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Beam reveals plans for new distribution centre
Beam Inc has revealed plans for a new distribution centre in Franklin County, Kentucky – the largest of its kind in the area.
Beam’s new Franklin distribution centre will span 600,000 square feet
Spanning 600,000 square feet, a size equivalent to 13 American football fields, work on the centre will start in late February and is expected to be completed by the end of 2014, set to open during the first quarter of 2015.
The facility will be operated by a third party logistics provider to be named at a later date and will be used to warehouse Beam’s spirits before they are shipped to the company’s distribution partners.
Beam, producer of Maker’s Mark Bourbon and Courvoisier Cognac, expects the centre will create 60 new jobs.
“With two-thirds of Beam’s total spirits case volume being produced in Kentucky, having our new Beam long-term distribution facility in close proximity to our production will help us gain increased efficiencies in our supply chain,” said David Hunter, vice president of global manufacturing for Beam.
“We are excited to be the catalyst for more growth in Kentucky.”
It was recently announced that Beam Inc is to be acquired by Japan’s Suntory Holdings in a US$16 billion takeover deal.