The 386,047-square-foot refrigerator/freezer distribution facility in Florence, South Carolina, will include 45 loading docks, a Cheney Express and the largest culinary kitchen the company has developed to date.
The project allows the company to extend its operations on the East Coast, continuing to provide high-quality custom-ripened avocados to restaurants, food distributors and grocery stores.
Over the years, Crist has established the company’s national reputation for excellence in Design-Build among companies in the food processing, cold storage and distribution, and industrial manufacturing industries.
On this episode of From the Cold Corner, we’re joined by Craig Susser of Craig’s Vegan Ice Cream, Bob Grote, CEO of Grote Company and David Sawicki, business unit leader at A M King, to discuss the latest in food processing trends and cold foods manufacturing.
Facility will serve 100+ stores in Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana and the Florida panhandle
February 3, 2023
A M King provided property consulting for ALDI U.S. and designed and built the 564,000-square-foot structure, which includes cold storage, dry storage and packaging space.
The design-build firm has been recognized with a 2022 Best Project Award from the Design-Build Institute of America’s Southeast Region for what is now North America’s largest avocado plant.
The new 45,590-square-foot facility will provide increased cold storage capacity for fresh produce and serve as a hub for the company’s U.S. and Canadian customers.
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