Victorville - The Best Stuff On Earth?

Dr. Pepper Snapple Group (DPS) has finalized an agreement to open a world-class production and distribution center here at the Southern California Logistics Airport (SCLA).

The $120 million facility is expected to employ 200 workers and will become the company's Western hub in a regional manufacturing and distribution footprint serving California and parts of the desert Southwest.

The company will produce a range of soft drinks, juices, juice drinks, ready-to-drink teas, energy drinks and other premium beverages at the Victorville plant.

The plant will consist of an 850,000 square-foot building on 57 acres, including 550,000 square feet of warehouse space and a 300,000 square foot manufacturing plant with up to six manufacturing lines.

Construction is set to begin in October. Upon opening in early 2010, the facility will have the capacity to annually produce as many as 40 million cases of product and will serve nearly 20 percent of the U.S. population.

From Expansion Management.

I am a little bummed. There is a former cheese plant in Corona that I hope DPS checked first. It is an 80 acre plant with 400,000 SF of warehouse already standing. It also includes co-generated power and 100,000 gallons of water use a day.