The new facility, with 10 times the capacity of its previous operation, is expected to enable the company to keep pace with the coast-to-coast demand for its organic, gluten-free vegan products.
The 335,000-sq.-ft. facility is part of a strategic collaboration with Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CPKC) to co-locate Americold warehouse facilities on the CPKC network.
The modern distribution facility includes 12,000 sq. ft. of fully automated freezer capacity, end-to-end research and development capabilities, automated production lines to increase sales capacity, and space for five additional production lines.
The Jerome facility is the company’s fifth U.S. distribution center, built to support its year-over-year growth and strategic reach across the country.
The proposed project would cut 14,000 metric tons of carbon emissions per year for the factories that produce Ben & Jerry’s, Talenti, Magnum, Breyers and other brands.