Golden State Foods acquires five U.S. distribution locations
Quality Custom Distribution (QCD), part of the Golden State Foods (GSF) family of companies, has acquired four Dedicated Logistics Inc. distribution centers in Chicago, Indianapolis, Boston, Washington, D.C., and a satellite depot in St. Louis.
Quality Custom Distribution (QCD), part of the Golden State Foods (GSF) family of companies, has acquired four Dedicated Logistics Inc. distribution centers in Chicago, Indianapolis, Boston, Washington, D.C., and a satellite depot in St. Louis. This acquisition further expands QCD’s national footprint to 30 locations across the United States, including its recently relocated corporate headquarters in Frisco, Texas.
QCD’s newly acquired U.S. facilities service an additional 2,100 Starbucks stores across 20 states. Since its start in 2006, QCD has grown with Starbucks from just one route and a few stores in the Northwest United States to serving thousands of locations across the country. With this acquisition, QCD now services more than 7,500 stores for Starbucks and other U.S. foodservice customers in almost every state.
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