UNFI, one of the nation’s largest organic and natural food providers, has completed a new 1.3-million square foot distribution center in Allentown, PA, located in the Lehigh Valley. The new distribution center is just one piece of the company’s global growth plan and will serve as a full-service distribution center. The facility expands the company’s presence in the Northeast, allowing them to quickly distribute to more locations. The center also creates more than 500 additional jobs in the local area.
A critical component of the new distribution center was a large ice cream freezer that is designed to operate at a temperature of -20 F. The ultra-fast construction schedule, during the height of the pandemic, required a panel manufacturer and a thermal contractor with the capacity and commitment to produce the giant project without delay due to severe supply chain challenges within the steel industry at that time. The FREEZ & TrueCore team delivered!