Preferred's new third Miami-Dade warehouse already nearly full
SEAFOODNEWS.COM [Miami Herald] By Martha Brannigan - December 15, 2014 -
Riding a boom in the global movement of frozen foods, Preferred Freezer Services in June opened its third refrigerated public warehouse in Miami-Dade, a state-of-the-art center that spans 118,000 square feet.
By November, the cavernous new facility in Hialeah Gardens was nearly at its capacity of 9 million cubic feet of storage, with pallets stacked high with a myriad of refrigerated goods from around the world.
"We built this place thinking we would have room for future growth," said Brian Beattie, Preferred Freezer's president, as he walked briskly through the cooler area. "But it's already just about full.
The company has grown to 33 facilities in 10 states plus China and Vietnam. It expects 2014 sales of nearly $300 million, marking double-digit annual growth.
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