Every temperaturein your plant.One crew.
RCG is a family-owned, design-build general contractor for food manufacturing and cold storage. From concrete tilt-up to blast freezers, we self-perform the trades with our own people.
Since 1985 · Upland, California · CSLB 1066286
Zones we build, cold to warm
- −20°FBlast freezersRapid pull-down for production lines
- −10°FFrozen storageFreezer warehouses and distribution
- 34°FCoolersGlycol and CO₂ systems
- 45°FRefrigerated docksTemperature-controlled loading
- 55°FProcessing roomsFood-grade conditioning
- 72°FOffices and plant HVACVRF, rooftop units, ventilation
Trusted by food manufacturers and grocers
Clients include CJ Foods, CJ Foodville, Daesang America, Dean Foods, Great River Food, H Mart, Rice Field Corporation, SUPERVALU and 99 Ranch Market.
EPOCA, Corona
A design-build partnership with highly technical MEP coordination for a plant running advanced robotics.
- 120,000square feet
- $30Mcost of construction
- 2023–24design-build delivery
What we self-perform
We don't broker the work out. Our own craft workers and managers cover the trades that make or break a cold facility, so the handoffs stay inside one company.
- Condensing units
- Glycol chiller systems
- CO₂ refrigeration
- Walk-in cooler installation
- Blast freezing systems
- Energy management systems
- Leak detection systems
- VRF systems
- Rooftop units
- Exhaust fans and gravity vents
- Class 1 and 2 kitchen hoods
- Ventilation systems
- SMACNA-compliant duct fabrication and install
- Evaporative cooling
- Food production grade conditioning
- Process plumbing and waste systems
- Industrial water systems
- Boiler and steam systems
- Compressed air systems
- R/O and in-line filtration
- Lift stations and booster pumps
- Backflow inspection and repair
- Camera inspection and jetting
- Pipe bursting and sewer repair
- Water heaters, tankless and storage
- Industrial and commercial installation
- 24-hour electrical service
- Lighting service and retrofits
- Low voltage
- Utility power upgrades
- Excavation, piling and shoring
- Foundations, piers and caissons
- Tilt-up construction
- CMU structures and retaining walls
- Podium decks and poured-in-place walls
- Housekeeping pads
- Grading and paving
- Waterproofing and restoration
- ADA ramps, swales and walkways
- Pre-tied rebar cages and detailing
- Metal stud framing
- Demising walls
- Floor joist systems
- Truss and joist roof structures
- Prefabricated joists
- Roof platforms and retrofits
- Constructability and value engineering
- Rigging and installation
- Certified welding
- Pre-fabricated and stick-built erection
- Platforms, catwalks and ladders
- Roof beams and mechanical pad supports
- Tilt-up embeds
- Estimating, scheduling and design review
- Cooler and freezer boxes
- Blast freezer enclosures
- Wall and ceiling panels
- Cold storage build-outs up to 50,000+ sq ft
Project record
Food plants, freezers and markets we've delivered, from single build-outs to multi-phase programs.
| Client | Years | Delivery | Value | Highlights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EPOCA | 2023–24 | Design-build | $30M | 120,000 sq ft in Corona, CA; MEP coordination for advanced robotics |
| CJ Foods | 2017–21 | Lump sum bid | $33M | One of the largest blast freezers in the country; new city sewer lines and 16,000 amps of new power |
| CJ Foods | 2010–15 | Lump sum bid | $16M | Refrigeration designed to the limits of current technology; 45,000 sq ft tilt-up addition |
| CJ Foodville | 2020 | Lump sum | $1.5M | 30,000 sq ft; IMP cold storage |
| Rice Field Corp. | 2020 | Subcontract | $2.5M | IMP cold storage and blast freezer systems |
| Wang Globalnet | 2015 | Lump sum bid | $1.5M | 20,000 sq ft freezer and cold storage build-out |
| H Mart | 2011 | Prime subcontract | $2M | 50,000 sq ft IMP cold storage build-out |
| Fresh Choice Supermarket | — | Design-build | $3.5M | Build-out of the largest Middle Eastern market in the country |
24/7 mechanical service
Lost temperature? We roll.
With a large fleet and crews across Southern California, RCG mobilizes fast to stabilize equipment failures and unexpected damage, so product stays safe and lines get back up.
- Food and beverage plants
- Cold storage and warehousing
- Manufacturing
- Fuel terminals
Call any time
(909) 942-0999A refrigeration shop that grew up
RCG started in 1985 as a small refrigeration service company for local commercial and industrial businesses, often working around the clock on supermarket projects.
Under President and CEO Charley Paek, it has become a design-build industrial general contractor trusted by some of the largest food manufacturers in the world, with nearly 100 skilled and salaried professionals.
Our mission is to lead the food production and cold storage industry by embracing diversity, fostering innovation, promoting teamwork and building long-term relationships with our customers, with the highest standards of ethics and integrity.
- 1985Founded as a refrigeration service shop with about a dozen employees.
- Early yearsSupermarket refrigeration and cold storage, often working around the clock.
- 2010First multi-phase CJ Foods program, adding a 45,000 sq ft tilt-up.
- 2017CJ Foods expansion with one of the largest blast freezers in the country.
- 2023EPOCA: 120,000 sq ft design-build plant in Corona.
- TodayNearly 100 professionals, working across eight states.
Management team
- Isaiah Tarin Director, MEP
- Nicholas Enriquez Director, Structural
- Young Kim Project Engineer, Director of Business Development
- Edwin Doncel Project Engineer
- Jose Orozco Manager, Plumbing
- Arturo Hurtado Manager, Structural
- Joe Aguilar Manager, Structural
- Cesar Jacobo Manager, Finish Work
Where we work
A regional workforce of traveling craft workers and managers.
- Los Angeles
- Orange
- San Diego
- Riverside
- San Bernardino
- Ventura
- California
- Arizona
- Nevada
- Hawaii
- Texas
- Georgia
- New Jersey
- New York
Licensed
California CSLB #1066286
- BGeneral building contractor
- C-38Refrigeration
- C-20HVAC
- C-36Plumbing
- C-8Concrete
From the field
Practical notes on building food plants and cold storage. All insights
Glycol, CO₂ or ammonia: choosing refrigeration for a food plant
Each system trades first cost, efficiency, safety and regulatory risk differently. Here is how to frame the decision before design starts.
Why freezer envelopes fail, and how to build one that doesn't
Ice on the ceiling, heaving floors and fogged doorways usually trace back to a handful of envelope details. Most are cheap to get right and expensive to fix.
What self-performing actually changes on a cold storage build
Most general contractors manage subcontractors. On a temperature-controlled building, doing the trades yourself changes the schedule, the risk and who answers the phone.
Start a project
Send us the basics and an estimator will follow up. For an outage, call instead.
- Headquarters
- 1522 Howard Access Rd, Suite A
Upland, CA 91786 - Phone
- (909) 942-0999
- info@rcgroupusa.com