Nelson-Jameson Adds -60°C Dairy Culture Storage at California Distribution Center

Nelson-Jameson has expanded cold-storage and logistics capacity at its Turlock, California, distribution center to serve dairy processors across the U.S. West Coast.

The site now includes ultra-low-temperature storage maintained at minus 60 degrees Celsius, or minus 76 degrees Fahrenheit, for specialized cultures used in cheese and fresh dairy production.

The company says the cultures include products distributed through its relationship with dsm-firmenich, where temperature control is critical to maintaining performance and quality.

Local storage reduces the need to move sensitive ingredients over long distances from other distribution centers, cutting transit time and exposure to heat.

Nelson-Jameson also expects the regional model to reduce reliance on third-party carriers, decrease spoilage risk and lower the amount of dry ice required for shipments.

The California expansion follows an earlier cold-chain rollout at the company's Fairview, Pennsylvania, facility and is part of a broader multi-region distribution strategy.

A further culture-storage expansion is planned for Jerome, Idaho, which would extend service to dairy customers in Idaho, Utah and the Pacific Northwest.

For dairy processors, the investment is less visible than a new production line but operationally important: reliable ultra-cold ingredient storage can shorten lead times and reduce the risk that temperature-sensitive cultures become a bottleneck in cheese and fresh dairy manufacturing.