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United Brings Distribution Ops In House By Acquiring Llano Logistics

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Last updated on June 6th, 2016 at 04:46 pm

United Supermarkets has acquired Llano Logistics Inc., which has operated United’s two distribution centers in Lubbock and Roanoke since their opening.

The deal closed May 31 and means Llano, which had been owned by Exel Inc., a subsidiary of Deutsche Post DHL, is now owned by United, and the approximately 300 Llano employees are now members of the United Supermarkets team.

It is the company’s third subsidiary operation in addition to its 52-store supermarket/convenience store chain. United purchased R.C. Taylor Distributing in 2007 and added Praters Foods in 2009.

“Llano will maintain a separate corporate structure, but this transaction allows us to closely align with and support the Llano team now and in the future,” said Chris St. Clair, EVP for information and logistics for United Supermarkets.

Scott Mullins, previously GM for Llano, becomes VP of Llano Logistics and will continue to oversee the entire Llano team. Mike Lemons will serve as GM of the Alliance Distribution Center in Roanoke, while Carlos Mendoza will serve as GM of the Lubbock distribution center.

“This move provides additional synergy for our organization,” St. Clair said. “There are significant cost savings and significant operational efficiencies that we gain through this acquisition. Most importantly, we also gain dedicated team members who have been with Llano since the beginning and who have worked to support United exclusively.”

The Lubbock distribution center, a facility of nearly 500,000 s.f., came online in June 2000. In 2010, the company added the Roanoke distribution center, a 200,000-s.f. facility with a primary focus of supplying United’s stores in and near the Dallas-Fort Worth area. Each location has been managed by the Llano Logistics team from the beginning.

 

 

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