When this facility became operational, Northeast Foods’ Automatic Rolls North Carolina (ARNC) produced approximately 1,400 buns per minute with virtually no production workers on the floor—more than any other bakery in existence at the time. With approximately 70,000 sf of processing floor space, the entire operation at Northeast Foods is fully automated from the ingredient measuring and mixing, through the proofing and baking stage. A mechanized conveyance system carries the finished product to a fully automated inspection process, and then to slicing and packaging without any human interaction. All product is automatically transported into the 13,500-sf, 56-foot high, -10 degrees F freezer, which contains a fully automated racking and storage system. Product is frozen within a strict time limit, and then transferred to a refrigerated dock for transport.