McLane Company is headquartered in Temple, Texas, and operates 80 grocery and foodservice distribution centers across the country, as well as one in Brazil.
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10 Facts About McLane Company
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McLane Company has been a wholly owned subsidiary of Berkshire Hathaway since 2003.
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McLane Company operates 21 grocery distribution centers and 18 foodservice distribution centers across the country.
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McLane Company started in 1894 when Robert McLane Company opened a small retail grocery store in downtown Cameron, Texas.
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In 1966, McLane Company moved its operations to Temple, Texas, and began tailoring its warehouse operations and distribution methods to better accommodate the retail market, including the rapid growth of the convenience store market.
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McLane Company pursued a plan of expansion beyond Texas beginning in 1976 under the leadership of Drayton McLane, Jr.
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McLane Company entered the foodservice business in December 2000, when it acquired certain assets from AmeriServe Food Distribution to create McLane Foodservice.
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In 2012, McLane Company opened its 21st grocery distribution center in Republic, Missouri.
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In 2012, McLane acquired Meadowbrook Meat Company, a Foodservice distributor.
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McLane Company owns the following specialty divisions and subsidiary companies:.
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