Ocean Spray

OCEAN SPRAY

Overview

  • When global demand for Ocean Spray dried cranberries doubled within three years and was projected to double once again, the company made its largest capital investment in a manufacturing facility to date with a 130,000 SF expansion that doubled the plant’s size to 440,000 SF. The plant produces both sweetened dried cranberries and cranberry juice concentrates.

Project Highlights

  • The facility incorporated some of the latest technologies in energy and environmental efficiency, including a wastewater  treatment facility, energy-efficient lighting, and an expansion of a system that converts methane from the Veolia Cranberry Creek Landfill into clean energy to power the plant.
  • A new fully-racked warehouse for both ingredients and finished goods increased storage capacity. The expansion enabled the plant to produce more than 30 million pounds of sweetened dried cranberries per year.
  • Major accomplishments of the project included design and implementation of 5S standards in creating state-of-the-art maintenance shop and quality control lab spaces.

 

Maidstone Bakeries

MAIDSTONE BAKERIES

Overview

  • 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.

 

 

Ken’s

KEN’S FOODS

Project Highlights

  • Dennis Group completed a master planning study for the layout of a grass roots facility to be built in Las Vegas. The scope of the project included:
     
    • Developing a design basis for the new facility in terms of production and process system capacities
    • Determination of building size to meet current and future needs
    • Layout of the employee, process and utility areas of the facility including bulk liquid receiving by rail/truck
    • Layout of rocess areas for batch and continuous emulsion systems, starch preparation, cooking operations for sauces, dry ingredient blending and line layouts for high speed retail glass, food service, bulk tub and portion control lines
  • During the implementation phase of the project, Dennis Group provided complete building mechanical and electrical design, environmental design and permitting and coordination of architect, structural engineer, civil engineer activities for a 140,000 SF salad dressing plant.
  • Segregated waste systems and stringent sanitary design requirements were key features of this project.

 

Dole

DOLE

Overview

  • 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.

 

Dole

DOLE

Overview

  • 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

 

Daisy Brand

DAISY BRAND

Overview

  • Daisy Brand is the premier manufacturer of sour cream in the United States, producing a fresh product without preservatives which is consistently voted the “best in class”. Demand for the company’s products has outstripped the capacity of their sole facility in Garland, Texas and a decision was made to construct a second manufacturing plant.

Project Highlights

  • Casa Grande, Arizona was chosen as the site of the new facility, owing to its proximity to several major dairy farms, as well as increased and for the company’s products in the southwestern U.S.
  • The new facility was constructed on a 36 acre site, formerly used to grow cotton. The building encompasses 200,000 SF (150,000 SF footprint). Provisions were made for a future addition of 20,000 SF for production of the company’s newest product, cottage cheese.

 

Folgers

FOLGERS

Overview

  • Folgers consolidated their coffee operations from Kansas City, KS and Sherman, TX to New Orleans, LA to defray shipping costs.

Project Highlights

  • This project was a consolidation and included the relocation and installation of 12 coffee roasters, 4 packaging lines and blending and grinding equipment from their Kansas City facility as well as coffee silos from a facility in Sherman, TX.
  • Areas of the existing facility were renovated to create a new plant entrance, amenities and better GMP controlled access to the operation.
  • An existing section of the facility was removed and a 140 foot tall 50,000 square foot processing tower was constructed.
  • This project included the addition of utility infrastructure (aspiration, compressed air, tower water, chilled water, and fire quenching systems), as well as a separate flavor storage building with automated delivery and cleaning systems to support the production lines.
  • Construction and installation was executed without impact to the plant’s existing operation, and the shutdown, relocation and startup of assets from the Kansas City facility was completed without impact to the supply of product to customers.

 

Dreyer’s

DREYER’S

Overview

  •  When Dreyer’s combined its ice cream business with that of Nestlé’s, expansion of East Coast manufacturing and distribution capacity was one of the highest priorities in rationalizing the merger. Dennis Group was selected as a partner for the evaluation and execution of this major facility and process expansion project.

Project Highlights

  • The project involved acquiring and re-zoning 40 acres of property, increasing the size of the facility six fold to over 600,000 SF, creating a 23,000 pallet minus 20 degree distribution center, and adding 10 new ice cream and frozen yogurt lines.
  • This major undertaking was affected over a two year construction period, and was accomplished without sacrificing a single minute of the existing facility’s available capacity.