- The Move to -15°C Coalition brings together industry partners on a mission to change the temperature at which frozen food is transported and stored around the world.
- New members strengthen the Coalition’s presence in the US and expand its reach into Latin America, with Wayne-Sanderson Farms, Fayman & Sorbello Food Group and ChileCarne joining the initiative.
- The Coalition is undertaking pilots with members including IKEA, Vestey Holdings, DP World, and Nomad Foods to generate practical evidence from frozen food supply chains.
London, 26 June 2026 – On World Refrigeration Day, the Move to -15°C Coalition announces the expansion of its international membership and advances its first set of real-world trials of higher frozen food storage and transport temperatures as industry efforts to reduce emissions and energy consumption gather pace.
With pressure growing on supply chains to lower their climate impact and improve energy efficiency, Coalition members are increasingly focused on identifying practical interventions that can deliver measurable benefits.
Three new members, Wayne-Sanderson Farms, Fayman & Sorbello Food Group and ChileCarne, have joined the Coalition, strengthening its presence across North and South America. They join some of the most important companies in the manufacture, transport, storage, and retail of frozen food, including Aviko, Maersk, Lineage, DP World and IKEA. Their addition broadens the Coalition’s representation across production, export and frozen food supply chain operations, while extending its geographic reach in the Americas.
Established in 2023 at COP28, the Move to -15˚C Coalition brings together organisations across the frozen food supply chain to assess whether changing the global standard of -18°C (0°F), which has been largely unchanged for a century, could reduce energy use and emissions while maintaining food safety and product quality. Previous research has suggested that a three-degree shift to -15°C (5°F) could reduce energy consumption by 5 to 7% and avoid up to 17.7 million tonnes of CO₂ emissions annually.
The Coalition’s work builds on a growing body of lab-based research examining whether frozen food supply chains can safely operate at slightly higher temperatures. Advances in monitoring technology, refrigeration systems and temperature management have prompted renewed interest in reviewing standards that have remained largely unchanged for decades.
Sandra Roling, Managing Director of the Move to -15°C Coalition, said: “We are building on a growing body of evidence around temperature optimisation and moving into the next phase: testing how those insights work in real-world operations. The addition of new members from across the Americas and the progress of our first operational pilots show growing industry commitment to understanding how temperature optimisation could support both sustainability goals and supply chain efficiency. Working with leading companies from across the frozen food supply chain, we are generating robust evidence that can inform future industry and regulatory discussions.”
Coalition members met in London this week to mark World Refrigeration Day, review progress, discuss the further development if its pilot programme and agree priorities for the year ahead.
Dan Sorbello, Managing Director at Fayman USA Inc, said: “As a company with 40 years of experience in the international cold chain, we are proud to join the Move to -15°C Coalition at a time when the frozen food world is looking for practical ways to empirically and analytically assess temperature management and the optimization of the associated resources therein. This is an important global initiative that brings together companies from across the frozen food supply chain to test ideas and we are excited to contribute to that work.”
Miguel Adasme Gutiérrez, Head of Industrial Area at ChileCarne, said: “We are pleased to join the Move to -15°C Coalition and to bring Chile’s perspective as a leading exporter of poultry and pork meat and by-products to this important global discussion. As supply chains face increasing pressure to improve efficiency and support sustainability goals, without compromising food safety and while meeting regulatory and commercial requirements, it is essential that exporters play an active role in building the scientific evidence and industry engagement needed to advance this initiative.”
The Coalition is inviting organisations across the frozen food supply chain to join the movement and participate in future pilots. Companies interested in learning more can contact the Coalition via movetominus15.com or by emailing info@movetominus15.com.
