Arthur P. Barry III Brokers Sale of Glover Foods Cold-Storage Distribution Facility
Press release from the issuing company
Monday, June 1st, 2015
Arthur P. Barry III, SIOR with Coldwell Banker Commercial Eberhardt & Barry, Inc. of Macon, Georgia, brokered the sale of the former Columbus, GA Glover Foods Cold-Storage Distribution facility. Glover Foods stored and shipped dry, refrigerated, and frozen products to restaurants, churches, hospitals, schools, prisons and other food service customers in the Southeastern United States.
At its peak, Glover Foods was shipping over 80 million dollars annually worth of food and chicken out of the Columbus facility with an on-site production employee base of 170 persons. The facility contained 75,360 square feet of cold storage/distribution and offices on 6.4 acres of land. Glover Foods closed its operations in 2008. Following the sale of Glover Foods to US Foods, the property closed and was listed for sale in 2013.
The new owner, BD&K Foods, is a premier provider of fully cooked and seasoned southern style vegetables. BD&K Foods will employ 75 persons in this newly acquired facility.


