January 8, 2009 - TLC awarded Dedicated Warehousing and Transportation for Bay Valley Foods:
Bay Valley Foods is undertaking an initiative to construct a 600,000 square foot warehouse in Rochelle, IL to begin operations later this month. The new distribution center will be built according to guidelines established by USGBC for LEED certification. This facility will function as a mixing center for multiple product lines that currently have varying logistics channels.
The facility allows Bay Valley to provide consolidated deliveries to their customers while lowering overall supply chain costs. Additionally, the facility will label soup produced from Bay Valley’s nearby production plant. A dedicated shuttle will be used to support inbound product from regional manufacturing locations.
About Bay Valley Foods: Bay Valley Foods is a leading provider of private label foods and food service goods in North America. Their product line of shelf stable foods includes pickles, relish, non-dairy coffee creamers, salad dressings, marinades and BBQ sauces, cheese sauces, puddings, soups, salsa and picante, egg substitutes, and special sauces. Some highlighted aspects include:
- The largest pickle and pepper supplier in the U.S.
- The #1 packer of private label pickles for the retail market
- The leading supplier of private label non dairy creamer for the retail market
- Leading supplier of foodservice products and industrial ingredients
- One of the nation's largest aseptic producers of shelf-stable cheese sauces and pudding products for foodservice and food manufacturing customers
- Committed to a program of continuous improvement and innovation through superior research and development in state-of-the-art facilities
- Strong consumer and store brands, unmatched packaging, result-oriented marketing support and knowledgeable category management expertise
- Eighteen manufacturing facilities located throughout the U.S.
- Corporate offices located in Westchester, IL
TreeHouse Foods is the parent company of Bay Valley Foods for whom Bay Valley markets products to the retail and food service industries. Annual revenue for TreeHouse Foods is $1.1 Billion.