Simmons Foods Enters Third Party Logistics Venture with Total Control Logistics

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Researched by Industrialinfo.com (Industrial Information Resources, Incorporated; Houston, Texas). Privately held poultry processor, Simmons Foods, Incorporated (Siloam Springs, Arkansas) has entered a multi-year contract with Total Control Logistics, Incorporated (Zeeland, Michigan) to operate a new third party distribution center that will be built at the company’s Van Buren, Arkansas poultry processing plant.

Currently foundations are being poured and pre-construction activities are underway at the plant under the direction of general contractor, The Facility Group (Smyrna, Georgia) for a new 102,000 square foot freezer that will act as a central distribution point for the company’s poultry products.

The new center will provide 100% freezer storage area with a refrigerated shipping dock and minimal office space. A primary refrigeration contractor has also been selected and Alta Refrigeration Incorporated (Peachtree City, Georgia) will be responsible for installing the blast freezer, compressor engine room and other components related to the refrigeration system. This estimated $4.5 million project is on a fast track construction schedule and building activity is expected be to take about six months to complete. Once completed, Simmons will give the keys to the facility to Total Control Logistics for management and operation and the company expects to hire about 30 to 40 employees to run the center.

Completion and start-up are expected by early November of 2004. Total Logistic Control is a national provider of refrigerated and dry warehousing, transportation, supply chain management, dedicated third-party operations management, food distribution, bottling and packaging and fulfillment services.

Simmons Foods was founded in 1949 by Bill Simmons. They currently employ over 3,800 people and have poultry processing plants and feed mills in Siloam Springs and Van Buren, Arkansas; Fairland and Jay, Oklahoma, and Southwest City, Missouri.

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