11/17/2023 0 Comments Trader jo dayt ona beach![]() As a devotee of Trader Joe’s, I was gutted.īefore I had left the house that morning for an interview with the Starland Yard team, my wife had emailed me to let me know that FB was blowing up, as the kids said five years ago, with the ‘news’ that Trader Joe’s was coming to Savannah. Get Savannah arts and culture news delivered to your inbox: Sign up for our morning, afternoon and food newslettersĪs an English teacher, I was offended. The font was wrong, too: a lame attempt to disguise Cooper as the trademarked tiki text. The center, which is expected to employ up to 450 workers, is located on the east side of Interstate 95, just north of Dunn Avenue.Before I even walked across Bull Street, I could see that the ‘COMING SOON’ was pink, not red. The distribution center opening soon in Daytona Beach will be run by World Class Distribution Inc., which operates similar facilities for Trader Joe’s in other parts of the country. He declined to identify the company or discuss details. Keith Norden, president and CEO of Team Volusia, confirmed that his group is working to try to convince the supplier to locate its plant in Volusia County. “I’d be willing to listen to any recommendations you bring forward to help us get a property like that back on the tax rolls and be productive at the same time,” Councilman Donald Burnette said.Ĭouncilman Bob Ford said he would need to see the type and number of jobs before deciding how he would vote on a request for incentives. Harden said it’s possible that the city staff might present a proposed economic incentive package for the supplier to the council for approval in the near future. Harden said the Trader Joe’s supplier has expressed “serious interest” in a building in the Eastport area and could make “a substantial investment in putting the stuff in there that they need to do their manufacturing process.” Penelope Cruz, the city’s principal planner, said the CRA is primarily for light industrial use, consisting mainly of warehouses and office space. The city’s approximately 270-acre Eastport Business Center Community Redevelopment Area is located south of Dunlawton Avenue, mostly between Spruce Creek Road and the Florida East Coast Railroad line. Port Orange Interim City Manager David Harden announced at last week’s council meeting that a supplier for Trader Joe’s is interested in a vacant building in Eastport. Sharples also declined to identify the company. ![]() “As you get high-end distribution centers, it creates the opportunities to attract producers of products, especially for a chain like Trader Joe’s that’s known for the freshness of its products and for goods made without preservatives,” said Kent Sharples, president of the CEO Business Alliance, which has had discussions with the supplier. ![]() ![]() complex under construction on the east side of Interstate 95, just north of Dunn Avenue. It could be the first of several Trader Joe’s suppliers to locate near the World Class Distribution Inc. Volusia County is not a done deal, however, as the company is also looking at sites from Jacksonville to Tampa, said Wanamaker, who is also chairman of Team Volusia Economic Development Corp. ![]() The company, he said, has interest in four sites in Volusia County: in Port Orange, Holly Hill, Ormond Beach and DeBary. Wanamaker said he was unable to publicly identify the company because of a confidentiality agreement and the request of his client. The plant could employ up to 50 workers, he said. John Wanamaker, a commercial real estate broker with Coldwell Banker Commercial AI Group, confirmed he is representing a supplier of baked goods for Trader Joe’s that is looking for a “moderate”-size site. PORT ORANGE - With a distribution center serving Trader Joe’s set to open in Daytona Beach in June, a supplier for the national upscale grocery chain is looking at opening a commercial wholesale bakery in Volusia County. ![]()
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