Red Bull Ingredient Facility

Red Bull is set to build a new 185,000 square foot facility in Chilliwack's Food and Beverage Processing Park, marking its second premix ingredient plant globally and the only one in North America. The facility, located on a 15-acre site purchased with the support of the Chilliwack Economic Partners Corporation (CEPCO) and the City of Chilliwack, will be integral to Red Bull's North American expansion.

This plant will prepare high-quality dry ingredients for Red Bull energy drinks, currently only produced in Austria. The Chilliwack site, strategically chosen for its transportation links and business-friendly environment, will create about 60 skilled jobs and represents an investment of hundreds of millions of dollars in British Columbia. Construction is planned to begin in 2024.

In summary the proposal includes:

• A new 4-storey 18,784m2 industrial building (18.1m in height);
• 91 parking spaces (210 spaces required);
• 170 trees (149 trees required); and,
• A future expansion area to add 7,600m2 warehouse space and 56 parking spaces. Until the area is constructed, it will be landscaped as a planted meadow.

A separate Development Variance Permit (DVP01397) application has been submitted to vary the following Zoning Bylaw standards:

• increase the maximum height permitted within the AFP (Agricultural Food Processing) Zone from 15m to 18.1m; and,
• reduce the minimum required number of parking spaces from 210 to 91.