 UL https://wedocs.unep.org/handle/20.500.11822/32568 NO Cold storage warehouses store food after production and before foods are transported and distributed to supermarkets or catering establishments. Food is stored either chilled or frozen and may remain in the store for periods of a few hours, days or even a year (for some fruits and vegetables) in chillers and up to several months in freezers. This sector has been shown to be one of the sectors of the cold chain where the temperature of products is well temperature-controlled. Energy usage is important to cold store operators as it is a high proportion of the overall operating costs. Cold storage warehouses traditionally have high usage of low global warming potential refrigerants. NO https://www.unenvironment.org/ozonaction/what-we-do/refrigeration-and-air-conditioning DS UN Environment Document Repository RD Sep 18, 2026