{"id":1004744998,"date":"2025-01-31T06:21:39","date_gmt":"2025-01-31T14:21:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/?p=1004744998"},"modified":"2025-01-31T06:21:40","modified_gmt":"2025-01-31T14:21:40","slug":"ben-e-keith-expands-in-florida-with-707-ksf-facility","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/ben-e-keith-expands-in-florida-with-707-ksf-facility\/","title":{"rendered":"Ben E. Keith Expands in Florida With 707 KSF Facility"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2025\/01\/BEK_Ground_Breaking_01292025-e1738250398970.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"710\" height=\"533\" data-attachment-id=\"1004745008\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/ben-e-keith-expands-in-florida-with-707-ksf-facility\/bek-ground-breaking-01292025\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2025\/01\/BEK_Ground_Breaking_01292025-e1738250398970.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"710,533\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Ben E. Keith&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;L to R: Joel Islam, Mike Rowell, Brian Lynch, Craig Woodcook, Louise Hallam, Robert Hallam, Jr., Robert Hallam, Howard Hallam, John Hallam, James Hallam, Andrew Hallam, John C. Hallam, Mike Sweet, Kevin Bullock, Marco Di Giosia.&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;BEK-Ground-Breaking-01292025&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"BEK-Ground-Breaking-01292025\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Photo of the ground breaking ceremony for Ben E. Keith Foods&#8217; upcpming distribution center in Alachua, Fla. Image courtesy of Ben E. Keith Foods&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2025\/01\/BEK_Ground_Breaking_01292025-e1738250398970.jpg?w=710\" src=\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2025\/01\/BEK_Ground_Breaking_01292025-e1738250398970.jpg\" alt=\"Photo of the ground breaking ceremony for Ben E. Keith Foods' upcpming distribution center in Alachua, Fla.\" class=\"wp-image-1004745008\" style=\"width:400px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2025\/01\/BEK_Ground_Breaking_01292025-e1738250398970.jpg 710w, https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2025\/01\/BEK_Ground_Breaking_01292025-e1738250398970.jpg?resize=300,225 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 710px) 100vw, 710px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Several Ben E. Keith Foods executives attended the groundbreaking ceremony for the upcoming distribution center in Alachua, Fla. <em>Image courtesy of Ben E. Keith Foods<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>Ben E. Keith Foods has started construction on a 707,000-square-foot distribution center in Alachua, Fla. The project is expected to reach completion by fall 2026. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The warehouse is taking shape on a 148-acre lot on Technology Avenue within Interstate 10 Industrial Park, according to <em>Milton Post<\/em>. The firm acquired the site in June for $13.5 million, Alachua County records show.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This will be Ben E. Keith Foods&#8217; second Florida location. The first one is a 83,500-square-foot warehouse in Gainesville that became one of the company&#8217;s holdings after it acquired Florida Food Services Inc. in 2022.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity has-very-light-gray-to-cyan-bluish-gray-gradient-background has-background is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>READ ALSO:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/whats-next-for-industrial-real-estate\/\">Industrial Real Estate\u2019s Future Depends on Adaptability<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity has-very-light-gray-to-cyan-bluish-gray-gradient-background has-background is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>The firm has 10 divisions, shipping to 20 U.S. states. The upcoming facility will house its Florida Division headquarters and help expand its reach in the Southeast region.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When complete, the property will have 105 dock doors and parking for 120 tractor trailers. It will feature advanced logistics systems and 24\/7 intake and outtake operations for better serving customers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-industrial-development-in-greater-jacksonville\">Industrial development in Greater Jacksonville<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Industrial projects under construction in Greater Jacksonville, Fla., totaled 6.9 million square feet in the last quarter of 2024, a recent Colliers report shows. However, the pipeline is expected to shrink as construction starts were less often when compared to the last seven years. The majority of underway developments were warehouse or distribution facilities, while cold storage projects amounted to nearly 900,000 square feet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In August, VanTrust Real Estate received approvals for a 547,000-square-foot <a href=\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/vantrust-sets-the-stage-for-spec-warehouse-in-jacksonville\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">warehouse within Imeson Park South<\/a> in North Jacksonville. The speculative facility will be the developer&#8217;s fifth project to be constructed at the 3 million-square-foot master-planned campus.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This will be the firm&#8217;s second location in the state.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2991,"featured_media":1004745008,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[21782,21748,1591,21742,32781],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1004744998","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-development","category-industrial","category-jacksonville","category-latest","category-southeast"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v23.4 (Yoast SEO v24.6) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Ben E. Keith Expands in Florida With 707 KSF Facility - Commercial Property Executive<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Ben E. Keith Foods has started construction on a 707,000-square-foot, 148-acre distribution state in Alachua, Fla.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/ben-e-keith-expands-in-florida-with-707-ksf-facility\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Ben E. Keith Expands in Florida With 707 KSF Facility\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Ben E. Keith Foods has started construction on a 707,000-square-foot, 148-acre distribution state in Alachua, Fla.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/ben-e-keith-expands-in-florida-with-707-ksf-facility\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Commercial Property Executive\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/CPExecutive\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2025-01-31T14:21:39+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2025-01-31T14:21:40+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2025\/01\/BEK_Ground_Breaking_01292025-e1738250398970.