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Area Development - Site Selection, Facility Planning and Workforce Development

Cold-Link Logistics Plans Lumberton, North Carolina, Warehouse Operations

02/09/2025
Cold storage management firm Cold-Link Logistics plans to establish warehousing operations in Lumberton, North Carolina. The $85.5 million project is expected to create 123 jobs in Robeson County.

The investment will include the construction of a 233,000-square-foot temperature-controlled facility, located at the Southeast Crossroads Industrial Park, that will serve the local and regional poultry business, as well as a variety of other food companies, manufacturers, and distributors.

“We are excited to expand our footprint into the great State of North Carolina,” said Michael Mandich, Managing Partner of Cold-Link Logistics. “We have listened to our customers and their need for additional cold storage warehousing in the Southeast regions surrounding Lumberton. There's a strong interest among the protein and other food manufacturers in this area to work with a family owned and operated company like Cold-Link that can offer first-class, value-added services. The Robeson County Community has welcomed us with open arms. After looking into many areas to expand our business we knew this was the right place to locate our 10th facility.”

To support the project a performance-based grant of $375,000 from the One North Carolina Fund has been awarded to MG88 Lumberton Cold Storage, LLC, which does business under the name Cold-Link Logistics Lumberton, LLC. The OneNC Fund provides financial assistance to local governments to help attract economic investment and to create jobs. Companies receive no money upfront and must meet job creation and capital investment targets to qualify for payment. All OneNC grants require a matching participation from local governments, and any award is contingent upon that condition being met.

“North Carolina’s supply chain for food and agriculture has always been an economic driver for our state,” noted N.C. Commerce Secretary Lee Lilley. “Our agricultural legacy and commitment to innovation will help companies like Cold-Link establish its operations and increase its footprint in the southeastern United States.”

In addition to the North Carolina Department of Commerce and the Economic Development Partnership of North Carolina (EDPNC), other partners in the project include the North Carolina General Assembly, North Carolina Community College System, Golden LEAF Foundation, Electricities, Robeson County, Robeson County Committee of 100, North Carolina’s Southeast, and the City of Lumberton.

Cold-Link Logistics, a subsidiary of Mandich Group, is a full-service third-party logistics cold storage company. The company’s locations provide customized product handling, storage, order picking and load preparation, blast freezing, and other value-added logistics services.

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