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CONSTRUCTION REPORT

"What construction there is, is mostly renovation of
existing assets," he added.
Mr. Steur observed, "More of what we are seeing is
inside operational improvements: companies looking to
reduce costs, save money, maybe implement new products and automate what they are doing to keep costs out
or eliminate problematic tasks."
The primary drivers of construction projects taking place
in the industry, according to Mr. Wernimont, have been a
result of new or expanded product categories that require
facility renovation or expansions, facility rationalization as
a result of consolidation or acquisition, line relocations and

COMPANY

CITY

optimization of distribution channels in response to higher
fuels costs. A bright spot for the baking industry, he said,
has been the growth of whole grains, which has tended to
drive building modification and expansions.
"If you look at the consolidation going on in the
industry and companies trying to do as much as they
can with the existing assets that they have, some assets
become underutilized or redundant," Mr. Steur said.
Accordingly, the market offers a lot of capacity in terms
of existing facilities that are vacant. Existing facilites or
"brownfield" sites may be a more cost-effective alternative than building a new plant because in many cases

STATE PRODUCT

TYPE

INVESTMENT

EMPLOYEES

(US$ MIL)

ALL ROUND FOODS
BAKERY PRODUCTS, INC.
ALTERNATIVE BAKING
ANGIE'S KETTLE CORN
APPLE VALLEY FOODS, INC.
BAKERY CHEF

WESTBURY

BAKERY PRODUCTS

NEW

SACRAMENTO
NORTH MANKATO
KENTVILLE
LOUISVILLE

CA
MN
NS
KY

REN.
EXP.
EXP.
EXP.

1
1
5

BAKERY EXPRESS MID-ATLANTIC
BARILLA
BARREL O' FUN
BOB'S RED MILL NATURAL FOODS
CAMPBELL SOUP CO.
COLE'S QUALITY FOODS

LINTHICUM
AVON
PERHAM
MILWAUKIE
CAMDEN
NORTH LIBERTY

MD
NY
MN
OR
NJ
IA

CONAGRA

COUNCIL BLUFFS

CREATIVE FOOD PRODUCTS
DAKOTA NATURAL FOODS, INC
DAS DUTCHMAN ESSENHAUS
(ESSENHAUS)
DAWN FOOD PRODUCTS

BRYANT
DETROIT LAKES
MIDDLEBURY

AR
MN
IN

COOKIES
POPCORN
PIES
BLENDED FLOUR;
BISCUIT, HOT CAKE,
READY-TO-BAKE
BAKED FOODS
PASTA
POTATO SNACK
FOOD
FOOD PRODUCTS
BAKERY BREAD AND
CHEESE STICKS
FROZEN DESSERTS,
PASTRIES
FOOD PRODUCTS
SNACK FOOD
NOODLES

MANTENO

DON PANCHO
DUNKIN DONUTS COMMISSARY
DUNKIN DONUTS/KAINOS PARTNERS
EL MILAGRO
FLOWERS FOODS, INC.
FOLEY, INC.
FRITO LAY
FRITO LAY
FRITO LAY
FRITO LAY
FRITO LAY
FULL BLOOM BAKING
GENERAL MILLS
GENERAL MILLS

SALEM
SYRACUSE
CLINTON
LODGE
BARDSTOWN
ARCHDALE
TOPEKA
FRANKFORT
PERRY
JONESBORO
CLEARWATER
NEWARK
BELVIDERE
HANNIBAL

OR
NY
SC
IL
KY
NC
KS
KY
GA
AR
FL
CA
IL
MO

BAKING & SNACK / September 2008

PRE-BAKED
FROZEN PRODUCTS
FOOD PRODUCTS
DONUTS
BAKERY
TORTILLAS
BAKERY
SNACK FOODS
SNACK FOODS
SNACK FOODS
SNACK FOODS
SNACK FOODS
SNACK FOODS
BAKED FOODS
GRANOLA BARS
GRANOLA BARS

SIZE
(SQ FT 000)

4
10

35
120

12
60

300

NEW
NEW
EXP.
EXP.
EXP.
REN.

72
14

210
56
104
320
80
25

EXP.

6.4

NEW
EXP.
NEW

2
1

EXP.

NEW
NEW
NEW
NEW
NEW
NEW
EXP.
EXP.
EXP.
EXP.
REN.
REN.
REN./EXP.
REN./EXP.

2
2
4
10
52

37
90
75

5
14

20
6
35

145
24
75

30
200
102

105
250
16.5
38
55

50
55

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