IN Brief:
- HyFun Foods has launched a dedicated reefer rail service for frozen potato exports from Gujarat.
- The network links Virochannagar ICD with Mundra Port through Adani Logistics and Evergreen Marine.
- Each rail movement is expected to replace up to 40 truck trips, reducing road exposure and emissions.
HyFun Foods has launched a dedicated reefer rail service for frozen potato exports, working with Adani Logistics Limited and Evergreen Marine Corporation to connect inland production flows in Gujarat with international shipping through Mundra Port.
The service moves temperature-controlled cargo from Virochannagar Inland Container Depot to Mundra for onward export, giving the company a structured multimodal route from production to vessel. Each rail movement is expected to replace up to 40 truck trips, reducing diesel use, road congestion, and emissions across a route where refrigerated haulage would otherwise dominate the inland leg.
By combining road, rail, and sea transport in one export chain, the companies are building a more formal cold-chain structure around frozen food movements. Adani Logistics provides the rail-linked inland capability, while Evergreen Marine supports the ocean leg. Mundra Port, operated by Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone, acts as the export gateway for outbound volumes.
HyFun Foods exports frozen potato products to more than 40 countries and is using the new service to strengthen reliability as it targets a wider international footprint. The company has linked the rail model to its ambition to expand into more than 100 countries, with logistics infrastructure treated as part of the export platform rather than a downstream function.
Naresh Kapoor, Chief Supply Chain Officer at HyFun Foods, said: “As a leader in the frozen food industry, HyFun Foods has always remained committed to advancing its sustainability initiatives and environmental stewardship through meaningful action. This initiative marks our first dedicated step towards integrating sustainability into our export operations.”
Frozen potato exports depend heavily on temperature continuity, equipment availability, terminal coordination, and predictable port cut-offs. A product can leave the factory in specification and still lose value if the inland movement introduces delay, heat exposure, or inconsistent handling. Moving more of that leg onto a dedicated reefer rail service gives export planners a tighter operating framework.
The model also reduces exposure to the volatility of road freight. Long-distance refrigerated trucking offers flexibility, but it is sensitive to diesel prices, driver availability, congestion, and inconsistent transit times. Scheduled rail movement gives food processors a more stable option when export volumes rise or truck capacity tightens around port corridors.
The development follows the same direction as Maersk’s Hyderabad pharma reefer rail corridor, where rail connectivity is being used to support temperature-controlled exports from inland production clusters. In both cases, India’s export performance is being shaped by the quality of inland logistics as much as by port infrastructure.
For food manufacturers, that places cold-chain planning closer to commercial strategy. Export growth depends on reliable handover between production, storage, inland transfer, port handling, customs processes, and ocean schedules. A dedicated rail connection reduces the number of moving parts that must be solved shipment by shipment.
The rail link also supports India’s broader push into value-added agricultural exports. Processing potatoes into frozen products increases shelf life and value capture, but the gains depend on logistics networks that can preserve product integrity over long routes. HyFun’s model gives the sector another practical template for linking production scale with export resilience.
