CANDY MAKER ACQUIRES 600,710-SQUARE-FOOT DISTRIBUTION FACILITY

BETHLEHEM, PA. — Candy manufacturer Just Born Inc. has acquired a 600,710-square-foot distribution building located in Bethlehem. Situated within Lehigh Valley Industrial Park V at 4000 Township Line Rd., the facility will be used as the company’s finished goods distribution center. Just Born plans to relocate its distribution center from Scranton, Pa., to the new facility to be closer to its manufacturing plant. The candy maker will upgrade the building to a food-grade, EPA-certified facility. The company will also be seeking LEED certification. The new distribution center will open in late 2009. Jerry Moore and Michael Bartolacci of The Garibaldi Group represented Just Born in the transaction. The seller, Delaware-based CC – Investors 1995-96, was represented by Michael Hines, Michael Blunt and Bill Wolf of CB Richard Ellis. The acquisition price was not disclosed.