Kraft Heinz

Project Description

As one of the largest food and beverage corporations, Kraft Foods Group, Inc. maintains a vast network of manufacturing and storage facilities across the country. For more than two decades, Dean Snyder Construction has been there to work with Kraft Foods as they expand and upgrade those facilities. Kraft has come to trust DSC, and our wholly-owned affiliate DSC Industrial Group (DSCIG), as a single-source partner. Our team of experts understands the complexities of food manufacturing and work closely with the Kraft team to ensure an efficient project.

In 2015, Kraft Foods Group merged with H.J. Heinz Holding Corporation and are now referred to as the Kraft Heinz Company.

A sampling of our projects include:

Mason City, Iowa Jell-o Pudding and Gelatin Facility (1986 – current)

• DSC has been continuously working at this plant since 1986
• New design-build 115,000 SF refrigerated warehouse consisting of a cooler warehouse, conveyor tunnel, office area, and mechanical spaces
• DSC has completed work on every production line in the plant

New Ulm, Minnesota Velveeta Cheese Processing Facility (2015 – 2018)

• Crews remodeled 40,000 SF of the existing facility, including removing everything down to the concrete floors to allow for new underground plumbing
• Project also included adding approximately 20,000 SF to the building for a new liquid and powder processing room addition

Kirksville, Missouri Oscar Mayer Facility (2016 – 2017)

• Crews remodeled 100,000 SF of the existing facility, including removing everything down to the concrete floors to allow for new underground plumbing
• Project also included adding approximately 236,000 SF to the building to allow for additional processing space and product storage

Allentown, Pennsylvania Tassimo Coffee Facility (2005 – 2006, 2011 – 2014)

• 120,000 SF manufacturing and process remodel for coffee product lines
• DSC crews self-performed demolition, concrete, steel erection, and millwright work
• Starting January 2011, DSC was back on site for a second renovation project to work on Tassimo de-coupling, single serve pods, and Tassimo line expansion

Springfield, Missouri Kraft Singles Cheese Facility (2007 – 2008)

• Removed and replaced the main process sewer line, relocated and re-installed cheese processing equipment
• Completely gutted and remodeled the center of the plant, added a new mechanical room on the roof, and machine installation

Naperville, Illinois Triscuit Cracker Facility (2008 – 2012)

• Disassembled and shipped out Post Cereal processing and packaging equipment
• Complete remodel of Line 3 and installation of packaging Line 5 and new conveyors throughout the plant so each oven can be diverted to several different packaging lines
• Demolished old water treatment system and installed new system

Lowville, New York Philadelphia Cream Cheese (2013 – 2014)

• Design-build project, relocation of lines, installation of new lines

Granite City, Illinois Capri Sun (2011 – 2013)

• Project Rubik, line upgrades, providing design and construction management
• Capacity expansion for new products

Winchester, Virginia Capri Sun (2014 – 2015)

• Working towards making products free of high-fructose corn syrup
• Constructed new 3,300 square-foot building for trucks to unload liquid sucrose