U.S. Foodservice-Albuquerque broke ground on a $24 million distribution center that will enable the company to provide better service to customers throughout New Mexico, West Texas and Southern Colorado.
The new facility will occupy a 42-acre site and is expected to be complete by October 2011.
“The new facility will greatly increase the volume and variety of products we offer customers, as well as improve our operational efficiency,” said John Szurek, division president, U.S. Foodservice-Albuquerque. “In a challenging economy, we are especially proud of our ability to grow, maintain high levels of customer satisfaction and support our community.”
Szurek said the new facility will allow U.S. Foodservice-Albuquerque to provide its more than 1,300 customers with about 40 percent more products. The expansion also will more than double the company’s current cold storage capacity and increase the number of shipping and receiving docks.
The site allows for future expansion as demand increases and includes a number of sustainable design features, including:
- high-output, energy-efficient lighting
- low-flow plumbing fixtures
- high-efficiency central refrigeration system
- a heat-reflecting insulated roof
- low-solar transmission glass windows
- state-of-the-art high speed dock doors
- landscaping using native plants that require no additional water
