Ben and Jerry’s maintenance staff replaced rigid bottom panels on its receiving dock doors with flexible FLEX-BACK panels, which give with bumps and snap back into place. (Inset photo): The processor also replaced inflexible doors on the shipping dock with CruiserWeight impactable dock doors that resist impact damage. Source: TKO Doors.
Ben and Jerry’s makes most of its ice cream in its St. Albans, VT plant and, from that plant, ships ice cream to both the US and around the world. Not only does the 143,000-sq.-ft. plant make Ben and Jerry’s ice cream, it also produces Breyers and Good Humor brands. The facility operates three shifts through the week and shuts down the lines over the weekend for maintenance. About 1,700 pallets of product are shipped to various markets each week from the facility’s 40°F shipping dock.