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"710\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"533\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Simona Tudose\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@cpexecutive\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@cpexecutive\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/ben-e-keith-expands-in-florida-with-707-ksf-facility\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/ben-e-keith-expands-in-florida-with-707-ksf-facility\/\",\"name\":\"Ben E. Keith Expands in Florida With 707 KSF Facility - Commercial Property Executive\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/ben-e-keith-expands-in-florida-with-707-ksf-facility\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/ben-e-keith-expands-in-florida-with-707-ksf-facility\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2025\/01\/BEK_Ground_Breaking_01292025-e1738250398970.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2025-01-31T14:21:39+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2025-01-31T14:21:40+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/#\/schema\/person\/4659e2337f06b61cefc6b0b897d183a4\"},\"description\":\"Ben E. Keith Foods has started construction on a 707,000-square-foot, 148-acre distribution state in Alachua, Fla.\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/ben-e-keith-expands-in-florida-with-707-ksf-facility\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/ben-e-keith-expands-in-florida-with-707-ksf-facility\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/ben-e-keith-expands-in-florida-with-707-ksf-facility\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2025\/01\/BEK_Ground_Breaking_01292025-e1738250398970.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2025\/01\/BEK_Ground_Breaking_01292025-e1738250398970.jpg\",\"width\":710,\"height\":533,\"caption\":\"Photo of the ground breaking ceremony for Ben E. Keith Foods' upcpming distribution center in Alachua, Fla. Image courtesy of Ben E. Keith Foods\"},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/ben-e-keith-expands-in-florida-with-707-ksf-facility\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Ben E. Keith Expands in Florida With 707 KSF Facility\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/\",\"name\":\"Commercial Property Executive\",\"description\":\"\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/#\/schema\/person\/4659e2337f06b61cefc6b0b897d183a4\",\"name\":\"Simona Tudose\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2023\/02\/SimonaTudose_AuthorPhoto.jpg?w=79\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2023\/02\/SimonaTudose_AuthorPhoto.jpg?w=79\",\"caption\":\"Simona Tudose\"},\"description\":\"Simona Tudose is an Associate Editor with Commercial Property Executive and Multi-Housing News. She joined the CPE-MHN team in July 2022 and writes news about industrial, office and manufactured housing sectors. You can reach out to her at simona.tudose@cpe-mhn.com.\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/author\/simona-tudose\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO Premium plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Ben E. Keith Expands in Florida With 707 KSF Facility - Commercial Property Executive","description":"Ben E. Keith Foods has started construction on a 707,000-square-foot, 148-acre distribution state in Alachua, Fla.","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/ben-e-keith-expands-in-florida-with-707-ksf-facility\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Ben E. Keith Expands in Florida With 707 KSF Facility","og_description":"Ben E. Keith Foods has started construction on a 707,000-square-foot, 148-acre distribution state in Alachua, Fla.","og_url":"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/ben-e-keith-expands-in-florida-with-707-ksf-facility\/","og_site_name":"Commercial Property Executive","article_publisher":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/CPExecutive","article_published_time":"2025-01-31T14:21:39+00:00","article_modified_time":"2025-01-31T14:21:40+00:00","og_image":[{"width":710,"height":533,"url":"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2025\/01\/BEK_Ground_Breaking_01292025-e1738250398970.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"Simona Tudose","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_creator":"@cpexecutive","twitter_site":"@cpexecutive","schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/ben-e-keith-expands-in-florida-with-707-ksf-facility\/","url":"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/ben-e-keith-expands-in-florida-with-707-ksf-facility\/","name":"Ben E. Keith Expands in Florida With 707 KSF Facility - Commercial Property Executive","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/ben-e-keith-expands-in-florida-with-707-ksf-facility\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/ben-e-keith-expands-in-florida-with-707-ksf-facility\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2025\/01\/BEK_Ground_Breaking_01292025-e1738250398970.jpg","datePublished":"2025-01-31T14:21:39+00:00","dateModified":"2025-01-31T14:21:40+00:00","author":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/#\/schema\/person\/4659e2337f06b61cefc6b0b897d183a4"},"description":"Ben E. Keith Foods has started construction on a 707,000-square-foot, 148-acre distribution state in Alachua, Fla.","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/ben-e-keith-expands-in-florida-with-707-ksf-facility\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/ben-e-keith-expands-in-florida-with-707-ksf-facility\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/ben-e-keith-expands-in-florida-with-707-ksf-facility\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2025\/01\/BEK_Ground_Breaking_01292025-e1738250398970.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2025\/01\/BEK_Ground_Breaking_01292025-e1738250398970.jpg","width":710,"height":533,"caption":"Photo of the ground breaking ceremony for Ben E. Keith Foods' upcpming distribution center in Alachua, Fla. Image courtesy of Ben E. Keith Foods"},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/ben-e-keith-expands-in-florida-with-707-ksf-facility\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Ben E. Keith Expands in Florida With 707 KSF Facility"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/#website","url":"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/","name":"Commercial Property Executive","description":"","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/#\/schema\/person\/4659e2337f06b61cefc6b0b897d183a4","name":"Simona Tudose","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2023\/02\/SimonaTudose_AuthorPhoto.jpg?w=79","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2023\/02\/SimonaTudose_AuthorPhoto.jpg?w=79","caption":"Simona Tudose"},"description":"Simona Tudose is an Associate Editor with Commercial Property Executive and Multi-Housing News. She joined the CPE-MHN team in July 2022 and writes news about industrial, office and manufactured housing sectors. You can reach out to her at simona.tudose@cpe-mhn.com.","url":"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/author\/simona-tudose\/"}]}},"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2025\/01\/BEK_Ground_Breaking_01292025-e1738250398970.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1004744998","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2991"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1004744998"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1004744998\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1004745175,"href":"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1004744998\/revisions\/1004745175"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1004745008"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1004744998"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1004744998"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1004744998"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}