ColdStar Logistics: India’s leading temperature-controlled supply- chain solutions provider ColdStar Logistics has expanded its network footprint with the launch of new facilities in Patna, Guwahati and Lucknow, as part of its larger national expansion strategy aimed at strengthening supply-chain access across India’s rapidly growing Tier II markets. The expansion is part of the company’s broader growth plans as demand across food, retail, healthcare and quick commerce sectors continues to accelerate beyond metropolitan cities.
With the addition of Patna, Guwahati and Lucknow, ColdStar’s network will span 45 distribution centres across India, enabling the company to serve more than 109,000 pin codes nationwide and strengthen access to emerging consumption markets. The expansion forms part of the company’s broader growth strategy as it continues to invest in capacity closer to emerging consumption markets. ColdStar currently operates over one million square feet of warehousing infrastructure and expects to significantly expand its footprint during the current financial year, in line with growing customer demand across food, retail, healthcare, and quick commerce sectors.
\”India\’s consumption growth is increasingly being driven by markets beyond the metros, with demand becoming more distributed across the country. Our decision to invest in Patna, Guwahati and Lucknow is rooted in this long-term shift and forms part of our larger national expansion strategy. We are focused on building capacity herever we see demand emerging, enabling greater proximity to consumption centres, reducing replenishment timelines and helping our clients scale with confidence.
More importantly, these investments strengthen our ability to build supply- chain capacity ahead of demand rather than react to it. As supply chains continue to evolve, our objective is to ensure that customers and consumers in emerging markets have access to the same service standards and product availability that have traditionally been associated with Tier I cities,” said Sameer Varma, Executive Director, ColdStar Logistics, commenting on the expansion.
The company has launched a 20,000 sq. ft. facility in Kamrup, Guwahati, which will serve as a gateway to the Seven Sisters region and improve supply- chain access across Assam, Tripura, Mizoram, Manipur, and neighbouring Northeastern states. In Uttar Pradesh, ColdStar has established a 10,500 sq. ft. warehouse in Unnao within the Lucknow-Kanpur Highway cluster, a key consumption and distribution corridor in North India.
In Bihar, the company has launched a 5,000 sq. ft. facility in Anisabad, Patna, strategically located along the Grand Trunk Road corridor with access to the Gaighat river route, strengthening connectivity and enabling faster movement of goods across the region. Together, these facilities strengthen ColdStar’s ability to support customers operating across FMCG, dairy, confectionery, processed foods, healthcare, retail and quick-commerce sectors.
Each facility offers ColdStar’s multi- temperature storage infrastructure, including Ambient, Tropical (+15°C to +25°C), Chiller (+2°C to +8°C), and Frozen (-20°C) zones, enabling seamless handling of perishable and temperature-sensitive products under one roof.
All three facilities operate on ColdStar’s established operating model and technology backbone, delivering the same service standards and reliability customers experience across its national network. This reflects the broader evolution of India\’s supply chains, where businesses are increasingly able to offer consumers in Tier II and III cities an experience comparable to that of metro markets.
Equipped with multi-temperature storage capabilities and technology-led planning and monitoring systems, the facilities are designed to help businesses maintain product quality, improve supply chain efficiency and avoid stock-outs. The expansion, built on ColdStar’s Network-Tech-People framework, strengthens the company’s ability to serve customers across emerging consumption markets, further deepening a national network that now spans 45 distribution centres across India.
