Dot Foods, North America’s largest food industry redistributor, has broken ground on a new $50.5 million, 179,000-sq-ft distribution center in Manchester, Tenn. The new facility will house a 78,000-sq-ft ammonia refrigeration cold dock, freezer, and cooler area, as well as an 83,000-sq-ft dry storage area, 17,000 sq ft of office and welfare space, and a 1,700-sq-ft on-site health clinic. Designed to offer convenient, low-cost, high-quality healthcare for Dot employees and their families, the health clinic will include exam rooms, an on-site lab, and all the equipment necessary to provide basic medical care, lab work, and immediate medical attention for acute injuries.
Scheduled for completion next fall, the greenfield project will expand Dot Foods’ Tennessee operations and create more than 250 new jobs within the first three years. Dot Foods chose Stellar as the design-builder for the project. In 2015, Stellar also designed and constructed a Dot Foods distribution warehouse in Dyersburg, Tenn.
