DALLAS, Sept. 19 /PRNewswire/ -- Fleming (NYSE: FLM) announced today the
successful opening and initiation of service from its newest distribution
center in South Brunswick, New Jersey. This 540,000 square foot facility,
located at exit 8A of the New Jersey Turnpike, is ideally suited to serve
stores up and down the I-95 corridor.
"Our new South Brunswick facility is state-of-the-art all the way," said
Bill Merrigan, Senior Vice President, Logistics for Fleming. "With a total of
114 doors -- 57 on each side of the warehouse -- this warehouse is optimally
planned for speed, productivity, and efficiency. Warehoused inventory is set
up in family groups to minimize slotting and picking time, and forklift
routing is controlled by radio frequency communications systems. It has also
been set up to handle flow-through operations, a tremendous efficiency-builder
in our business."
The warehouse is initially slated to handle $600 million per year in
annual dry grocery volume. Long-term, the warehouse has an engineered
capacity of more than two times that volume, allowing for growth in the
current business as well as the addition of new customers. Adjacent
facilities and parcels allow for continued future growth and the addition of
other categories, such as frozen foods and produce.
Merrigan noted that the first days of operations went without a hitch.
"We opened on Sunday, September 16th. Service levels exceeded all
expectations." Merrigan credits the dedication of the facility's
250 employees. "This was one of the smoothest distribution center start-ups
ever," noted Merrigan.
Fleming is the industry leader in distribution and has a growing presence
in value retailing. Fleming's primary business is buying and selling
merchandise. The company serves approximately 3,000 supermarkets including
more than 700 North American stores of global supermarketer IGA and other
regional banners, 6,800 convenience stores and more than 2,000 supercenters,
discount, limited assortment, drug, specialty, and other businesses across the
country. To learn more about Fleming, visit our Web site at http://www.fleming.com .
CONTACTS:
(Media) Shane Boyd 972.906.8824
(Media) Randy Hatcher 972.906.8823
(Investors-Equity) Meredith Anderson 972.906.8592
(Investors-Debt) Matt Hildreth 972.906.8126
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CONTACT:
media, Shane Boyd, +1-972-906-8824, or Randy
Hatcher, +1-972-906-8823, or investors-equity, Meredith Anderson,
+1-972-906-8592, or investors-debt, Matt Hildreth,
+1-972-906-8126, all of Fleming
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