MAYOR BOOKER TO HOLD RIBBON CUTTING CEREMONY TO CELEBRATE BARTLETT DAIRY’S NEW DISTRIBUTION FACILITY

ON TUESDAY, DECEMBER 20, AT 1 P.M., AT 802-814 BERGEN STREET IN NEWARK’S SOUTH WARD

Largest fresh milk distributor for Farmland Dairies and Starbucks will bring 400 plus jobs to the City of Newark;

                        Bartlett agreed to sign a first‐source hiring agreement under which it will give priority to Newark residents for all openings

Newark, NJ – December 19, 2011 – Mayor Cory A. Booker, the Newark Municipal Council, Deputy Mayor for Economic Development and Brick City Development Corporation Chair Adam Zipkin and Brick City Development Corporation CEO Lyneir Richardson will join Bartlett Dairy Vice President for Business Development George Miningam and JP Morgan Chase Bank Senior Vice President Sanford Wald for a ribbon cutting ceremony to open Bartlett Distribution Services, LLC’s  (an affiliate of Bartlett Dairy) new distribution facility on Tuesday, December 20, at 1 p.m., at 802-814 Bergen Street in Newark’s South Ward.

The relocation of Bartlett Distribution Services, LLC will bring several hundred jobs to the City of Newark.  Brick City Development Corporation worked diligently with Bartlett to evaluate sites to meet their unique needs and to finalize the details of the transaction. The City completed the sale of the 105,000 square foot South Ward Industrial Park site to an affiliate of Bartlett Distribution Services, LLC. As part of the agreement, Bartlett signed a first source hiring agreement under which Bartlett give priority to Newark residents for all job openings.

Bartlett Dairy was founded in 1963 as a home delivery and retail milk route operating in the borough of Queens. The perishable foods firm was formed by Chairman Thomas Malave, Sr.,  and is managed by Thomas’ sons.  Bartlett Dairy distributes dairy products and other perishable food items to retail and food service customers in the northeastern U.S.  The company is one of the largest fresh milk distributors in the tri-state area; and a leading provider in custom distribution solutions;  other items supplied by Bartlett Dairy (and its affiliates)  include pastries, cakes, juices, frozen fruit, fresh bread, soups, and paper products. Bartlett Dairy (and its affiliates) serves customers such as Starbucks, Barnes & Noble bookstores, schools, hotels, hospitals, restaurants, and grocery stores that span Connecticut, New Jersey, and New York. Bartlett Dairy (and its affiliates) is the fifth-largest minority‐owned company in the metropolitan region according to Crain’s magazine.

WHO:             Mayor Cory A. Booker, the Newark Municipal Council, Deputy Mayor for Economic Development and Brick City Development Corporation Chairman Adam Zipkin and Brick City Development Corporation CEO Lyneir Richardson, Bartlett Dairy Vice President for Business Development George Miningam, JP Morgan Chase Bank Senior Vice President Sanford Wald and other dignitaries.

WHAT:          Will hold a ribbon cutting ceremony to celebrate Bartlett Dairy’s new distribution facility.

WHEN:          Tuesday, December 20

                        1 p.m.

WHERE:       Bartlett Dairy Distribution Facility

                        802-814 Bergen Street

Newark

MEDIA NOTE: Parking will be available in the Bartlett Dairy Parking Lot. The entrance is located between Hawthorne and Peshine Avenues.

Contact:          Press Information Office – (973) 733-8004

Email: Pressoffice@ci.newark.nj.us

Bartlett Dairy: Vice President for Business Development George Miningham – (347) 865-3963

                       GeorgeMiningham@bartlettny.com

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