2GO, the logistics arm of Aboitiz Transport System (ATS), said it will enter the cold chain business within the year.2GO said the proposed cold chain venture aims to serve small businesses in the country particularly those engaged in agriculture and fishery.To start with, 2GO will temporarily operate reefer vans in strategic areas prior to the installation of the cold chain facility itself which it expects to be operational in 2007.The areas eyed for the cold chain facilities include Palawan, Cagayan de Oro, Iloilo, Davao, General Santos and Cebu in the South and Pangasinan and Benguet in the North.

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