Building Baldor International Association for Cold Storage Construction Conference & Expo November 6, 2 Uniting Our Industry for Success The Mission of United Fresh We bring together members across every segment of the supply chain We empower industry leaders to shape government policy We deliver resources and expertise to manage complex business issues We provide the training and development necessary for career advancement Our Roots Grow Deep Louis Balducci founds Balduccis Produce 1972 Balduccis expands into an iconic, family-run retailer Borden Avenue Long Island City, NY 1991 Baldors first warehouse 5,000 sq. ft. 1 truck 1 employee From the Ground Up 1991 Kevin Murphy takes ownership of Baldor 4900 Maspeth Avenue Queens, NY ,000 sq. ft. 35 trucks 75 employees 6 The Move to Hunts Point Quick Facts About Hunts Points Market Largest wholesale produce market in the world Generates $2.4 billion in sales annually Handles 210 million cases of produce a year 113 acres of property 1 million sq. ft. of interior space 7 511 Barry Street Hunts Point, NY 2000 First Hunts Point Location opened in ,000 sq. ft. 100 trucks 350 employees 8 Baldor was awarded this site as part of a city-issued RFP. Pledging to invest $12M into the facility, Baldor invested $20M to create a state of the art, 200,000 square foot corporate headquarters Food Center Drive Hunts Point, New York 2006 Vertical dock plates were installed to achieve the following goals: Maximize efficiency of sanitation procedures Increase food safety Optimize environmental control Streamline loading process Reduce accidents and decrease damage to loading dock infrastructure 9 The floors were re-done to create a sophisticated waste removal system to enhance food safety and sanitation in our Fresh Cuts processing facility. 10 Baldor invested in top quality racking to maximize the ceiling height of the existing facility. All aisles were carefully labeled and their position planned to create a safe and efficient workflow to increase productivity and provide a safe work environment for our employees. 11 12 Baldors Fresh Cut processing facility was designed to optimize environmental control and maximize food safety and sanitation. 13 172,000 sq. ft. 200 trucks 756 employees 155 Food Center Drive Today Food Center Drive is backed up by a paralleling power solution from Generac Power Systems which provides multi- megawatt power from two generators in the case of an outage. 15 The warehouse is outfitted with high-speed, roll-up doors to create maximum door safety and optimize environmental control. 16 Baldor implemented a top-level environmental management system which enables users to monitor temperatures throughout the warehouse in one seamless interface. The Future of Baldor Our New Corporate Headquarters 17 18 Expansion 19 Beyond New York Baldor Boston 215 Williams Street Chelsea, Massachusetts 2006 Founded in ,000 sq. ft. 32 trucks 75 employees 20 Baldor D.C 7715 Assateague Drive Jessup, Maryland 2012 Founded in ,000 sq. ft. 16 trucks 45 employees Thank You! 21 22 See you in Chicago!