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Index Fresh opens new refrigerated facility in Pharr, TX

The fully expandable, state-of-the-art plant allows for ripening, storage and distribution under one roof.

January 11, 2018

Index Fresh, Riverside, Calif., opened the doors to its new avocado distribution facility located in Pharr, Texas.

Greenyard Logistics opens state-of-the-art logistics facility

Highlights of the facility include 8,000 pallet positions, 30 dock doors and high-capacity packing lines carrying summer citrus product from Greenyard Logistics’ sister company Seald Sweet.

September 21, 2017

Greenyard Logistics USA, Logan Township, N.J., opened the doors to its new state-of-the-art logistics facility in Swedesboro, N.J.

Grimmway Farms’ baby carrot processing facility ready for harvest season

Grimmway’s Pasco facility was modeled after the company’s Malaga facility, which was designed for optimal efficiency and minimal waste.

July 19, 2017

Grimmway Farms, Bakersfield, Calif., activated its Pasco, Wash., baby carrot processing facility for the July-November harvesting season.

Armstrong Produce increases efficiencies with WMS

July 6, 2017

Armstrong Produce selected a warehouse management system (WMS) from Produce Pro Software, Woodridge, Ill., to improve efficiencies.

American Consolidation Logistics opens third warehouse

The only building that already had the refrigeration systems installed and ready to go was Building 1 at South Florida Logistics Center.

June 26, 2017

International produce importer American Consolidation & Logistics (ACL), Opa Locka, Fla., opened the doors to its third warehouse.

CGC Holdings moves HQs into larger warehouse, distribution center

The new facility contains the company’s headquarters, warehouse and distribution operations.

June 22, 2017

CGC Holdings, Inc., a Jessup, Md.-based food distribution company, moved into a new 160,000-square-foot building in Howard County, Md.

Index Fresh builds state-of-the-art distribution, cold storage facility

Index Fresh sources from all major growing regions around the globe, including Mexico.

June 7, 2017

Worldwide avocado marketer, Index Fresh, Bloomington, Calif., broke ground on its new state-of-the-art distribution and cold storage facility in Pharr, Texas.

Mission Produce opens ripe center in Canada

The ripe center implements new technology designed specifically for avocados.

May 30, 2017

Mission Produce, Oxnard, Calif., completed construction on its latest ripe center, based in Calgary, Canada.

A M King to build new DC for Henry Avocado

A M King plans to convert an existing leased warehouse space into a 25,000-square-foot cold storage distribution center.

May 23, 2017

A M King, Charlotte, N.C., will begin construction on a new cold storage distribution center for avocado producer Henry Avocado Corp., Escondido, Calif.

Vanguard International acquires Pride Packing

Pride Packging is a vertically-integrated 3,000-acre farming operation complete with its own packing and cold storage facilities.

May 9, 2017

The Vanguard International Group, Issaquah, Wash., purchased Pride Packing Co., Wapato, Wash., as part of its strategy to develop a global vertically-integrated fresh fruit organization.