Food & Beverage
Case Studies
East & West Side Winery Expansion
This project involved a major facility upgrade at the world’s largest winery. With a total investment of $175MM, this initiative was designed to significantly enhance the processing and storage capacity for red and white wines. Eichleay successfully delivered the project on a fast-track schedule, showcasing our expertise in managing large-scale, time-sensitive industrial projects.
Scope of work included:
- Crush pit upgrades
- Solids handling systems
- Red fermentation facilities
- Cooperage unit enhancements
- Press system upgrades
- Electrical infrastructure and utility distribution improvements
Eichleay’s services encompassed engineering & design, estimating, scheduling, cost control, procurement, construction management, and start-up support.
Cultivated Meat Pilot Development Facility
Eichleay managed the design and construction of a 10,000 SF pilot facility for a cellular agriculture client within a leased pharmaceutical manufacturing building in Southern California. We collaborated closely with the process development team to define process/utility requirements and develop the facility layout for the various operational areas.
To accelerate the timeline, design efforts were coordinated in parallel with demolition, restoration, and new construction. Eichleay’s scope included architecture, engineering design, project management, procurement, cost control, scheduling, permitting, and construction coordination.
Key Highlights
- Compliance with food-grade GMP standards
- Use of laser scanning and Revit modeling to address tight height constraints
- Facility features: raw material and finished goods storage, cold storage, airlocks, media preparation, bioreactors, harvest, CIP systems, and utility infrastructure upgrades
10,000L
Bioreactor
$20 MM
Total Installed Cost
2
Construction Phases
Pilot Research and Development Facility
Eichleay partnered with a construction contractor to deliver conceptual design services for a pilot, research, and development facility housed in a 23,000 sq. ft. high-bay shelled warehouse for a cellular agriculture start-up. The scope included architectural programming, bioprocess engineering, instrumentation and controls, mechanical HVAC, electrical, structural, project management, estimating, and scheduling.
The facility was programmed to support a full pilot plant operation, including media preparation, upstream fermentation, downstream purification, and spray drying. Key design efforts included equipment selection, utility support planning, and development of an overall automation strategy.
Facility Features
- Full pilot plant operation
- Shared labs and branded office space
- Raw material and finished good warehousing
- Ancillary mechanical and electrical infrastructure
$50 MM
Total Installed Cost
23,000 SF
Facility Size
9
Technical Disciplines
Reverse Osmosis (RO) System
Eichleay provided project management, civil/structural, piping, electrical, and instrumentation design services for the installation of a Reverse Osmosis (RO) water treatment system. The system was designed to remove chlorides and other harmful constituents from the client’s existing raw water delivery system. It replaced the existing soft water supply serving bottling, cellar processing, and other areas, as well as an older RO system used for in-line blending operations.
The RO system included:
- 3 primary RO units with 400 GPM output each
- 150 GPM closed circuit desalination (CCD) RO unit
- A clean-in-place (CIP) skid
- Associated valves, pumps, and ancillary equipment
Red Wine Production Expansion
The project involved construction of a new red fermentation production facility to expand winery capacity by approximately 1,000 tons per year. The facility included presses and fermentation tanks of various sizes housed under a 90,000 square foot prefabricated canopy. Execution strategy was a multi-phase approach over a 5-year period.
Key elements include:
- Fermentation tanks and presses
- Prefabricated canopy and mat foundation
- Catwalks, site drainage, and grading
- Lighting, power systems, and transfer panels
- Process lines, refrigeration, water, compressed air, and nitrogen.
1,000
Tons/Year Capacity Increase