Notching its second distribution center, Kwik Trip will break ground on the site on July 10.
Kwik Trip has announced that it will break ground on its second distribution center, located in Deforest, Wis., on July 10.The 280,000-square-foot site, situated on a 150-acre plot of land that the company bought earlier this year, will service 350 Kwik Trip stores when constructed. It will include a freezer, cooler and dry good space, in addition to four air conditioning rooms for banana ripening, reported WMTV 15 News.
Prior to the construction of this location, all Kwik Trip locations were being serviced from the company’s La Crosse, Wis., distribution center.
The Deforest site will aid in the company’s efforts to more efficiently stock Kwik Trip’s southern stores at a lower cost.
“With our consistent growth in the number of stores, it is important for us to find the most efficient way to provide our stores with the many products they need,” said Scott Zietlow, CEO and president of Kwik Trip. “Our new distribution center is an exciting development for Kwik Trip.”
According to Channel 3000, the center will also include a truck wash and maintenance facility, in addition to an on-site health clinic for the more than 400 employees that are expected to be hired...
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