If your business handles food, beverages, ingredients, or FMCG goods, choosing the right food-grade storage facility can make or break your supply chain. You need a warehouse that not only stores products but also protects them, maintains compliance, and ensures every pallet stays safe, traceable, and ready for dispatch at any moment.
What is a Food-Grade Storage Facility?
A food-grade storage facility is a warehouse designed to safely store food products under controlled environmental conditions that prevent contamination, spoilage, and quality loss.
These warehouses follow strict hygiene, documentation, and handling standards, including:
• Clean, pest-controlled environment
• Proper ventilation and temperature stability
• Sealed flooring and easily sanitised surfaces
• FIFO/FEFO inventory management
• Separation of food and non-food goods
• Traceability and batch control
• Trained food-handling personnel
• Compliance with NSW Food Authority guidelines
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Why Businesses Need a Food-Grade Storage Facility
Food businesses rely on stable storage environments to keep products safe and compliant. A food-grade storage facility reduces operational risk by ensuring:
1. Protection from contamination
Food-safe warehouses prevent cross-contact, pests, and environmental contamination.
2. Consistent quality control
Ambient food products require clean, temperature-stable storage to maintain shelf life.
3. Regulatory compliance
NSW and Australian food regulations require safe handling, documentation, and cleanliness.
4. Reduced spoilage and returns
Controlled conditions reduce financial losses tied to damaged stock.
5. Better logistics flow
Food-grade warehouses often include 3PL services, speeding up inbound and outbound movements.
If you’re storing food without proper certification, you’re not just risking product damage—you’re risking your business reputation.
What Products Can Be Stored in a Food-Grade Facility?
Carewell’s ambient food-grade warehouse is ideal for:
• Dry food
• Canned food
• Packaged beverages
• Bakery ingredients
• Health foods & supplements
• Bulk ingredients
• Confectionery
• FMCG consumables
• Retail-ready packaged food
• Shelf-stable pantry items
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Ambient Food Storage: The Sweet Spot for Most Products
Not all food needs refrigeration. In fact, most Australian food products are stored in ambient food-grade warehousing, typically between 15°C and 25°C.
Ambient warehouses are perfect for:
• Dry goods
• Canned goods
• Long-life beverages
• Packaged consumer products
• Ingredients and pantry items
They also reduce costs significantly compared to cold storage while still maintaining food safety.
Carewell specialises in compliant ambient storage, supported by accurate FEFO rotation and trained stock handlers.
Food-Grade Compliance Standards in NSW
A real food-grade storage facility must follow strict regulatory standards. These include:
• NSW Food Authority requirements
• HACCP-aligned storage and handling
• Documented cleaning schedules
• Professional pest-control programs
• Batch tracking and traceability
• Proper separation of allergen-prone goods
• Pallet and racking hygiene management
Many warehouses claim to be food-safe, but only a properly maintained facility can truly protect food-quality products.
Carewell follows these standards and conducts regular internal audits to ensure full compliance.
Full 3PL Support Inside the Food-Grade Facility
Beyond safe storage, Carewell provides complete 3PL services built for food and FMCG brands:
• Loose container unloading
• Palletising and rework
• Pick and pack
• Shrink wrapping, bundling, labelling
• Cross-docking for fast turnarounds
• B2B and retailer dispatch
• National freight coordination
• Inventory reporting and batch tracking
• Long-term or short-term food storage
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When you combine food-grade storage with 3PL services, your supply chain becomes faster, cleaner, and more cost-efficient.
Location Advantage: Western Sydney’s Prime Logistics Zone
Benefits include:
• Fast access to M4, M5, and M7 motorways
• Quick freight routes to Port Botany
• Close proximity to major manufacturers
• Lower operational and transport costs
• Faster container and pallet movement
• Ideal for metro and interstate distribution
Location directly influences supply chain performance and Western Sydney is as good as it gets.
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How Much Does Food-Grade Storage Cost?
Pricing is based on:
• Pallet quantity
• Time duration
• Inbound/outbound handling
• Compliance requirements
• 3PL services needed
Typical averages for Sydney:
• $3.50–$7.50 per pallet per week
• $350–$650 for container unloading
• Pick/pack charged per carton or SKU
• Custom packing available upon request
Carewell keeps pricing transparent, predictable, and competitive for food businesses of all sizes.
Why Choose Carewell Group as Your Food-Grade Partner?
Carewell stands out for its commitment to food safety, reliability, and efficient logistics.
Businesses choose Carewell because:
• It maintains high standards of food-grade compliance
• It offers accurate FIFO/FEFO rotation
• It provides transparent pallet storage pricing
• It delivers responsive, friendly support
• It enhances supply chain efficiency
• It offers container unloading, packing, and distribution under one roof
For food and FMCG businesses, this creates a seamless, stress-free warehousing experience.
For tailored pricing or food-grade storage availability, contact Carewell Group.
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Unit 27/191, Mccredie Road, Smithfield, NSW 2164
+61 0477 123 699
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