10 Food and Beverage Products Made in Jacksonville
November 10, 2015 5 comments
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What does Pepsi, Dr. Pepper, packaged grocery store vegetables, blended coffee beans, fresh bread, candy and sausage links have in common? Other than being edible, their also produced in and distributed from Jacksonville in some level of capacity. Here's the story behind ten sites where this takes place.
9. Publix Fresh Foods Operations 
Publix was founded in Winter Haven, FL in 1930 by George Jenkins. Publix is a private corporation, owned strictly by past and present employees. The company employs over 168,000 people at its 1,103 retail locations, cooking schools, corporate offices, grocery distribution centers, and Publix brand manufacturing facilities. Publix stands as one of the largest US regional grocery chains, and one of a very small number of grocery chains to operate over 1,000 locations.
In 1987, Publix opened its Jacksonville distribution center at 9800 West Beaver Street. Today, the Jacksonville distribution center employs 450 workers and also includes a Fresh Foods manufacturing plant. Here, fruits and vegetables are assembled in packages for the chain’s retail stores. The Jacksonville processing plant is one of four owned and operated by Publix. Together, these four operations employ more than 250 associates. It is estimated that between the 4 plants, nearly 80 million packages of product are produced annually. 
For more information, visit: http://corporate.publix.com/careers/support-areas/manufacturing
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