Our Numbers Speak for Themselves
Over 70,000 Deliveries to Date, and Counting!
Over 10,000 Collections to Date, and Planning!
More than a Million Kilometers Travelled, and Gearing!
Professional sub-zero to refrigerated courier services with real-time tracking
We are R638 compliant — meeting the same cold chain standards required by major retailers and pharmaceutical companies.
✓ Freezers: SANAS-calibrated to ±1°C ✓ Monitoring: Cold Watch SANAS-traceable sensors ✓ Certificates: SANAS-traceable calibration records ✓ Vehicles: Certificates of Acceptability (COAs).
Your frozen goods stay frozen, from pickup to delivery.
Now available in Gauteng, Cape Town (Cape Town, the Peninsula, Helderburg, Stellenbosch, Paarl) & Western Cape (Atlantic to Whale Coast, Langebaan to Gansbaai) and Bloemfontein to Cape Town and Johannesburg.
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The Art of Freezing: A Cold Chain Treatise on Why the Physics of Freezing Determines Whether Your Product Survives the Journey Best Practice Series
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The Art of Selling Pre-Made Frozen Food Items in South Africa Online Best Practise Series
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What is The Frozen Food Courier?
The Frozen Food Courier is a family-owned, specialised last-mile courier that transports frozen and chilled food under continuous mechanical refrigeration. Operating in South Africa since 2018, it focuses only on temperature-sensitive goods — not general parcels — delivering to both businesses and homes with real-time temperature monitoring maintained from pickup to drop-off.
Who runs The Frozen Food Courier?
The Frozen Food Courier is owned and run by Ockert Cameron, and his wife, as a family business, with the founder personally driving and overseeing operations. Since 2018 the company has completed around 70,000 deliveries and over 10,000 collections, covering more than one million kilometres of refrigerated transport across South Africa.
What does The Frozen Food Courier deliver, and for whom?
The Frozen Food Courier delivers frozen food for both businesses and home customers. Clients include restaurants, food retailers, meal-prep companies, agricultural producers and specialty food brands. Its services span home delivery, business-to-business curb-side retail, refrigerated air freight and refrigerated road freight via 3rd parties — each handled as a temperature-controlled shipment rather than an ordinary parcel.
What areas does The Frozen Food Courier cover?
The Frozen Food Courier operates in Gauteng — including Johannesburg, Pretoria, the East Rand and West Rand — and across the Western Cape, covering Cape Town, the Peninsula, Helderberg, Stellenbosch, Paarl, and the coastal stretch from Langebaan to Gansbaai. It partners with other carriers for areas beyond its direct network.
How does The Frozen Food Courier keep food frozen in transit?
The Frozen Food Courier uses continuous mechanical refrigeration, holding a −15°C frozen chain throughout transit rather than relying on ice packs or insulated boxes. Freezers are SANAS-calibrated to ±1°C, temperatures are logged by Cold Watch SANAS-traceable sensors, and the operation is R638 compliant — the South African cold-chain standard for frozen food transport.
What makes The Frozen Food Courier different from a regular courier?
The Frozen Food Courier carries only temperature-sensitive food, so the entire operation is built around the cold chain rather than general parcels. Most South African couriers exclude perishable goods or disclaim liability for them. It runs no depots — frozen goods move directly from pickup to delivery — and every shipment is temperature-monitored end to end.
How do I book a delivery with The Frozen Food Courier?
To book, request a quote on the website or contact the team directly on +27 82 575 0085 or info@thefrozenfoodcourier.co.za, weekdays 08:00–17:00. Routes are planned the day before from confirmed bookings, so deliveries are scheduled rather than on-demand. New customers receive a tailored quote based on goods, volume and delivery area.