Food

Wholesale/Distribution and Packaging

If you are looking to relocate or expand to one of the nation's most desirable locations for the food and beverage wholesale/distribution and the food packaging industries, Dermody Properties/DP Partners offers "location, location, location" across the country. We also have extensive experience in bringing you the very specific solutions your industy requires, with national reach. We have unique expertise, experience and the ability to create extremely satisfied clients in your industry sector because of our:

• Team members who specialize in the development, design, and local entitlements for your industry, and who have collectively developed more than 100 million square feet of industrial space.
• Knowledge and experience in food-grade Build-to-Suit developments, as well as building improvements for existing facilities, for refrigeration and food storage, and sophisticated logistics requirements.
• Experience in working with unique building design to accommodate the needs of clients in your industry.
• Expertise in coordinating with our clients' MHE providers to ensure a seamless delivery at the facility.
• Commitment to and experience with LEED Certification and sustainable building and development practices.
• Proven ability to bring the right capital solutions to each deal.

Contact Us

Doug Kiersey, President

DKiersey@Dermody.com 
847-863-3670

Case Studies

Winpak Portion Packaging, Inc.
Morgan Distributing
Penn Jersey (PJP)
PepsiCo & Quaker
C&S Wholesale Grocers

Build-to-Suit for Winpak Portion Packaging, Inc.

Sauk Village, Illinois
Construction is currently underway on Dermody Properties' latest design-build project: Winpak Portion Packaging's 267,000 square foot manufacturing facility at LogistiCenter at Sauk Village, Illinois. The facility is located on a 28-acre site, and will be complete in March of 2012. Winpak's warehousing and distribution center will also operate out of the Sauk Village facility. Winpak is a leading multi-national packaging company, and currently operates a manufacturing facility in nearby South Chicago Heights, producing plastic cups and trays for food and beverages.

Winpak's expansion into LogistiCenter at Sauk Village will create 40 jobs, with more in the future based on Winpak's anticipated plans to expand their facility to a full 600,000 square feet. Dermody Properties worked closely with the state of Illinois, which provided a $1.6 million business investment package to supplement Winpak's investment in the state-of-the-art facility.

• 267,000 square feet, expandable to 600,000 square feet
• 7,500 square feet of office with 4,600 square feet of storage
• 12,720 square foot maintenance area
• 111,826 square foot warehouse
• 32' clear height to ceiling
• Parking for 150 cars and 25 trailers
• 15 truck docks with 2 drive-in doors
• State-of-the-art extrusion and thermoforming equipment operating on a 24/7 schedule

Build-to-Suit for Morgan Distributing

Portland, Oregon
In May 2010, Dermody Properties completed a 105,000 square foot office headquarters and distribution facility on 10.75 acres in northeast Portland for Morgan Distributing, a beverage distributor. The project has a multitude of specialized features, including a maintenance facility, nearly 20,000 square feet of office space, an air conditioned warehouse, and heavy-load bearing mezzanine storage areas.

Collaborating in a true design-build program, Dermody Properties coordinated project specifications with input from the client, various consultants, and Dermody Properties' architect and contractor. To deliver the project within a tight time frame, construction continued throughout the winter in adverse weather conditions. The final product not only greatly improves operational efficiencies for Morgan, but also provides a showcase headquarters for its employees and valued customers.

• 100,100 square feet, expandable to 164,008 square feet
• 4,800 square foot maintenance building with fueling station
• 18,551 square feet of office with assembly area
• 60° main warehouse and 39° cooler room
• 30’ clear height to ceiling
• 17 dock-high doors, 3 grade-level doors
• T5 light fixtures and ESFR fire safety system

Build-to-Suit for Penn Jersey (PJP)

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Dermody Properties developed a 255,336 square foot Build-to-Suit corporate headquarters for Penn Jersey (PJP) in Philadelphia, PA. PJP has been a Philadelphia-based, family-owned company for more than 47 years. The company is a fully integrated distributor of packaging, paper, consumables, and restaurant supplies for major supermarkets, food service operations, and industrial and institutional customers throughout the Northeast. The new project allows the company to retain more than 250 jobs in the City of Philadelphia. 

The building is located on a 30-acre site in northeast Philadelphia, purchased by Dermody Properties from the Philadelphia Industrial Development Corporation (PIDC). Dermody Properties closely collaborated with PIDC to obtain tax abatements, secure land development approvals, and bring infrastructure to the property. The project received LEED Silver Certification from the U.S. Green Building Council.

• 30,000 square feet of office build-out 
• 35’ clear height to ceiling
• ESFR fire-suppression system
• High-efficiency fluorescent T5 light fixtures
• Two drive-in doors
• 50’ by 53.75’ bays
• 40 truck docks
• Parking for 225 cars

Build-to-Suit for PepsiCo / Quaker Campus 

Carlisle, Pennsylvania
In 2008, Dermody Properties completed new facilities for PepsiCo, Inc. and Quaker Sales & Distribution totaling 1,578,000 square feet in two adjacent buildings at the LogistiCenter at Carlisle. This transaction consolidated the Mid-Atlantic distribution operations for Pepsi Concentrate North America and Quaker, Tropicana, and Gatorade brands into a single location in a long-term lease arrangement. PepsiCo offers the world's largest portfolio of billion dollar food and beverage brands, including 19 different product lines that each generate more than $1 billion in annual retail sales.

The buildings are the best example of a very successful partnership between Dermody Properties and North Middletown Township to keep these prestigious companies in central Pennsylvania. The buildings are cross-docked with T5 fluorescent lights, TPO roofs, and separate spaces for cooler, conditioned storage, and flammable storage.  

• 15,000 square feet of office 
• 32’ clear height to ceiling
• 75’ staging bays
• 170 truck docks
• 6 drive-in doors
• ESFR fire safety system
• Parking for 800 trailers and 228 cars

Build-to-Suit for C&S Wholesale Grocers

Allentown, Pennsylvania
In 2007, Dermody Properties completed a 1,010,000 square foot Build-to-Suit for C&S at LogistiCenter at Allentown, bringing the total space leased to C&S to 1,780,000 square feet in two parks.

The Allentown facility is a regional distribution center from which C&S serves its major grocery chain and independent clients in the Northeast, employing 580 people. Ranked by Forbes as the 12th largest privately held company in the United States, C&S has provided first-class warehousing and distribution services for more than 90 years to the largest supermarket chains in the nation. Dermody Properties worked with Lower Nazareth Township and the state of Pennsylvania to develop the facility and obtain incentives to allow this large employer to operate in a state-of-the-art facility.

• 18,685 square feet of office 
• 32’ clear height to ceiling
• 60’ staging bays
• 115 truck docks
• 4 drive-in doors
• ESFR fire safety system
• Parking for 435 trailers and 287 cars

Here are other outstanding clients in the industry with whom we've had the honor of working: