Staples Vegetables forms partnership with Solum Partners to enhance cold chain and energy operations
Key takeaways
- Staples Vegetables’ partnership with Solum strengthens refrigerated logistics and supply chain reliability for fresh produce.
- Expanded energy operations use renewable natural gas to power cold storage and transport, cutting emissions and reducing costs.
- End-to-end farm-to-delivery management preserves product quality, ensures traceability, and maintains consistent service for customers.
Staples Vegetables recently formed a partnership with Solum Partners, a global agribusiness investment firm. The company, which supplies fresh and organic vegetables across the UK, manages every stage of its operations from farming and harvesting to packing, cold storage, and delivery through its own logistics network.
The partnership will support Staples in expanding its produce and energy operations, including refrigerated storage and delivery systems. The company recently completed an expansion of its energy operations, enabling full-scale renewable natural gas (RNG) production that powers Staples’ operations, lowers emissions, and creates a surplus for external offtake.
Solum’s investment will help maintain supply reliability, support cold chain efficiency, and advance sustainability efforts across the value chain. The collaboration ensures continuity for existing customers and land partners while retaining the management team, values, and service standards.
“We are excited to partner with the team at Solum as we continue to invest in both sides of our business: food and energy,” said Vernon Read, who, together with his brother George, leads Staples Vegetables. “Our integrated model allows us to reduce waste, lower emissions, and create a circular system where what we grow helps power how we grow.”
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