Tema, Aug. 4, GNA – The Pioneer Food Cannery, a subsidiary of the Thai Union Group, has commissioned a US$14 million cold storage facility in Tema for the safe preservation of fish.
The 8,000-tonne facility, which is fully equipped with modern salting and sizing equipment, is expected to cut down on logistical delays and consolidate the company’s storage needs into one location for increasing raw materials for the production of its products, including “Star Kist tuna’.
Mr. Johnny Ladouche, the PFC Plant Director, noted that the cannery had been renting cold stores within Tema to support its operation, indicating that finding a cold store that met their specifications was challenging.
Mr. Sven Massen, the Europe Operations Director of the Thai Union Group, said the facility showed their commitment to Ghana, saying, “For all the years PFC has been in Ghana, it has not really owned a lot of material assets.
“We have the building structure that is owned by PFC of the plant but no land, no cold storage, no warehouse, no forklifts, no trucks, and even the machines that we are using are leased. However, the circumstance is changing with the opening of this new cold store today, and with a long-term investment, I believe it’s a tremendous commitment of the Thai Union Group into PFC and into Ghana.”
