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Associated Wholesale Grocers Mississippi Warehouse Cold Storage Construction

Industry News

Associated Wholesale Grocers plans distribution facility in Mississippi, supplying 3,100 stores

November 9, 2020

Associated Wholesale Grocers (AWG), headquartered in Kansas City, Kansas, is the largest cooperative food wholesaler in the United States. The company, with sales of more than $10 billion, is planning and building a leading-edge, highly automated full-range logistics center in Hernando, Mississippi,

Gracyor perishables Cold Storage Facility

Graycor Construction to build high-capacity perishables distribution center for big-box retailer

Graycor broke ground on the Shafter, Calif., distribution center in October 2018.

September 6, 2019

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Graycor Construction Co., Oak Brook Terrace, Ill., topped out on the construction of a 628,713-square-foot high-capacity perishable distribution center for a big-box retailer.

Driver rewards program helps Brady Trucking improve driver retention

To meet this ambitious goal, driver retention is at the top of Brady Trucking’s 2019 key executive initiatives.

April 2, 2019

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Brady Trucking implemented onboarding surveys from Stay Metrics to check in with drivers at key points after their hire dates to see what their expectations of the company are, and later on, if those expectations are being met.

Plant Openings

Plant openings: March 2019

March 20, 2019

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Announcements about new food and beverage plant construction projects, plant renovations and plant expansions.

Plant Openings

Plant Openings: February 2019

February 12, 2019

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Announcements about new food and beverage plant construction projects, plant renovations and plant expansions.

Field Reports

Rugged Pallet Rack Helps Cold Storage Distributor Optimize Operations

Rack designed to application helps Manfredi keep up with growth

January 30, 2019

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To meet retailer demand for efficient cold chain distribution east of the Mississippi River, Manfredi Cold Storage has had to keep expanding its Kennett Square, Pa., facility.

Plant Openings

Plant Openings: January 2019

January 21, 2019

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Announcements about new food and beverage plant construction projects, plant renovations and plant expansions.

Plant Openings

Plant Openings: December 2018

December 15, 2018

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Announcements about new food and beverage plant construction projects, plant renovations and plant expansions.

Creekstone Farms Premium Beef announces new $35M distribution center

The new warehouse will consist of an automated storage and retrieval system capable of handling 27,000 boxes in a 9-hour day with more than 37,000 box storage locations.

October 22, 2018

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Creekstone Farms Premium Beef LLC broke ground on a new $35 million refrigerated distribution center at its Arkansas City, Kan., headquarters facility.

Perdue expands antibiotic-free poultry products

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Perdue Foods opens Southeast distribution center

Facility adds 100 new jobs

September 5, 2018

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Perdue Foods has opened a new Southeast distribution center in Rincon, Ga.

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Consumers are choosing products and brands they know and trust as they shop for food during the global pandemic. Any disruption to production could damage brand reputation, wreak havoc on throughput and disrupt the supply chain.

Food Engineering

2020 November

In the November 2020 issue of Food Engineering, we put a spotlight on sustainability. This issue features an in-depth look at the winner of our Sustainable Plant of the Year award.

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