Heniff plans Ohio sweetener transload facility for Cargill

Heniff Transportation Systems says its food-grade affiliate will develop a custom sweetener transload facility near Jeffersonville, Ohio, to serve Cargill and its customers. Construction is slated to begin in fall 2026, with the project aimed at expanding storage, rail, trucking and distribution capacity for food makers in the region.

Why it matters: - The project gives CPG and food manufacturers in the Ohio River Valley a new logistics node for sweetener products. - The site is meant to add storage, transloading and distribution capacity in a key Midwest corridor. - The facility could strengthen regional supply chain infrastructure for food-grade freight.

What happened: - Heniff Transportation Systems said its affiliate, Heniff Food Grade LLC, plans to develop and operate a custom sweetener transload facility. - The facility will serve Cargill, Incorporated and Cargill’s customers. - Heniff said construction is slated to begin in fall 2026. - The announcement was dated Nov. 2, 2026.

The details: - The facility will be dedicated to consumer-packaged goods logistics. - The site will provide specialized transloading, storage and distribution services for sweetener products. - Heniff expects to offer product storage, rail transloading, bulk trucking and tank wash services. - The terminal is planned for a location just outside Jeffersonville, Ohio, between Dayton, Columbus and Cincinnati. - The site will connect to Genesee & Wyoming’s Indiana & Ohio Railway, with onward access to Class I rail lines. - The location also has access to Interstate 70 and Interstate 71. - Heniff said the terminal is designed to transload a large volume of sweetener-related products each year.

Between the lines: - The location gives Heniff a rail-and-highway hub that can serve a broad part of Ohio and nearby markets. - The exclusive setup for Cargill suggests a tightly integrated customer relationship rather than a general-purpose public terminal. - Bob Heniff said the project gives the company a chance to serve one of the world’s largest food and agricultural companies and showcase core service offerings. - Sarah Jelken, Cargill’s Managing Director Food North America, said the facility will help Cargill continue serving customers in the Ohio River Valley. - Jelken also said Heniff has shown the food safety, quality and service standards Cargill and its customers expect.

What's next: - Heniff will move toward construction in fall 2026. - The company will develop the facility around storage, transloading, trucking and wash services for sweetener freight. - The project will add to Heniff’s broader food-grade logistics network once operational.

The bottom line: - Heniff is betting on a strategically located Ohio terminal to deepen its food-grade logistics business and lock in a major customer relationship with Cargill.