Milwaukee Wholesale Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Market Facilities

Excerpts from the report: The wholesale fresh fruit and vegetable market of Milwaukee is divided into two areas: The Broadway Street market, located at Broadway and Detroit Streets, and Central Market, at Fifth and Vliet Streets. In Milwaukee, as in other market areas of the country, wholesale fresh fruit and vegetable facilities which many dealers occupy were neither designed nor intended to be used for wholesale food distribution. Many of the present facilities were built before modern motor and rail transportation was available. In the fall of 1963, this study was undertaken at the request of the city of Milwaukee and the Milwaukee Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Advertising Council, in cooperation with the Wisconsin State Department of Agriculture. This study has the following objectives: To analyze the present wholesale fresh fruit and vegetable operations in Milwaukee. To estimate the major costs of handling fresh fruits and vegetables under present conditions. To determine facilities and possible sites needed for efficient wholesale marketing of these products. To estimate the cost of constructing new facilities. To estimate potential savings or benefits which may accrue from any suggested improvements

Wholesale Food Distribution Facilities for Honolulu, Hawaii

Excerpts from the report Introduction: The wholesale food industry in Hawaii has long recognized the need for more modern facilities and improved handling practices in the State. Facilities that were designed for the needs of Hawaii as a territory cannot be considered adequate to serve the projected growth in population and increase of tourism. In 1964, a detailed study of food wholesaling in Honolulu was undertaken at the request of the State government. This study was under general supervision of the Transportation and Facilities Research Division, Agricultural Research Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), in cooperation with the following State agencies: The Department of Land and Natural Resources, the Department of Economic Development, the Department of Agriculture, and the University of Hawaii, College of Tropical Agriculture. The purpose of the study was to determine (1) the adequacy of wholesale food facilities in Honolulu for present and future needs; (2) the costs of handling food products in existing facilities; (3) whether there is a need for new facilities; (4) how many wholesalers the center should provide for; (5) how much income would be needed to finance such a center; and (6) whether the Fort Armstrong site would be large enough; and (7) to outline the benefits that might accrue from improved facilities

Food Distribution Facilities for Oakland, California

Excerpts from the report: At the request of food wholesalers in Oakland, the Industrial Development Commission made inquiries of individual wholesale food firms in the city during the fall of 1966 to determine the extent of interest in building a new market that would house all types of food wholesalers. These inquiries showed substantial interest. As a result, Mayor John H. Reading requested the Transportation and Facilities Research Division, Agricultural Research Service, to make a complete study to determine what action should be taken to improve wholesale food distribution in the Oakland area. The study began in the spring of 1967. This study had the following objectives: 1. To determine the adequacy of food marketing facilities in the Oakland area for present and future needs. 2. To develop plans and designs for improved facilities. 3. To consider sites that would be adequate to provide the most efficient means of distributing food supplies to Oakland and the surrounding area. 4. To estimate construction costs, possible operating expenses, and rental requirements. 5. To estimate possible savings and other benefits from improved food-marketing facilities

Improved Food Distribution Facilities for Dallas, Texas

Excerpts from the report: This study was undertaken in the fall of 1972 at the request of the Dallas Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Association and industry representatives in cooperation with the Dallas Department of Planning and Urban Development and various economic and industrial development agencies in the city. Part of the present central produce district in Dallas is included in plans for urban improvement. If these plans are implemented, they will affect most fresh fruit and vegetable wholesalers now operating in the produce district. Although most fresh fruit and vegetable wholesalers are concentrated in a market area near downtown Dallas, all fresh fruit and vegetable wholesalers operating in the city were included in the study. Firms were not included if they were predominantly a retail operation. This study of facilities for handling fresh fruits and vegetables at wholesale in Dallas is part of a research program to improve the operations of food distributors and thus increase the efficiency of distributing fresh and processed fruits and vegetables to all consumers in the Dallas area. Data in this report were obtained from wholesale fresh fruit and vegetable firms through personal interview

New Bedford Wholesale Food-Distribution Facilities

Excerpts from the report: In New Bedford, the majority of the food handling facilities are located either in the path of Interstate Route 195 and the city connector, proposed route 140, both of which are programmed for early construction, or in an area presently under study for urban renewal and historic restoration. Most of the remaining firms are in areas for which renewal plans will be made in the future. In the fall of 1961, this study was undertaken at the request of the Mayor of New Bedford and in cooperation with the City Planning Department. The purpose of this report is to assist in planning wholesale food handling facilities to replace existing facilities which may be displaced by proposed highway construction, a historical restoration project, or future urban renewal project. This study is part of a broad program of marketing research to aid in reducing costs of marketing farm and food products. It has the following objectives: • To analyze the present food marketing situation and facilities in New Bedford. • To determine those facilities that would best suit present and future needs. • To estimate costs of facility construction, possible operating expenses, and self-liquidating potentials. • To estimate probable savings and other benefits from any suggested improvements

Wholesale Food Distribution Facilities for Montgomery, Ala.

