RIBBON-CUTTING CEREMONY
AT GENERAL MILLS DISTRIBUTION CENTER IN BELVIDERE
TO BE HELD AT 10 AM ON TUESDAY, APRIL 16, 2024
Participants in the ceremony will include:
- General Mills’ Senior Director of Planning, Logistics and Customer Fulfillment Phill West
- Belvidere Mayor Clint Morris
- State Representative Dave Vella
- State Representative Joe Sosnowski
- State Senator Dave Syverson
- The Belvidere Area Chamber of Commerce Board President Maria Pearson
- The Belvidere Area Chamber of Commerce Executive Director Amy Nord
Additional participants at the ceremony will include General Mills leaders, the elected officials and senior staff from the City of Belvidere, and members of the Belvidere Area Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors.
“General Mills has been engaged in the Belvidere community for over 20 years and we are pleased they selected our community to invest in their network and build a new state of the art regional Distribution Center,” said Amy Nord, executive director of the Belvidere Area Chamber of Commerce. “We are thrilled for them to be partnering with United Facilities to operate this modern 1.3 million square-foot facility.”
ABOUT SCANNELL PROPERTIES
Scannell Properties is a privately owned, international commercial real estate development firm specializing in build-to-suit and speculative projects for the industrial, office, and multifamily markets. Since 1990, we’ve developed more than 130 million square feet, with an annual development volume of more than $5 billion. We start every project with a client-first orientation that results in enduring relationships that extend to the next project and beyond. We approach each project as an opportunity to invest in the growth and prosperity of our clients and the local communities where we build. Please visit us online at www.scannellproperties.com
ABOUT GENERAL MILLS
General Mills makes food the world loves. The company is guided by its Accelerate strategy to drive shareholder value by boldly building its brands, relentlessly innovating, unleashing its scale and standing for good. Its portfolio of beloved brands includes household names such as Cheerios, Nature Valley, Blue Buffalo, Häagen-Dazs, Old El Paso, Pillsbury, Betty Crocker, Yoplait, Totino’s, Annie’s, Wanchai Ferry, Yoki and more. Headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA, General Mills generated fiscal 2023 net sales of U.S. $20.1 billion. In addition, the company’s share of non-consolidated joint venture net sales totaled U.S. $1.0 billion.