Cold storage capacity
Capacity is room area minus the aisle allowance, divided by the pallet footprint and multiplied by stacking levels. Racking adds levels but also increases aisle space.
Free toolCold Storage CapacityCost items
- Daily storage per pallet
- In and out handling
- Refrigerated transport (per km or per trip)
- Energy, maintenance and temperature monitoring
- Waste and quality loss
Cold chain cost per kg
Cost per kg = (Storage + Handling + Transport + Monitoring) ÷ Total net kg
Free toolCold Chain CostTemperature excursions
Even brief excursions shorten shelf life. Recording temperature by lot shows immediately which products are affected when an excursion occurs.
Read it together with yield and waste
Processing yield and storage loss change the quantity over which cold chain cost is spread per kg. Calculate cost per kilogram of saleable product.
Free toolYield CalculatorFCRSOFT
FCRSOFT does this for you automatically
You don’t need to do the calculations and checks on this page by hand every day. FCRSOFT derives them all automatically from the records entered in the field.
- Recipe cost updates automatically with raw material prices.
- Yield and waste are recorded by lot in batch production.
- Cold-store temperatures are monitored, with alerts on deviation.
Frequently asked questions
How can cold room energy cost be reduced?
The most effective ways are reducing door-open time, using air curtains and good insulation, maintaining compressors regularly and pre-cooling product before it enters the room.
Last updated: 10/3/2026
