Distribution center in Idaho completed by Stellar for Dot.(Warehousing World)(Brief article)

The Stellar Group, Jacksonville, Florida, USA, has completed construction a 138,000-square foot multi-temperature warehouse in Burley, Idaho, for Dot Foods, a leading foodservice redistributor.

The facility, which began operations in July, services Dot Foods' customers in the Pacific Northwest region, including Idaho, Washington, Oregon, Utah and parts of Nevada and Wyoming. Stellar provided full design and build services.

The ammonia-refrigerated warehouse includes a -10[degrees] F freezer, a 35[degrees] cooler and 35[degrees] truck loading docks. The facility also includes dry storage, a dry loading dock, a welfare area, a battery charging station and a truck maintenance garage. A steel racking system stores pallets up to 41 feet high.

The unit is the ninth distribution center for Mt. Sterling, Illinois-based Dot Foods, which ships frozen and refrigerated and dry products on the same trucks, letting distributors order a mix of items at different temperatures.

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