PHARR, TX – On January 9th, Index Fresh will open a new 60,000-square-foot, temperature-controlled state-of-the-art distribution center to package and ripen avocados.
“It is strategically located right at the Pharr, TX, international bridge which will reduce transit time by an hour or more on our Mexico shipments from our current third-party logistics locations,” said Manrique Palacios, Distribution Center Manager, Index Fresh at Pharr, TX, in a recent press release.
The facility will contain 2,600 pallet positions, 10 ripening rooms, and three bagging machines; it will create 15-full time jobs and 10 temporary/seasonal jobs, boosting the expanding agricultural industry in Pharr and providing career growth opportunities to its employees.
“We did a study on trucking patterns and costs, and our customers told us where we needed to be—Pharr was the most favorable. We’ve worked in that area for the last 15 years, and we were comfortable with it. It has been a great experience working with the City of Pharr on this,” said Dana Thomas, President and CEO.
The new facility will allow for greater efficiency of operations and a larger capacity—meeting Index Fresh’s extensive customer demand.
“The pre-conditioning ability enables us to expand ripening programs to the southern region, benefiting our national retailers and food service distributors,” said Todd Elder, Vice President of Sales.
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