Patrick Cudahy Plans New Distribution Center at Wisconsin Plant; Contractor Identified

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Researched by Industrialinfo.com (Industrial Information Resources, Incorporated; Houston, Texas). Patrick Cudahy Incorporated (Cudahy, Wisconsin), a subsidiary of Smithfield Foods Incorporated (NYSE: SFD) (Smithfield, Virginia) is building a new distribution center at their pork products processing plant in Cudahy, Wisconsin (Plant 1513125).

The company will be adding about 35,000 square feet of refrigerated building space to the plant's south side and installing state-of-the-art inventory tracking and distribution equipment, docks, and storage racking to streamline logistic efforts.

Environmental Structures Incorporated (Hartland, Wisconsin) has been selected as the general contractor for the project and ground breaking is scheduled to begin this week. The distribution center project is the last phase of the company's seven year $110 million expansion plan that will grow the site to over one million square feet.

The estimated $3.2 million project is expected to be completed by August 1, 2004.

Established in 1888, Patrick Cudahy Incorporated is celebrating their 116th year of existence. The company employs almost 1,800 people and imports and exports throughout the United States and the world. They produce retail & deli products, food service products and refined fats and oils. Patrick Cudahy is considered "Home of Sweet Apple Wood Smoked Flavor."