As a leading wholesale distributor of fresh and frozen beef, pork, poultry and additional food products, Mies Family Foods is expanding its operations to meet increasing demand while significantly upgrading its distribution capabilities. The new facility will more than triple the company's current capacity.

 Total space encompasses 1.5 million square feet with 360,000 square feet available for additional development, plus blast freezing capacity of over 1 million pounds per day.

The warehouse facility will be attached to Upfield’s New Century production plant through an above-ground conveyor bridge being constructed by Upfield and allowing its finished product to be delivered directly into the warehouse, with 100,000 square feet available for other customers.

The new 335,000-square-foot facility in Kansas City is part of a strategic collaboration with Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CPKC) to co-locate Americold warehouse facilities on the CPKC network.

Americold is investing $127 million in the 335,000-square-foot facility in Kansas City, Missouri.

Centrally located within 30 miles of the BNSF, Union Pacific, and Norfolk Southern terminals, it enables intermodal access to or from anywhere in North America.

The multi-temperature facility will have the ability to accommodate multiple food storage, manufacturing, and distribution customers.

Smithfield Foods congratulates Janky Leg BBQ on taking home the overall title at the Smithfield Classic at Nissan Stadium in Nashville. In addition to earning the top prize, Benton, Illinois-based Janky Leg BBQ had an impressive performance throughout the competition, placing top five in all four protein categories. 

After a construction period lasting about a year, MULTIVAC in Kansas City, Missouri, has opened its new Logistics Center, which will help meet increasing demands for spare parts logistics and material supplies for production. This investment lays the foundations for further growth by MULTIVAC in the region.