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KeHE to open new distribution center in Arizona

Facility marks first location in state and 17th warehouse overall

Russell Redman

October 7, 2021

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The new distribution center in Goodyear, Ariz., will be KeHE Distributors' 14th U.S. facility. The company also operates three DCs in Canada.KeHE

This month, KeHE Distributors plans to open its 17th distribution center in Goodyear, Ariz.

Naperville, Ill.-based KeHE said Thursday that the 500,000-square-foot DC in Goodyear, a Phoenix suburb, will enable the company to provide faster distribution and improved service to key grocery retail customers in the Southwest region.

The new facility follows the openings of a 377,000-square-foot DC in West Ellettsville, Ind., last November — replacing a warehouse in Bloomington, Ind. — and a 550,000-square-foot DC in North East, Md., in October 2020.

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KeHE's Goodyeart DC will bring over 270 jobs to greater Phoenix, including positions in operations, sales, merchandising, warehouse management and administration.

“KeHE is committed to serving its partners and bettering the communities in which we do business,” Chris Sieburg, executive vice president of warehouse operations at KeHE, said in a statement. “We chose Goodyear to expand our footprint due to its prime location. This will allow us to better serve KeHE’s key retail partners, such as Sprouts Farmers Market and Albertson’s Safeway, bringing KeHE’s expansive natural, organic, specialty and fresh product portfolio to the Arizona and Las Vegas markets.”

An employee-owned, B Corp-certified company, KeHE supplies natural, organic, fresh and specialty food, groceries and other products to more than 30,000 natural food stores, supermarket chains, independent grocery stores, online retailers and other specialty retailers across North America.

Besides the Arizona, Indiana and Maryland warehouses, KeHE operates DCs in Romeoville, Ill.; Breinigsville, Pa.; Douglasville, Ga.; Elkton and Fort Lauderdale, Fla.; Aurora, Colo.; Dallas and Flower Mound, Texas; Chino and Stockton, Calif.; and Portland, Ore., as well as three DCs in Canada (Mississauga, Ontario; Calgary, Alberta; and Surrey, British Columbia).

“The addition of the new facility will allow us to further our extensive growth plans while maintaining and enhancing the level of service our retailers expect and deserve,” Sieburg added.

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KeHE's most recent opening was a 377,000-square-foot DC in West Ellettsville, Ind., last November that replaced a warehouse in Bloomington, Ind.

KeHE said the Goodyear DC will create more than 270 new jobs in the greater Phoenix area, including positions in operations, sales, merchandising, warehouse management and administration. Overall, the company has more than 5,500 employees.

“I am very pleased KeHE Distributors has selected Goodyear as the location of their new distribution center. KeHE is one of the top wholesale organic food, specialty, and fresh distributors in North America,” Goodyear Mayor Georgia Lord stated. “KeHE has a solid reputation for community engagement and making a difference both locally and internationally through the KeHE Cares Foundation.”

Plans call for the Goodyear DC to host several hiring opportunities, including a job fair on Oct. 13 and 14 at 10950 W. Northview Ave. in Glendale, Ariz., KeHE said.

“KeHE is an exciting addition to Goodyear’s thriving industrial ecosystem, and the expansion presents immediate career opportunities for Greater Phoenix residents,” commented Chris Camacho, president and CEO of the Greater Phoenix Economic Council. “We’re excited KeHE is scaling in the region, and we look forward to being a partner in their long-term success.”

About the Author

Russell Redman

Senior Editor
Supermarket News

Russell Redman has served as senior editor at Supermarket News since April 2018, his second tour with the publication. In his current role, he handles daily news coverage for the SN website and contributes news and features for the print magazine, as well as participates in special projects, podcasts and webinars and attends industry events. Russ joined SN from Racher Press Inc.’s Chain Drug Review and Mass Market Retailers magazines, where he served as desk/online editor for more than nine years, covering the food/drug/mass retail sector. 

Russell Redman’s more than 30 years of experience in journalism span a range of editorial manager, editor, reporter/writer and digital roles at a variety of publications and websites covering a breadth of industries, including retailing, pharmacy/health care, IT, digital home, financial technology, financial services, real estate/commercial property, pro audio/video and film. He started his career in 1989 as a local news reporter and editor, covering community news and politics in Long Island, N.Y. His background also includes an earlier stint at Supermarket News as center store editor and then financial editor in the mid-1990s. Russ holds a B.A. in journalism (minor in political science) from Hofstra University, where he also earned a certificate in digital/social media marketing in November 2016.

Russell Redman’s experience:

Supermarket News - Informa
Senior Editor 
April 2018 - present

Chain Drug Review/Mass Market Retailers - Racher Press
Desk/Online Editor 
Sept. 2008 - March 2018

CRN magazine - CMP Media
Managing Editor
May 2000 - June 2007

Bank Systems & Technology - Miller Freeman
Executive Editor/Managing Editor
Dec. 1996 - May 2000

Supermarket News - Fairchild Publications
Financial Editor/Associate Editor
April 1995 - Dec. 1996 

Shopping Centers Today Magazine - ICSC 
Desk Editor/Assistant Editor
Dec. 1992 - April 1995

Testa Communications
Assistant Editor/Contributing Editor (Music & Sound Retailer, Post, Producer, Sound & Communications and DJ Times magazines)
Jan. 1991 - Dec. 1992 

American Banker/Bond Buyer
Copy Editor
Oct. 1990 - Jan. 1991 

This Week newspaper - Chanry Communications
Reporter/Editor
May 1989 - July 1990

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