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Dole Packaged Foods To Lease Hanson Logistics Decatur, Michigan Facility

Officials at Hanson Logistics, a leading provider of third party temperature-controlled supply chain services, announced that the company has signed a multi-year agreement with Dole Packaged Foods to lease the Hanson Decatur, Michigan facility.

Located south of I-94 in a prime agricultural area, the Decatur facility has a capacity of 1.4 million cu. ft. that includes food-processing space. The frozen and refrigerated facility can accommodate 7,500 pallet positions configured for bulk and processed fruit and vegetables.

Decatur is one of eight Hanson temperature-controlled facilities in a network designed to support agricultural production and storage of food products, as well as high-velocity finished goods distribution for CPG companies.

Hanson Logistics is currently constructing a 14,500,000 cu. ft. Chicago Consolidation Center scheduled for first phase completion on September 15, 2007.

About Dole Food Company, Inc.
Dole Food Company, Inc., with 2006 revenues of $6.2 billion, is the world's largest producer and marketer of high-quality fresh fruit, fresh vegetables and fresh-cut flowers. Dole markets a growing line of packaged foods and frozen fruit and is a produce industry leader in nutrition education and research. www.dole.com


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