What's New at TransCold?

The “Inside Scoop” on all things TransCold and Ice Cream. Check back regularly for updates or visit us on social media – there’s always something exciting happening!

Fuel Surcharge Rate

An updated rate will be determined weekly to reflect the current diesel fuel prices reported by the Freight Carriers Association of Canada. The fuel surcharge will be applied to your invoice (based on delivery date) for Western Canadian orders. This allows us to reflect changing market conditions rapidly while maintaining stable product pricing for our customers.

April 22-26, 2024

Alberta

$5.17

BC

$7.95

New Location: San Diego

TransCold San Diego Warehouse Location

Today we announce another new location for TransCold Distribution®!

Construction on a new 9000ft² freezer with dry storage space and professional office space is expected to be complete in late Spring 2021. At that point, our National City team will transition to the new location in Poway, henceforth known as TransCold San Diego.

We moved into our current National City location in 2015. Thanks to their hard work, NC has seen soaring growth ever since and is on track to be our largest producing US location. We are quickly outpacing the capacity of that location, so have taken action to better serve our customers.

This is TransCold’s 3rd currently active construction project. Recent years have been a tremendous period of growth and we appreciate the customers and team that help us continue to reach higher. 

Congratulations, National City team!

New Brand: Enlightened Keto Collection

We are thrilled to announce our new distribution agreement with Enlightened in BC and Alberta. You may know them from the US, where they have been dominating the US market for ketogenic ice cream, now available in Canada for the first time.

Eating healthy shouldn’t be a compromise—it should be a celebration! What could be more joyful than all of your ice cream aisle favorites, served up full of flavor and made with nutrition you can feel great about? Their mission has remained the same since day one: to help people live healthier lives—and enjoy every bite.

Founder Michael Shoretz began learning how to help people live healthier lives after his father’s Type 2 diabetes diagnosis and became a certified personal trainer. After hearing his clients confess their ice cream indulgences, he resolved to make an ice cream that would fit his clients’ needs. With the help of talented experts and enthusiastic friends and family, the first box of Enlightened ice cream bars was created in 2012.

Visit eatenlightened.com for more information.

New Product: Kind Frozen Bars

Kind Frozen Dark Chocolate Almond Sea Salt Bar

Available soon in multipack form in our US markets. Kind has long dominated the healthy protein and granola bars, but the Kind Frozen Bar is the first of its … kind.

Their first flavor, Dark Chocolate Almond Sea Salt is a frozen, creamy nut bar made from nutrient-dense almonds, layered with smooth dark chocolate and sea salt. Both creamy and crunchy, it’s been compared to a Snickers bar, but a healthy alternative – 4g of protein, only 10g added sugar and 190 calories per serving. Even better – the very first ingredient is Almonds!

Graduation: Melissa Leung earns EMBA

Melissa Leung, Executive Masters of Business Administration

TransCold distribution congratulates Melissa Leung, President, on the successful completion of her Executive Master of Business Administration studies. Her graduating class attended a virtual convocation to support quarantine protocols while still formally recognizing their accomplishments. Melissa has been putting in tremendous work both academically and professionally over the past 2 years to achieve this – and TransCold has been reaping the rewards. We’re very proud of her!

Melissa was appointed to the position of President on December 5, 2017 and has been with the company since its inception on December 1, 2002. She was named one of Business in Vancouver’s “Top 40 under 40” in 2010 and her drive and skillful execution of TCD plans is second to none. Her business acumen has been lifelong, having managed a Dickie Dee ice cream franchise 20 bicycles strong while still in high school. Under Leung’s leadership, TransCold has seen year over year growth in sales and built a strong operations team. She is extremely focused on the future and in bringing us to new levels of growth.

New Brand: Jelly Belly Snow Cones

Jelly Belly Snow Cone distribution

Exclusive to our mobile vendors in Washington State, Oregon and Southern California!

Jelly Belly is the #1 jelly bean brand with an astounding 94% brand awareness. Their shaved ice snow cones come with the same brand recognition with two popular flavours – mouth puckering Sour Apple, Lemon & Grape, as well as the Very Cherry Berry cone. Kids will love the taste and parents, the price point.

Western Grocer Article: Indulgent Delights

In this issue, Western Grocer explores strategic planning to maximize the opportunities for frozen novelties and ice cream. Both Melissa Leung, President and Marco Felicella, Canadian Director of Sales are quoted amongst other industry experts

“Canadians are seeking variety including dairy-free alternatives, low calorie, ethnic inspired products, and a focus on higher quality ingredients,” in Marco’s words.

As Melissa states, “All we do is frozen, with ice cream making up a significant portion of our business, guaranteeing a frozen cold chain from start to finish. Since we are not working with multi-temperature trucks, the product is fully protected from start to finish. It is not just about ordering the right product but ensuring that the frozen novelty can be delivered efficiently.”

Read the article here or download the full magazine from Western Grocer here

New Flavour: Ben & Jerry’s Half Baked Snackables

Ben & Jerry's Half Baked Snackables in Washinton, Oregon & California

Ben & Jerry’s are expanding their Snackables line, launched in the USA in 2019

Half Baked Chunks

A Mixture of Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough & Fudge Brownies

As much as customers love treasure-hunting for chunks in Ben & Jerry’s ice cream, digging up loot by the spoonful takes time…and a spoon. These snackable chunks of cookie dough and brownies are ready-to-grab by the handful, so now you can get half-baked in no time. Enjoy!

February 28 Partial Closure

Our call centre and Canadian offices will be closed all day on February 28th to attend annual meetings. All deliveries will proceed as scheduled. American locations will not be impacted other than the call centre closure. For call centre emergencies, please contact 778-710-6325.