Grip

Grip is the leading cold-chain fulfillment and logistics partner for frozen and refrigerated direct-to-consumer (DTC) brands. The company specializes in perishable eCommerce shipping, offering comprehensive fulfillment services through strategically located facilities in New Jersey, Texas, Michigan, California, Nevada, and Florida. Grip's proprietary Order Management System (OMS) optimizes every aspect of the cold chain from packaging to last-mile delivery, enabling brands to reach 80% of the U.S. population within 24 hours. The company serves various industries including meal kits and groceries, specialty foods, e-pharmacies, life sciences, pet food, wineries, and flowers. Grip's technology platform provides data-driven shipping decisions with automated carrier selection, service optimization, refrigerant quantity management, cartonization, and shipping facility selection. Their advanced weather monitoring dashboard identifies major weather events that could impact orders before shipping or during transit. The platform offers comprehensive shipping visibility and analytics to track volume, inventory, and performance metrics. Notable clients include HelloFresh, ButcherBox, Fish Fixe, Smoothie Box, First Seed, Rise & Puff, GOLO, and Cure Hydration. Grip has successfully delivered over $2 billion worth of eCommerce goods with a 99.8% average pick accuracy rate, achieving significant improvements for clients including reducing thaw/loss rates from 4% to less than 1%, decreasing shipping failures by 25%, reducing shipping costs by 30%, and cutting refrigerant use by 20%. The company has been recognized by Inc. Magazine as one of the 9 Food Tech Companies to Watch and has received multiple industry awards for innovation in cold-chain logistics.