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Growing from a Solid Tradition
Since Consumers was founded in 1956, the company has been
committed to exceeding our customers' product and service expectations.
Our business has grown dramatically in the last four years and steadily
for 50 straight years.
The original location was 112 Pearl in Sioux City. It was an
old three story building that was built prior to 1900. It was home
for 20 years.
In 1976 the company acquired the assets of Peavey Company's
distribution business in Sioux City and moved into their facility
at 2018 East Third Street. It was home for the next 25 years.
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Growth and Expansion
In 2000, our company began
construction of our new facility
at 5101 Harbor Drive in Sioux City. On a 16 acre Industrial site,
our company built a state of the art 100,000 sq. ft. facility.
Our operations
were moved in December of 2001.
The new facility incorporated space for the entire trucking
fleet currently in use and a bulk receiving facility with 800 tons
of overhead bulk storage..
In 2002, our company decided to enter the companion animal business
as a manufacturer of pet foods, pet treats and extruded horse feeds.
The production facility, contained within the new distribution
facility was completed in November of 2002 and production of Country
Vet Pet Foods, our company's proprietary label, began.
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In 2005, growth of both
the distribution business and the extrusion business required the
addition of another 60,000 sq. ft. of warehouse storage. In 2006,
the extrusion capacity was full and construction of a
second production line was begun. Today, total extrusion capacity
stands at 65,000 to 70,000 ton per year.
In 2006, our corporate
offices and financial operations were moved to our new corporate
facility in the Dakota Dunes business park in Dakota Dunes,
South Dakota.
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