Dennis Group provided consulting services for the development of a greenfield site in Osaka, Japan for Baskin Robbins.
Project Highlights
The project consisted of a new ice cream production facility for producing 3 gallon (13.6 L) bulk containers and novelty ice cream cakes for this global manufacturer of ice cream products.
Dennis Group provided site, facility, process, and packaging development in order to generate a cost estimate for capital approval.
The project required collaboration with the client’s local consulting engineers for process and facility designs. Development of a final cost estimate required an extensive value engineering phase in order to deliver the preliminary project plan at desired capital level.
Maidstone Bakeries was a joint venture between Tim Hortons and Cuisine de France to commercialize a cutting-edge technique that “flash freezes” par-baked donuts, fritters and crullers as soon as they leave the fryer. The facility supplied sweet baked goods and baguettes to the network of popular Tim Hortons franchises across Canada and North America.
Project Highlights
This fast-track design-build project went from planning to completion in less than 12 months.
A 31-acre site was developed as well as a 230,000 SF facility which included a 40,000 SF storage freezer and 40,000 SF office space.
Site preparation, adjoining caissons/foundations, expandable building design, and mechanical/electrical system sizing all provided flexibility to allow for future expansion.
Dennis Group was involved in two subsequent expansions which increased the size of the facility to 400,000 SF.
In order to comply with new Massachusetts regulations preventing the disposal of food waste in landfills, Ahold sought a way to beneficially reuse unsalable organic material from their grocery stores throughout the New England region, resulting in the development of an anaerobic digester.
Project Highlights
Dennis Group designed and built a Product Recovery Operation (PRO) at Ahold’s distribution center. The PRO facility consists of equipment capable of processing 130 tons of food waste daily, converting the waste into feedstock for a 1.3 MM gallon anaerobic digester.
Biogas produced for the anaerobic digestion process powers a 1.1 MW generator, providing renewable energy to power the distribution center.
The facility reduces Ahold’s food waste to landfill by 25,000 tons annually.
The PRO plan produces 30% of the distribution center’s electricity.
Dennis Group was able to secure $1.3 MM in energy efficiency rebates and grants for the project.
La Brea Bakery had overextended the production capacity of their west coast facility and was on a fast track program to expand sales in the eastern United States.
Project Highlights
Dennis Group was engaged as a partner to assist La Brea in their efforts to increase the production capacity by constructing a new facility on the east coast. Complete interior fit-up, MEP and construction management design-build services were provided for a new bakery facility.
The Swedesboro facility houses the largest automated artisan bread production line in the world. The project involved the fast-track fit-up of a 190,000 square foot facility including a 20,000 square foot storage freezer and 7,500 square feet of office space.
Major accomplishments of the project included complete design with smooth integration of production systems supplied by equipment manufacturers located in four countries. The facility has been designed and constructed to allow for easy capacity expansion in the future.
Dennis Group teamed with Dole to develop the design for a forward processing plant in the Midwest. Dennis Group worked with Dole to develop the process and then designed the facility around the needs of that process.
Project Highlights
Dennis Group assisted Dole with site selection, and once the site selection was finalized, developed the site, executed preliminary and detailed engineering of the building, erected the building, designed the process and process utilities, installed the process equipment, and commissioned the facility to operate all in under one year.
In addition to the original facility, the Dennis Group executed two expansions to the Dole Springfield facility. The Dennis Group provided design/build services for a 30,000 SF warehouse expansion, and for a 25,000 SF expansion to house processing and packaging of fresh cut fruit.
Dennis Group was enlisted to design and build the Dole Fresh Flowers World Headquarters facility in Miami, Florida.
Project Highlights
This state-of-the-art 328,000 SF facility combines 250,000 square feet of 32º ± 0.5º refrigerated space with 78,000 square feet of corporate offices located on an 18 acre site.
Dennis Group maintained a fast-track schedule for this project.
Dennis Group provided complete site, facility and process design, procurement and installation services for this greenfield site.
Project Highlights
The project included development of a 100 acre site and construction of a 280,000 SF processing facility to house production equipment for the making of prepared salads and cut vegetables.
Major accomplishments of the project include balancing a site that required over 500,000 cubic feet of cut and fill, working with the state to install a 100,000 gallon waste water retention tank, installation of a 2000 ton ammonia refrigeration system, and installation of equipment to produce 500,000 lbs. of salad per day.
Dennis Group teamed with Dole for the design and construction of a greenfield operation in Helsingborg, Sweden.
Project Highlights
Included was development of a 4-acre site, and the design and construction of a 55,000 SF facility for the processing and packaging of ready-to-eat fresh salads.
This project also included the design and installation of four automated processing and packaging lines, including the first fully automated drying operation within the Dole organization.
Additionally, the entire project was designed around an efficient future building expansion that would incorporate a total of 8 processing lines
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