However, A M King’s close collaboration with the owner via frequent online meetings proved more efficient than waiting to schedule in-person meetings. The design phase of this project kicked off in March, just as the coronavirus was beginning to spread in the U.S. It will be situated on 10.75 acres in the Brookwood Business Park off James Gold Memorial Expressway, adjacent to Piedmont Park and one mile from the Smith Reynolds Airport. While most new perishable facilities are constructed outside of cities, this facility will be built within the Winston-Salem city limits. “As our customer base has changed, volume increased and we added additional products, we quickly ran out of room to handle the increased demand.” “Our current facility was built to sort and store tomatoes,” said Ben Combs, VP, Combs Wholesale Produce. The company has outgrown the original Combs Wholesale Produce facility that was built in 1978 and the Owners were ready to move into a new facility that would handle both current business and future growth. All products are also available direct to the consumer for “cash and carry” at competitive, wholesale prices. Customers include wholesalers and food service companies, grocery stores and retail markets across Virginia, North Carolina and South Carolina. Throughout the year, the company stocks more than 1,500 different local, regional and international items onsite for distribution. The project is scheduled to be complete by April 2021.Ĭombs Wholesale Produce, founded in 1945, is a full-service supplier of fresh produce, dry goods and nostalgic items such as old-fashioned candies and glass-bottle sodas. The 40,000 square-foot structure, when complete, will allow the company to move to a larger, more modern space and capitalize on its expanding product lines and customer base. OctoCombs Wholesale Produce building new facility in North CarolinaĪ M King has begun construction of a USDA-certified, greenfield distribution facility for Combs Wholesale Produce in Winston-Salem, North Carolina.
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