Project Info

Hood, Inc. selected CMC Design-Build to design, engineer and build a new 23,000 SF cooler and palletizing area expansion at their Vernon, NY cultured dairy facility.

The new cooler replaced an existing, smaller cooler. CMC developed a detailed phasing plan to allow Hood to continue uninterrupted operations while the addition was constructed.

A portion of the new cooler and the new palletizing area were constructed around the existing cooler and put into operation in Phase I. In Phase II, the existing cooler was demolished and remainder of the new cooler was built and connected back to the production facility. The project included an expansion of the ammonia refrigeration plant. Refrigeration for the new cooler is delivered via individual penthouse units providing high CFM.