- Saddle Creek Corporation
The Saddle Creek Corporation is a
United States distribution services company that provideswarehousing ,transportation ,packaging , andintegrated logistics services. The family-owned business focuses primarily on the Southeast United States, although there are partners as far away as California.History
In 1966, the founder and
CEO , David Lyons, started the company to focus on distribution services for grocery products in the Florida area. In the 1970s the Saddle Creek Corporation developed into awarehousing andtransportation business in Central Florida. The company's served several clients that needed either year-round or seasonal services. During the 1980s the company expanded intoMacon, Georgia , where the company developed considerably, focusing more on high-value products.Eastside Distributors was also acquired to strengthen their transportation capabilities, and to provide temperature-sensitive transportation.A 100-truckload-per-day cross-dock operation was launched in the 1990s. A second was added in
Atlanta , when a major grocery DC was constructed. The company continued to grow, and a grocery andalcoholic beverage facility was opened inDallas, Texas , later that decade. Stand-alone contract operations were also introduced.ref|history Throughout the company's history, it has avoided mergers with larger conglomerates.Present activities
Since 2000, new facilities have been opened in
Oklahoma City , Orlando,Fort Worth ,Waco ,Chattanooga ,Lakeland, Florida , andCharlotte, North Carolina . They purchased a company now known as Saddle Creek Copak Services to facilitate product assembly, display assembly, andshrink-wrap ping services. Saddle Creek's clients includeSam's Club ,International Paper ,Quaker Oats , Gallo,Del Monte Foods , Verbatim,Home Depot , Dial and many others.ref|clients David Lyons is the CEO andchairman of the board , while Cliff Otto serves as the company president after the retirement of Bruce Abels. They currently employ about 1,600 associates.References
* Saddle Creek Corporation [http://www.saddlecrk.com/content/interior.asp?section=company&body=history "Our Company"] URL Accessed on January 25, 2006
* http://www.bizjournals.com/tampabay/stories/2003/07/28/story2.htmlExternal links
* [http://www.saddlecrk.com/ Official Site]
* [http://www.inboundlogistics.com/planner/089.shtml Saddle Creek profile] from Inbound Logistics
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