Southeast Missouri Mobile Refrigeration Trailer Rental

Food pantries in SEMO get free walk-in freezers

The local source article “Food pantries in SEMO get free walk-in freezers,” dated August 8, 2018, reports Flame of Hope in East Prairie was preparing to install a walk-in cooler when KFVS published its August 8, 2018 update. SEMO Food Bank had obtained grant-funded cooling equipment for that pantry and partners in Fredericktown and Sikeston. Flame of Hope already had freezers but sometimes used a room with air conditioning and fans for non-frozen foods. A volunteer described carrots spoiling between monthly collections and expected the cooler to be assembled within a few weeks. We serve East Prairie, with Charleston and Sikeston in the nearby Bootheel corridor. Southeast Missouri coverage follows New Madrid, Caruthersville and Kennett to the south; Poplar Bluff to the west; Jackson, Cape Girardeau and Perryville along the Mississippi corridor; and Fredericktown and Farmington inland to the north

The August 8, 2018 KFVS update distinguished existing freezers from the cooler Flame of Hope still needed. Monthly access to produce meant the pantry had to hold foods between collection and distribution, and room air conditioning had not prevented some carrots from spoiling.

A comparable pantry could use temporary mobile refrigeration rental for that installation interval, with stock intake limited to the working capacity on site. Confirm a pickup and distribution calendar before deciding the unit size. Call +1 (866) 216-4667, with phone availability 24/7, to discuss the batch sizes and chilled holding requirement.