Food & Beverage’s Top Partner for Design-Build & Process Integration

Gray is a family-owned, fully integrated design-builder based in Lexington, Kentucky. What began as a small local contracting business in 1960 quickly grew into a global enterprise with nearly 30 offices across North America, Europe, and Asia. As our projects increased in size and complexity, we recognized the demand from our customers for a broader range of services beyond construction. Today, we specialize in Construction, Professional Services, Specialty Equipment, and Real Estate, delivering world-class facilities for customers across our core markets: Food & Beverage, Manufacturing, Data Centers, Advanced Technology, Distribution, and Commercial.

Our robust offering—which includes construction management, self-perform construction, architecture, MEP and process engineering, automation, equipment manufacturing, and more—enables us to deliver diverse products and services to leading companies around the globe.

Ranked by Engineering News-Record as the No. 1 firm for the food & beverage industry for three consecutive years, Gray has earned its reputation building and automating one-of-a-kind facilities to the highest levels of quality and customization, providing precision and partnership for some of the industry’s most iconic brands.

Top companies around the globe trust our family of companies for superior service and award-winning projects. Whether it’s designing and building a state-of-the-art factory, fabricating custom process equipment, or implementing advanced automation, our expertise ensures innovation and value at every step.

Our experience in the sector spans a wide range of projects for large-scale, sophisticated food & beverage operations:

• Design, construction, and automation of Hill’s Pet Nutrition’s new wet pet food production facility
• Design-build & process integration services for Morinaga America, Inc.’s newest expansion
• Design-build of Prestage Farms’ turkey processing plant, which features the Western Hemisphere’s only air-chill turkey processing model and over 13 miles of shackle chain
• Construction of Nestlé Purina PetCare’s first greenfield facility since 1975
• Nationally awarded design-build projects for Clemens Food Group in Hatfield, PA, and Coldwater, MI
• Award-winning facilities for Kraft Heinz in Davenport, IA, and Wausau, WI
• Design-build of Champion Petfoods’ 371,100 s.f. DogStar Kitchens in just 14 months

For more information on Gray, visit our Food & Beverage market page and follow us @Gray on LinkedIn.