Table Talk Pies opens new storage facility in US

US-based pie manufacturer Table Talk Pies has opened its new cold storage facility in Worcester, Massachusetts.

The Armory Cold Storage facility covers one million cubic feet and will complement Table Talk Pies’ existing manufacturing and distribution facility.

Established in 1924, Table Talk Pies manufactures frozen desserts that are distributed to large grocery stores in the US.

Table Talk Pies president Harry Kokkinis said: “Table Talk has historically been hampered by a lack of cold storage warehouse space. Having this dedicated capacity is an important milestone for our company’s future that would not be possible without our partners.”

Located adjacent to the company’s manufacturing plants in Worcester, a city in central Massachusetts, the new cold storage facility can store more than 11 million pies.

To design and build the cold storage facility, the pie manufacturer contracted Tippmann Innovation (Ti).

Armory Cold Storage is a collaborative project, which is owned by Chacharone Properties, built by Ti and operated by H&M Bay, a provider of cold storage and LTL transportation logistics.

For this facility, Ti installed a refrigeration system, which is energy efficient and has the ability to track freezer temperatures in real-time.

Ti partner Rob Adams said: “What a great project we had in Worcester! Harry Kokkinis and Jim Chacharone could not have been better partners.

“We also had great support from all of the local Worcester subcontractors that were involved in this project. We were happy to be a part of building the warehouse that will freeze America’s favourite pies.”