U.S.A., Washington, Seattle: Cargill Malt/Specialty Products Group has opened a warehouse in central Seattle to better meet the pale- and specialty-malt needs of regional brewers, micro-breweries and brewpubs in the Pacific Northwest, company officials said last week, under the World-Grain reports. "We have chosen a United Warehousing location for our site, given its superior facilities and extensive trucking fleet," said Ron Ryan, account executive for Cargill Malt/ Specialty Products Group.

The warehouse not only offers Cargill’s proprietary malts but also carries the full lines of Dingemans, Pauls and Meussdoerffer malts, as well as a selection of Weyermann, Crisp and Gambrinus malts. In addition, regional customers now have direct access to a full line of flaked and torrified malt products.

"This convenient location enables us to provide next-day delivery of our products to customers in the greater Seattle and Portland areas," said Ryan. "Having a presence in this region also translates into significant savings for our Pacific Northwest customers through dramatic decreases in transportation costs."

Ryan said that the new Seattle warehouse was a key addition to Cargill Malt’s nationwide malt distribution network. That network also includes warehouses in northern California, Denver and Minnesota; bulk trans-load sites in Washington, northern and southern California and Vermont; and malt-houses in Wisconsin, North Dakota and Saskatchewan.

30 June, 2004