# Americold opens temperature-controlled facility in East Point, Georgia

Americold officially opened its recently purchased 260,000 sq ft temperature-controlled facility in East Point, GA. The site will serve as a distribution center for Sprouts Farmers Market and creates more than 80 jobs.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2017-01-31
- Where: East Point, Georgia, United States
- Jobs: 80
- Starts operating: 31 Jan 2017
- Status: completed
- Capacity: 260,000 sq ft
- Products: temperature-controlled warehousing and logistics
- Sectors: [Material Handling](https://endata.com/sectors/material-handling.md)

## Companies

- [Americold](https://endata.com/companies/21811.md)
- [Sprouts Farmers Market](https://endata.com/companies/21812.md) (customer)

## Sources

- [atlanta.citybuzz.co](https://atlanta.citybuzz.co/article/399808/americolds-official-opening-of-its-recently-purchased-east-point-ga-facility-brings-jobs-investment-and-additional-distribution-capacity-to-the-us-southeast), 2017-01-31: "The opening of our East Point site allows us to support Sprouts and other food retailers that are rapidly expanding throughout the Southeast."
- [archive.citybuzz.co](https://archive.citybuzz.co/article/399808/americolds-official-opening-of-its-recently-purchased-east-point-ga-facility-brings-jobs-investment-and-additional-distribution-capacity-to-the-us-southeast), 2017-01-31: "Americold officially opened its most recent facility addition in East Point, GA."
- [archive.citybuzz.co](https://archive.citybuzz.co/article/405112/americold-breaks-ground-on-clearfield-utah-expansion), 2017-02-28: "Americold has officially broken ground in Clearfield, Utah to expand its site located at 755 E 1700 S. This project will add 6.5 million cubic feet of temperature-controlled warehouse space to Americold's current 11.2 million cubic foot facility on the site."

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