Ahold Delhaize USA’s distribution and transportation companies, ADUSA Distribution and ADUSA Transportation, are planning to build an $860 million distribution center in Burlington, North Carolina, that will grow the supply chain network serving the company’s brands on the East Coast, including Food Lion. Construction is expected to begin in 2026, with an anticipated start of […]
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Detwiler’s Farm Market To Open New DC In Palmetto, FL
Detwiler’s Farm Market will open a new warehouse and distribution center Sept. 29 at Florida International Tradeport in Palmetto, Florida. Spanning nearly one mile along Interstate-75 at the U.S. 301 interchange, the tradeport is a 2 million-square-foot industrial park. Detwiler’s 133,000-square-foot facility will serve as the hub for the family-owned grocery chain’s six grocery stores, creating […]
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KeHE Opens Distribution Center In Elkton, FL
KeHE Distributors has opened a new distribution center in Elkton, Florida. Although it is 3,850 steps from the previous location, the new building provides a 61 percent increase in space. It features 29,887 square feet of office space for employees and six temp zones, including 390,000 square feet of dry warehouse, 105,000 square feet of […]
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Walmart Acquires Distribution Building In Salt Lake City, UT
Cushman & Wakefield represented Walmart Inc. in acquiring a 1,032,248-square-foot distribution building on almost 60 acres in Salt Lake City, Utah. Walmart Fulfillment Services previously was leasing the property at 990 North 6550 West on a long-term basis prior to the sale. Commonly known as the Salt Lake City Global Logistics Center, the property comprises […]
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Walmart Opens New Distribution Center In Jacksonville, FL
Walmart celebrated the grand opening of a 1-million-square-foot distribution center April 17 at 1511 Zoo Parkway in Jacksonville, Florida. The facility receives and processes items for delivery to 18 Sam’s Club locations across Florida, Georgia and South Carolina, as well as seven clubs in Puerto Rico. Located 10 minutes from the Port of Jacksonville, the […]
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Lidl Opens Regional HQ And Distribution Center In Maryland
Lidl has opened opened its regional headquarters and distribution center in Cecil County, Maryland. The new 700,000 s.f. facility will serve Lidl’s regional store network, quickly supplying products to stores in five states. The chain invested more than $100 million in the project which will create more than 200 new full-time jobs. “As we work hard to meet […]
Posted inFrozen Food, Home Page Slider, Meat/Seafood/Poultry, Southeast, Supply Chain News
Miami-Based Quirch Foods Opens New D.C. In Greensboro, NC
Quirch Foods LLC is opening its sixth distribution center in Greensboro, North Carolina. The expansion is a component of the growth of the company, which seeks to continue expanding and leveraging its distribution reach. Currently operating with five distribution centers in the Southeast and the Caribbean, the sixth facility is set to begin operations in […]
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Ferrero USA To Open New Distribution Center In Goodyear, Arizona
Ferrero USA Inc., part of the global confectionery company Ferrero Group, has announced the opening of a new distribution center in Goodyear, Arizona, a suburb of Phoenix. The newly constructed facility, located at 3600 Cotton Lane, is 643,798 s.f. and projected to begin operating by mid-March. The company plans to add 50 local jobs at the center within its […]
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Mountain High Organics Building New Distribution Center In Connecticut
Mountain High Organics has broken ground on its new 28,000-s.f. distribution center in New Milford, Connecticut. The new facility is part of the company’s supply chain optimization strategy to better serve its ever-expanding list of national and international manufacturers, wholesalers and distributors. The new distribution center is scheduled to open in the second quarter of […]
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Ben E. Keith Adding Foodservice DC In Albuquerque
Fort Worth, Texas-based food distributor Ben E. Keith Co. is expanding in New Mexico and adding high-tech amenities. The company broke ground in November for a 272,000-s.f. foodservice distribution center in Albuquerque at 601 Gallatin Place NW. It is on track to open in 2021 and will be more than four times the size of […]
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Casey’s General Stores Set To Build Distribution Center In Joplin, Missouri
