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Why work with us for Food and Beverage Facility Construction?

We specialize in constructing food processing plants with a focus on food safety, energy efficiency, cost-effective construction, and logistics optimization. Our expertise ensures that every facility meets USDA, FDA, and HACCP compliance standards while maximizing operational efficiency and sustainability. From sanitary design to supply chain logistics, we prioritize the critical factors that drive success in food and beverage facility construction. The potential for contamination begins with the plant design, so Evans specializes in crafting cost-effective, high-quality facilities meticulously tailored to encompass all necessary up-fits and utilities. Our preconstruction, supply chain management and procurement, and VDC & BIM teams support every phase of delivery, from sanitary design reviews through equipment installation and commissioning. 

Expertise

  • USDA/FDA-approved construction
  • Blending/filling processing lines
  • Automated material handling
  • Packaged refrigeration systems (freon, ammonia, CO2)
  • Consumer-safe design & construction
  • Integration & permitting
  • Process layout & engineering
  • Equipment selection, procurement & installation

Submarkets

  • Aeroponic Growing
  • Bakery Production
  • Beverage Production
  • Multi-Temperature Cold Storage
  • Blast Freezing
  • Foodservice
  • Secondary Packaging
  • Protein Processing (Poultry/Red Meat)
  • Prepared Foods
  • Research & Development
  • Third Party Logistics (3PL)
  • Phased Growth Plans / Master Planning
  • Sustainability

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Refrigeration Solutions: What’s the Big Chill?

Finding the Right System for Your Cold Storage Facility ARTICLE SOURCE: Sam Hausler, Preconstruction Manager Atlanta, GA – August 15, 2025 —From vaccine storage to frozen food logistics, “cold” environments are mission-critical across industries. Designing them well isn’t just important, it’s essential. But the challenge goes beyond keeping it cold. Today’s refrigeration systems must balance regulatory […]

2 million SF of Cold Storage Under Development in Wilmington – Evans is Building Half

Source Credit: Excerpts taken from – WilmingtonBiz “The Frost Market Heats Up” WILMINGTON, NC (August 2022) – A nearly half-billion-dollar tranche of private capital investments in cold storage is being planned in the Wilmington region of North Carolina. Evans General Contractors is building half of the nearly 2 million square feet of planned cold storage […]

Evans Receives ABC Georgia’s Excellence in Construction Award

The Arglass Glass Container Plant achieves excellence in the $50-$100 million Industrial category ATLANTA, GA (June 29, 2022) – Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) Georgia Chapter honored Evans General Contractors with an Excellence in Construction (EIC) Award for its work on the Arglass Glass Container Plant in Valdosta, GA.

Officials Break Ground At $100M Cold Storage Investment In Pender Commerce Park

ARTICLE SOURCE – Wilmington Biz WILMINGTON, NC (April 21, 2022) – RL Cold, the largest cold chain developer in the nation, broke ground on a $100 million cold chain storage facility in the Pender Commerce Park Thursday.  The investment is being constructed on a 29-acre site in the commerce park off U.S. 421. At nearly 285,000 […]

Region’s ’cold storage capacity to get major boost with new investment at Pender Commerce Park

National Developer Investing Significantly in Port Regions ARTICLE SOURCE – Wilmington Business Development WILMINGTON, NC (August 2, 2021) – A commercial real estate developer plans to build a state-of-the-art cold storage facility at Pender Commerce Park. RealtyLink, a privately-held full-service real estate development company, will construct as much as 300,000-sq.-ft. of refrigerated warehouse space that will […]

AeroFarms Breaks Ground on World’s Largest, Most Technologically Advanced, Aeroponic Indoor Vertical Farm

DANVILLE, VA (April 29, 2021) – Three…two…one… AeroFarms officially breaks ground on what is anticipated to be the world’s largest and most technologically advanced aeroponic indoor vertical farm. The new facility, located in Danville-Pittsylvania County in Cane Creek Centre, aims to reduce environmental waste while producing nutritious greens and bolsters the Commonwealth of Virginia’s status […]

Other Markets

From Distribution & Logistics to Manufacturing, we’ve got you covered

Every industry is unique, which is why our highly skilled team of professionals is committed to developing and providing construction services tailored to the specific needs of every market we serve.

Manufacturing
Life Sciences
Advanced Technology
Corporate Environments
Healthcare
Distribution & Logistics
Manufacturing
  • Heavy & Special Machinery Integration
  • Special Machine & Press Foundations
  • Central Utility Plants
  • Process Critical Infrastructure
  • Ultra Wide Span Buildings
Life Sciences
  • Core & shell construction
  • Tenant upfit
  • Renovation/expansion
  • Mechanical & process systems
  • Process knowledge
Advanced Technology
  • Design-Build
  • Master Planning & Test Fits
  • Equipment/Long-Lead Equipment Procurement
  • MEP & Systems
  • MQAQC & Commissioning
Corporate Environments
  • Corporate / Traditional Office Space
  • R&D Facilities
  • Multi-Story Structures
  • Tenant Improvements/ Fit-Up
Healthcare
  • MRI X-Ray Units
  • Operating Rooms
  • Mission Critical Infrastructure
  • BMS Integration
  • Remodeling
Distribution & Logistics
  • ASRS Systems
  • AGVs
  • Cross Docking
  • Product/Material Flow Optimization
  • Racking Support