Cold Storage is a special kind of room, the temperature of which is kept very low with the help of machines as they prolong the life and help prevent spoilage of foods.

India is having a unique geographical position and a wide range of soil thus producing variety of fruits and vegetables like apples, banana , grapes, oranges, potatoes, chilies, ginger, etc.

Marine products are also being produced in large quantities due to large coastal areas. The present production level of fruits and vegetables is more than 100 million MT and keeping in view the growth rate of population and demand, the production of perishable commodities is increasing every year.

Besides the role of stabilizing market prices and evenly distributing both on demand basis and time basis, the cold storage industry renders other advantages and benefits to both the farmers and the consumers.

The farmers get opportunity of producing cash crops to get remunerative prices. The consumers get the supply of perishable commodities with lower fluctuation of prices.

Commercially apples, banana ,potatoes, oranges are stored on large scale in the cold storages. Other important costly raw materials like dry fruits, chemicals, essences and processed foods like fruit juice/pulp.