Download or read book Wholesale Food Distribution Facilities for Wichita, Kansas (Classic Reprint) written by Bruce E. Lederer and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-11-08 with total page 56 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Wholesale Food Distribution Facilities for Wichita, Kansas This report describes wholesale food marketing facilities in Wichita, Kans., estimates the cost of handling food through these facilities, and presents plans for a modern, efficient food distribution center. Grateful appreciation is extended to the wholesale firms in the Wichita area that cooperated in this study. Appreciation is also extended to Jerry M. Mallot and Fred L. Wendt, of the Wichita Area Chamber of Commerce, for their help in coordinating this study and in collecting technical data; Edward J. Roberts, industrial development specialist with the city, for supplying site information; Paul B. Graves, traffic engineer with the city, for furnishing data helpful in our analysis of distribution costs; Dale B. King, member of Peat, Marwick, Mitchell Co., for office space for us. Department of Agriculture person nel while in Wichita; and Kenneth H. Kitchen, executive director, Urban Renewal Agency, for supplying information on proposed renewal areas in Wichita. Particular appreciation is extended to Earl G. Taylor, marketing special ist, Food Distribution Research Laboratory, Agricultural Research Service, who conducted this study during its early stages. Robert C. Mongelli, Joseph P. Anthony, and Larz F. Kremer, Market Operations Research Laboratory, Agricultural Research Service, assisted in the preparation of this publication. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.