Ankeny, Iowa-based Casey’s General Stores Inc. says it plans to build a state-of-the-art warehouse, logistics and distribution facility in Joplin, Missouri. The new facility is the company’s third distribution center and initially will serve approximately 400 to 600 of the company’s stores. Casey’s operates more than 2,100 convenience stores throughout the Midwest and South. “Joplin […]
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SpartanNash Opens Produce Distribution Center In Fargo, North Dakota
Grand Rapids, Michigan-based SpartanNash held the grand opening of its Fargo produce distribution center. The 80,000-s.f. facility has the capacity for 1,600 items—including 300 organic items—and is solely dedicated to produce and floral distribution. To bring the Fargo produce DC to life, SpartanNash invested nearly $10 million and created 30 jobs, including specialized warehouse teams, […]
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UNFI Opens Two Facilities, Lists Four Regional Presidents
by Terrie Ellerbee/editor-Midwest UNFI became interested in Supervalu for one central reason: scale. That drove the decision to acquire it, according to Sean Griffin, UNFI’s chief operating officer. “The benefits of scale ultimately is what this is all about,” Griffin told attendees at the UNFI National Expo in St. Paul, Minnesota. “We’re creating a company […]
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MTC Logistics Breaks Ground On New Distribution Center In Mobile
MTC Logistics (MTC), along with officials from the Alabama State Port Authority, Alabama Department of Commerce and elected officials, broke ground July 24 on MTC’s 12 million cubic feet international temperature-controlled distribution center. MTC is investing approximately $61 million at the Port of Mobile, generating 50 to 70 direct jobs at the new facility. MTC […]
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Walmart Opens Cocoa, Florida, Distribution Center
Walmart celebrated the grand opening of its new $145 million grocery distribution center in Cocoa, Florida in late August. Company officials were joined by the Economic Development Commission of Florida’s Space Coast (EDC) and community leaders, including Gov. Rick Scott, at the opening. The event was a celebration of a multi-year effort, supported by local […]
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Walmart Opens New Distribution Center In Mobile, Alabama
Walmart hosted a grand opening celebration this week to commemorate the official opening of its new $135 million distribution center in Mobile, Alabama. The event was a culmination of a multi-year effort, supported by state and local officials and community members, intended to strengthen Walmart’s supply chain network. During the ceremony, Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey and local officials highlighted the many benefits the new […]
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Dollar General Celebrates Grand Opening Of Jackson, Georgia, DC
Dollar General celebrated the official grand opening of its 15th distribution center in Jackson, Georgia, this week alongside about 1,000 employees, their families and special guests. Dollar General and state and local agencies have invested approximately $85 million in the construction of the new center. The company expects its Jackson distribution center to create more than […]
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New Three-Year Contract Sealed At Hannaford D.C. In Maine
Delhaize America and the union representing employees at a key Hannaford distribution center in South Portland, Maine, have agreed on a three-year contract. The agreement ends an impasse that resulted in workers going out on a 24-hour strike. Ahold Delhaize is the parent corporation of Hannaford Supermarkets, which is based in Scarborough, Maine. Delhaize America […]
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Whole Foods Market Opens New Chicago Distribution Center
Whole Foods Market joined Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel on Monday to open its new 140,000-s.f. distribution center in the Pullman neighborhood on Chicago’s South Side. The new DC will allow Whole Foods to better serve its 26 Chicagoland locations as well as an additional 34 locations across the Midwest and Eastern Canada, says the natural […]
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McLane Opens $150M Ohio DC Featuring Robots, Artificial Intelligence
On Friday, Dec. 1, McLane Co. Inc., a supply chain services company providing grocery and foodservice solutions, celebrated the opening of its $150 million, 417,338-s.f. grocery distribution center in Findlay, Ohio, at a ribbon-cutting ceremony with Governor John Kasich. “Of our 80 grocery and foodservice distribution centers nationwide, the Findlay facility is the most technologically […]