Federated Co-operatives Limited Purchasing ColdStar Solutions Inc.

Saskatoon, SK (Mar. 6, 2025) – Federated Co-operatives Limited (FCL) is pleased to announce that it has purchased ColdStar Solutions Inc., a transportation, warehousing and grocery wholesaler. Headquartered in Victoria, B.C., ColdStar has been providing trucking and warehousing solutions, as well as wholesale groceries and produce, to stores and supermarkets across Vancouver Island, the Gulf Islands and the Lower Mainland for more than 25 years.

“ColdStar has been an important supply chain partner for FCL since 2017. We are pleased that the partnership has ultimately led to the acquisition of this tremendous company,” said Heather Ryan, CEO, Federated Co-operatives Limited. “This acquisition demonstrates our ongoing commitment to supporting local Co-ops and optimizing our supply chain network, contributing to our overall growth strategy as an organization.”

With warehouse locations in Richmond, Victoria, Ladysmith and Comox B.C., the purchase provides FCL with strategic supply chain advantages on the West Coast. In addition, ColdStar has a strong team supporting their operations, that same team will continue to operate ColdStar as a wholly owned subsidiary of FCL.

This acquisition is subject to closing conditions. ColdStar is expected to begin operating under the ownership of FCL on March 14, 2025.

About Federated Co-operatives Limited and the Co-operative Retailing System

Federated Co-operatives Limited (FCL), based in Saskatoon, is focused on providing more than 150 local Co-ops across Western Canada with strategy and leadership, wholesaling, manufacturing, logistics, operational support, business-enabling services and marketing support. Together, FCL and those local co-operatives form the Co-operative Retailing System (CRS). The CRS serves our members and communities with products and services that help grow, build, feed and fuel individuals and communities from Vancouver Island to northwestern Ontario. Our total workforce of over 27,000 employees serve more than 2 million active individual members and many more non-member customers at 1,600+ retail locations in more than 650 communities. We are a different kind of business – we are locally invested, community-minded, care for the environment and offer lifetime membership benefits, including patronage refunds, quality products, quality service and fair prices. More information is available at www.fcl.crs and www.co-op.crs.  

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