Facility Facts


The Facility
  • 77 total number of acres at this site
  • The building is a total of 166,000 square feet or 4 acres under roof
  • The old building was 66,000 square feet
  • The present IDC was occupied on October 27, 200l

The Office
  • The entire office area is a total of 18,548 square feet
  • The office houses executive, administrative, operations, and sales offices; driver check in, break/kitchen area, training/conference, custom sign making areas as well
  • 3,150 square foot Mulitipurpose Room with multimedia presentation capabilities along with a full kitchen and bar

The Drive Through
  • The drive through is 320 feet long by 88 feet wide for a total square footage of 28,160
  • About 22 of our trucks can be parked in loading configuration in the drive through at one time and the whole fleet of 40 trucks can be parked inside. Our fleet is mixed with 12-bays, 16-bays, 18-bays, etc...

The CEW
  • The Controlled Environment Warehouse (CEW) area is a total of 31,140 square feet for the main area and 23,940 in the expansion area for a total of 55,080 square feet of CEW
  • There are 1,735 pallet spots in the main CEW and almost 1,000 in the expansion CEW
  • We can hold about 250,000 cases in the main CEW and another 140,000 cases in the expansion CEW
  • Current package utilization is 46%
  • Old facility was 97%
  • 85% capacity utilization is AB maximum recommendation
  • The temperature changes each month and ranges from 40-70 degrees, based upon set points from AB
    • Set point is based upon the dew point so that the cans and bottles do not sweat and get the packaging wet
  • The draft cooler can hold 4,000 half barrels maximum capacity
    • 180 pallet spots
    • Current draught utilization is 42%
    • Old facility was 21%
  • The draft cooler temperature is 36 degrees

The Garage
  • The garage is 20,500 square feet
  • It is insulated and ready to become refrigerated by installing cooling units

Loading Dock
  • Seven Docks for loading and unloading trailers

Expansion
  • Ability to build another section the size of the garage toward the east in the grassy area
  • Drive through would be expanded across the front of the exising garage
  • Another six docks can be added to the rear of the building
  • Office space can be added onto the front of the sales area

Equipment
  • 28 Delivery Route Trucks
  • 4 Service Vans
  • 10 Picnic Draught Trailers
  • 25 Sales Vehicles
  • 10 Lift Trucks

Employees & Technology Equipment


Employees
  • 82 Full time employees
  • 39 Full time salaried employees
  • 43 Full time union employees
  • Approximately 24 seasonal part time employees

Technology
  • Facility Entry Access Control Badge System
  • Automated Fleet Access System for IDC vehicles entering/leaving
  • Time clock connected to route accounting system & badge system
  • PC based CEW control and tracking system
  • PC based surveillance system around the whole building
  • Multimedia capability in multipurpose & conference rooms
  • Wireless desk phones for managers in warehouse
  • Fax and voice mail capabilities through Outlook software at desk top
  • Caller ID for phones with Pop screens that can be tied into customer databases
  • Satellite interactive training with AB through Busch Satellite Network
  • Global positioning system on all route trucks