The City of Woodstock, in southwestern Ontario, has sold 57 acres of vacant industrial land in the Commerce Way Business Park to Sysco Canada for $2.7 million, where it plans to build a 400,000-square foot (37,160 m2) food distribution facility. Construction is expected to start as early as this fall.
Plans call for Sysco’s facility to have approximately 89,000 square feet of freezer space; 49,000 square feet of cooler space; 41,000 square feet of cold dock space; a 101,000-square foot dry warehouse; a 31,000-square foot dry dock; 17,000 square feet for material handling and equipment storage; and 67,000 square feet of office space.