Food Distribution Facilities For Wilkes Barre And Scranton Pennsylvania Classic Reprint

Author : Earl Gilbert Taylor
Publisher : Forgotten Books
ISBN 13 : 9781396541339
Total Pages : 68 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (413 download)

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Download or read book New Bedford Wholesale Food-Distribution Facilities (Classic Reprint) written by Earl Gilbert Taylor and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-10 with total page 68 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from New Bedford Wholesale Food-Distribution Facilities In 1961, thirty wholesale food handlers received a total of tons of food. Of this volume, 70 percent arrived by truck. Supplies arrived from all parts of the United States as well as from many foreign countries, primar ily Portugal. One-quarter of the grocery volume, one-half of the meat and poultry volume, and three-quarters of the fresh fruit and vegetable volume were distributed within the city of new Bedford. In plans developed for new facilities, the fresh fruit and vegetable deal ers and the meat and poultry dealers are placed in a single building divided into 27 units. The fruit and vegetable dealers would occupy 8 units, each 25 feet wide, 36 feet deep, and 20 feet high with a 14-foot covered front plat form. Six units similar to the fresh fruit and vegetable units are provided for the poultry and small meat wholesaling firms. Thirteen larger units in this building are recommended for meat wholesalers and processors. These units are 25 by 100 feet, with 14-foot front and rear platforms, and are two stories high. Another modified multiple-occupancy building containing 20 units would house the smaller grocery firms. Three single-occupancy buildings containing square feet, square feet, and square feet are suggested for the larger general-line grocery firms. Three sites were considered in the north end of the city: Nash Road, Tarkiln Hill Road, and the south end of the industrial park. The total cost of land and facilities is estimated at about million dollars. If private financing were used to develop these facilities it is estimated that the annual rentals needed to make the project fully self-supporting would be It might be possible with city assistance to reduce the cost of amortization and other Operating costs which affect rents. For most firms, regardless of the method of financing, this would represent a considerable increase in rental charges over those being paid for their present inadequate facilities. This increased rental cost would be partially offset by reduced handling, interdealer handling, Spoilage, deterioration, breakage, and shrinkage costs. Still the total cost would be somewhat higher than that now incurred, because it is impossible to provide adequate facilities at the same low cost of those now in use. The plan developed is aimed at providing new facilities at the lowest possible cost for dealers who must relocate. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.