Kefir company Lifeway Foods Inc has announced the purchase of a 100,000-square-foot distribution and warehousing facility equipped with 40,000 square feet of refrigeration.
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The facility in Niles, Illinois, will be used to store raw materials and finished goods in order to relieve space pressures at the company’s existing 50,000-square foot building, less than a mile away.
The freed-up space at the current building will be used to expand production capacity for the company’s kefir and other probiotic products. Long term, the company may add production capacity to the Niles facility as needs arise.
“The warehousing, storage and refrigeration capacity in our Morton Grove facility has been fully used, and we need the space to add production to meet increasing demand for our products,” said CEO Julie Smolyansky. “The addition of a second building will give us that space, allow us to cut costs on raw materials by providing the room to store goods in greater quantities, enhance our ability to be an efficient and reliable supplier to our customers, and provide flexibility as we continue to grow.”
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