Virginia Cold Storage

About Us

Our roots can be traced back to the mid-1990s when Josh “Pret” Pretlow and Tom “Buzz” Hofler started Virginia Cold Storage. Suffolk, Virginia has long been ingrained in the history of peanut production and processing for over a century. These two local Suffolk natives recognized the importance of Suffolk as a shipping hub to the Mid-Atlantic region and beyond.

AgCold recognized the opportunity to continue the legacy of Virginia Cold Storage with the full acquisition and merger of Virginia Cold Storage and Nansemond Cold Storage. The purchase allowed AgCold to combine the resources and continue to provide national and international customers with the high quality service they have come to depend on.

With a total size of over 255,000 square feet, AgCold is one of the largest providers of refrigerated storage in Southeastern Virginia. The warehouses are built to handle a target load of roughly 40 million pounds of shelled and unshelled nuts and products like peanut paste, peanut butter and peanut brittle.

With an average employee retention of over 15 years, our staff is comprised of seasoned veterans of the cold storage sector. Our team can safety handle all in-and-out needs / palletizing / shrink-wrapping…

Product for 10 major clients occupies the bulk of that existing space, including Birdsong Peanuts, Olam International and Hershey.

To contact the Virginia Cold Storage regional office, please call 757-861-0592.