Excerpts from the report: This study was undertaken in the spring of 1965 at the request of the city officials of Montgomery. It was conducted by the Agricultural Research Service of the U.S. Department of Agriculture and the Alabama State Department of Agriculture and Industries in cooperation with Auburn University. The report outlines plans for new and improved wholesale food handling facilities to replace existing unsuitable, outdated, or inefficient buildings that may be displaced by long-range plans for civic improvement. In Montgomery, more than 30 percent of the food volume of independent wholesalers is distributed from locations within the central business district, an area for which preliminary planning for urban renewal is underway. The study had the following objectives: • To analyze the present wholesale food marketing facilities in Montgomery. • To estimate the major costs of handling food products, under present conditions, by these wholesalers. • To determine facilities and possible sites needed for efficient wholesale marketing of these products. • To estimate the cost of constructing new facilities. • To estimate potential savings or benefits that may accrue from any suggested improvements

Food Distribution Facilities for Asheville, North Carolina

Excerpts from the report: The North Carolina State Department of Agriculture, the Western North Carolina Development Association, the Land of Sky Regional Council, and food industry representatives requested assistance from the U.S. Department of Agriculture in planning an improved farmers' market and other facilities for a wholesale food distribution center to serve western North Carolina. The need for these facilities was increased by the possibility that the present Lexington Avenue Market might have to relocate in order to improve the highway access to the new civic arena. The Food Distribution Research Laboratory of the Agricultural Research Service undertook field work that covered 20 western North Carolina counties in the summer of 1974. The study had the following objectives: ° To analyze the present farmers' markets in Asheville and determine the kind of facilities needed to serve growers in 20 surrounding counties. ° To analyze present wholesale food distribution facilities in the Asheville area and determine what new facilities were needed. ° To develop a plan for new facilities that would meet the immediate needs and provide for future growth. ° To identify possible sites for efficient food marketing in the area. ° To estimate the costs of constructing and operating a new facility development

Food Distribution Facilities for Wilkes-Barre and Scranton, Pennsylvania

Excerpts from the report: The Redevelopment Authority and the Chamber of Commerce of Wilkes-Barre and food industry representatives requested assistance from the U.S. Department of Agriculture in planning new facilities for food firms being displaced by urban renewal projects and for other firms that may face eventual relocation as a result of pending urban renewal plans. The study was given impetus by an urban renewal project in Wilkes-Barre, which will rejuvenate part of the downtown area. This project displaced a group of fresh fruit and vegetable wholesalers, the only market concentration of its kind in the city. The study had the following objectives: • To analyze the present wholesale food marketing situation in Wilkes-Barre, Scranton, and the seven counties in northeastern Pennsylvania and to determine whether the products handled by firms needing new facilities are of sufficient volume and variety to provide a nucleus for a new wholesale distribution center. • To determine selected measurable costs of handling food products through firms needing new facilities. • To develop a plan for new facilities that would meet immediate needs and provide for orderly future growth and to evaluate possible sites for efficient wholesale food marketing. • To estimate the costs of land, construction, and operating expenses for the new facilities. • To estimate probable savings and other benefits from suggested improvements

Improved Food Distribution Facilities for Central North Carolina

Excerpts from the report: This study was undertaken at the request of the North Carolina State Department of Agriculture, the Raleigh Produce Dealers Association, and food industry representatives. The request stemmed from or reflected a realization that improvements are required in existing distribution facilities for the wholesale food firms located in the counties surrounding Raleigh and for farmers, wholesalers, and other allied firms now located on the Raleigh State Farmer's Market. The study includes both the wholesale food distribution system serving central North Carolina and the growers and users of the Raleigh State Farmer's Market. An 11-county study area is defined for the wholesale food distribution portion of the study. This portion covers 175 wholesale food firms located throughout the study area. The study area defined for the farmers' market includes approximately 1,700 farmers in 24 counties. The objectives of this report are to: • Analyze the wholesale food and farmers' market operations in central North Carolina and identify facilities that should be replaced. • Determine the kinds and numbers of facilities required and the amount of land needed to provide for the development of a wholesale food distribution center and farmers' market to serve the region. • Estimate the costs and potential benefits associated with the construction of a wholesale food distribution center and farmers' market

Plans for Improved Wholesale Food Distribution Facilities for San Diego, California

Excerpts from the report: The city of San Diego, local food industry groups, and others interested in improving the regional wholesale food distribution system requested assistance from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to evaluate the feasibility of developing new and improved wholesale food distribution facilities to serve the region. In response to the requests, the Market Research and Development Division of the Agricultural Marketing Service initiated a study of the area's existing wholesale food marketing system in 1984, representing the base year of the study. This study was conducted to provide information for decision makers, in both the public and the private sectors, who are concerned about the future development of the food wholesaling and distribution systems in the greater San Diego, California, area. The objectives of this study were to (1) develop a general overview of the local wholesale food industry in San Diego County, (2) identify facility-related problems affecting individual firms, (3) estimate the number and kinds of new facilities needed to correct identified problems and inefficiencies, (4) develop designs for potential new facilities, (5) survey potential locations for such facilities, and (6) evaluate the costs and benefits associated with such potential new facilities