Fruit and Vegetable Processing Plant Layout Design & Construction

Produce

Designing sanitary, energy-efficient facilities for fresh-cut produce 

We got involved in fresh-cut produce just as value-added produce options like bagged, cut lettuce exploded in popularity, and over the past three decades we’ve designed and built some of the largest fresh-cut produce facilities in the country. Along with capacity expansion, we help produce processors enhance value in key areas like energy efficiency, food safety assessments, water conservation through pre-treatment and reuse, and automation strategies.  

Our fruit and vegetable processing plant layout expertise spans everything from initial concept design through construction completion, with an emphasis on workflow efficiency and food-safe material handling. We understand the unique demands of produce processing, including seasonal volume fluctuations, cold chain integrity, and the sanitation requirements that come with handling fresh, minimally processed products. 

Specialties

  • Fresh-cut vegetables and fruit 
  • Value-added produce 
  • Canned 
  • Frozen  

A produce facility is rebuilt in less than a year

“As we watched the highest capacity facility in our network go up in flames, there was never any doubt who we needed to call to help with a recovery plan. Only one partner could have pulled off this build, and we are so grateful for the relentless hard work and talent [Dennis Group] brought to this project.”

Mark Borman

Mark Borman

President Taylor Farms Food Service Division

Mark Borman

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Produce Expertise

Produce Processing Technical Expertise

  • Receiving and inspection 
  • Washing and cleaning 
  • Sorting 
  • Grading 
  • Peeling and cutting 
  • Blanching and pre-treatment 
  • Canning or thermal processing 
  • Freezing (IQF or blast) 
  • Cooling and storage 
  • Drying and dehydration 
  • Fermentation 
  • Juicing, pureeing, and extraction 
  • Packaging and material handling 
  • Wastewater treatment  
Jeffrey R. Lewandoski, P.E

Jeffrey R. Lewandoski, P.E

Senior Partner

Jeff has extensive experience leading both brownfield retrofit projects and large-scale greenfield developments for produce processing and distribution facilities. He brings three decades of leadership and operational expertise in the food and beverage industry to every project. 

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