Vertical Cold Storage has announced that its Indianapolis facility received organic certification from Where Food Comes From Organic, Inc.
The comprehensive certification process included a complete documentation review, on-site inspection, and an evaluation of the standard operating procedure (SOP) by WFCF Organic experts. This milestone arose directly from a specific customer request, reflecting Vertical Cold Storage’s proactive and agile approach to complex operational needs.
“This certification isn’t just about compliance, it’s about partnership,” said Jim Henderson, Chief Commercial Officer of Vertical Cold Storage. “A customer came to us with a need, and we delivered. That’s what ‘embrace complexity’ means to us: when customers bring us their challenges, we take it from there.”
By securing organic certification, the Indianapolis facility enables customers to consolidate SKUs from multiple origins into a single location, improving efficiency and simplifying the supply chain. This helps companies meet supply chain obligations to deliver organically produced foods to their retail and wholesale partners. Vertical Cold Storage is excited to review new opportunities to gain organic certification for additional commodities and at additional facilities.
The organic certification builds on a growing list of value-added services recently introduced by Vertical Cold Storage, including bonded warehousing capabilities and in-house date coding services, each designed in response to evolving customer demands. These initiatives underscore the company’s strategic commitment to flexible, customer-centric growth.
“Every new capability we add is about making our customers’ supply chains simpler, more cost-effective, and yet more robust,” Henderson added. “When they ask for innovation, our answer is always yes.”
