Publix has revealed plans to expand its distribution center in Greensboro, North Carolina, to include a dry grocery warehouse, which will add more than 1.2 million square feet of space. In February 2020, Publix broke ground on the distribution center’s first phase, a refrigerated warehouse, currently under construction. The entire distribution center is expected to […]
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KeHE Distributors Expand To Support Independent Retailers In Northeast
Naperville, Illinois-baed KeHE Distributors says it is opening a new Maryland distribution center which will help better service the unique needs of independent retailers in the northeast region. The 550,000-square-foot Maryland facility is located between Washington, D.C., and New York City, bringing KeHE’s network to 16 national distribution centers that provide natural, organic and specialty products […]
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Lineage Logistics Recognized As Feeding America Visionary Partner
Novi, Michigan-based Lineage Logistics, a provider of temperature-controlled logistics solutions, says it has achieved the goal of its “Share A Meal” campaign to help provide 100 million meals to people in need in response to COVID-19. As a result of financial donations made to Feeding America in support of the campaign, Lineage has been named […]
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Global Cold Chain Alliance Committed To Assisting IARW 3PL Members
by Matt Ott / President and CEO of Global Cold Chain Alliance Global Cold Chain Alliance members ensure that the vital links in the cold chain stay connected. That means keeping food safely stored, packaged and shipped. In this column, we are going to focus on the storage and third-party logistics, or 3PL, side of the business and […]
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Market Profile: Leevers Supermarkets Embraces Hyper-Local Focus, New Format
by John McCurry, contributing writer Leevers Supermarkets, headquartered in the Denver suburb of Franktown, traces its roots to 1938 in North Dakota. Today, the company operates 18 stores along Colorado’s Front Range between Fort Collins and Pueblo. Most of the stores are under the Save-A-Lot banner. In addition, the company operates El Mercado de Colorado, […]
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Arrive Logistics Named 2020 Top 3PL & Cold Storage Providers List
Austin, Texas-based Arrive Logistics, a people-first freight broker powered by technology, was named one of Food Logistics’ 2020 Top 3PL & Cold Storage Providers. Presented by Food Logistics, the industry’s only publication dedicated to food and beverage supply chains, the Top 3PL & Cold Storage Providers list recognizes leading third-party logistics and cold storage providers in the food and […]
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Dollar General Expands With New DC, Fresh Cold Storage Facilities
Goodlettsville, Tennessee-based Dollar General says it plans to expand its distribution center presence through the anticipated addition of one traditional distribution center in Walton, Kentucky, and three DG Fresh cold storage facilities in Bowling Green, Kentucky; Ardmore, Oklahoma and West Sacramento, California. In total, the addition of these new facilities is expected to create 600 […]
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Logistics Platform Helps Taylor Farms Get Products ‘From Field to Fork’
RedwoodConnect 2.0, Redwood Logistics’ flagship supply chain integration platform-as-a-service (iPaaS), demonstrates its business value with Taylor Farms, the world’s top producer of fresh-cut produce. The produce giant, which provides fruits and vegetables to many of the largest supermarket chains and restaurants in the U.S., including Wal-Mart, McDonald’s, Subway, Pizza Hut, Safeway and Kroger, has successfully […]