Richmond Cold Storage, Emergency Walk-In Cooler and Refrigeration Trailer for Lease or Rent

Richmond Folk Festival Pairs Six Stages with a Wide-Ranging Food Program

Richmond’s riverfront became the setting for three days of music, dance and food during the October 9–11, 2026 Folk Festival. The organizer announced more than 30 artists across six stages, with free admission to performances, the family area and Virginia folklife activities.

The food lineup moved from Lao cooking and tacos to seafood, barbecue and frozen desserts. Gelato and frozen custard make cold storage a direct part of festival service, while other vendors need chilled ingredients ready for each order. The published program included traditional crafts and storytelling alongside the concerts. That mix gave visitors reasons to move between stages and food stands, making the riverfront gathering as much about shared cultural experiences as individual performances.

Summer Thunderstorms Knock Out Power Across Richmond

Trees came down and power outages spread across Richmond on August 11, 2021. NOAA documented the evening disruption as scattered severe thunderstorms developed along a surface trough over central Virginia. An outage during service hours can interrupt walk-in coolers along with other kitchen and dining-room equipment, while fallen trees may block an approach to the building. The Richmond reports included both tree damage and loss of electricity. Those combined effects could leave an affected business dealing with access outside while checking whether refrigerated stock remained protected inside.

Feed More’s New Regional Home Expands Freezer and Kitchen Capacity

Richmond’s regional hunger-relief network gained a larger operating base when Feed More scheduled its move to Henrico County for October 14, 2024. The new Villa Park Drive facility replaced space in old tobacco warehouses that the organization described as increasingly difficult to use for food distribution.

Expanded cold storage was a central part of the change: plans provided five times the freezer space, along with better loading access and more room for sorting and packing. The new commercial kitchen was designed to raise meal-production capacity by 50 percent. Volunteer areas and training space completed the building’s wider role. The move connected warehouse construction with the daily handling of food for communities throughout Central Virginia.