£140 million, fully automated, 101,000 pallet cold store comes online in Lincolnshire
Magnavale Ltd, one of the UK’s leading temperature-controlled food storage specialists, has announced the official opening of Magnavale Easton. The £140 million investment has resulted in a facility with 101,000 frozen pallet spaces, making it the largest single cold store ever built in the UK. Having officially opened its doors on the 24th of March 2025, the development regenerated a long-standing food production site near Grantham, Lincolnshire. The state-of-the-art cold storage warehouse will contribute significantly to UK food security, while setting a new benchmark for sustainable food logistics.
Possibly the UK’s first fully renewable-energy-powered cold storage facility, Magnavale Easton demonstrates the company’s commitment to sustainability and operational efficiency. With 101,000 cutting-edge fully automated pallet positions and a high-bay, rack-cad storage design, the facility ensures seamless storage and distribution for food manufacturers, retailers, and suppliers.
“Magnavale Easton is more than just a storage facility; it is a transformative development for the UK’s food supply chain,” said Amanda Cogan, COO of Magnavale. “By integrating renewable energy, advanced automation, and a comprehensive portfolio of value-added services, we are helping our customers cut costs, risk and complexity from their supply chains and contributing sustainable long-term growth and investment into the local Lincolnshire economy.”
A Strategic Hub for UK Food Logistics
Magnavale Easton is strategically located off the A1, between Grantham and Peterborough, offering efficient distribution access across the UK.
In addition to its industry-leading automated cold storage capabilities, Magnavale Easton will offer a comprehensive suite of value-added services, including blast freezing, contract packing, and much more from the site.
A Vision of the Future of British Food Supply
This significant milestone is part of a long-term vision of regeneration for the site, which used to be a major McCain Foods production site. The Easton site will become an integrated food production, storage, and distribution hub, supporting manufacturers and retailers with end-to-end cold chain solutions.
The next steps in this mission are already underway. In February 2025, the site was granted planning permission for further exciting developments including a biodigester and a large food production facility.
Magnavale Easton is now open and operating bringing efficient, safe, and sustainable cold chain solutions that will revolutionise food supply chains locally and nationally.
Magnavale operates four strategically located cold storage facilities in the UK. Leading the way within the sector, Magnavale aims to create sustainable supply chains for its partners by cutting cost, risk, and complexity in the cold chain.
Rapidly growing Magnavale have developed both a large 25,000 pallet extension to their facilities in Chesterfield and a 101,000 pallet, fully automated cold store in Easton, Lincolnshire which opened in March 2025.
Sadel Group, who own Magnavale, is pushing the Easton Food Hub project forward as part of its operational real estate development plans. Sadel Group, a Luxembourg-based family office, will extend the innovative “Food Hub” model to new sites across the UK and Europe. The Food Hub model integrates food production and processing with the supply chain, reducing cost, risk, and complexity in the food chain.
