Sysco Raleigh Celebrates its Newly Expanded Facility

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. - July 1, 2019 - PRLog -- Sysco Corporation held a ribbon cutting ceremony to celebrate the expansion of its facilities in Selma, North Carolina. The new space will increase the square footage by 40 percent.

For the facilities expansion, 342 tons of steel, 3,400 yards of concrete, 3,600 yards of asphalt and 36,000 of men hours were used, according to Tom Woods, Sysco Raleigh President.

The expansion project is expected to be completed in August 2019, providing an additional 75,000 square feet to its dry warehouse, 46,000 square feet to its freezer space and more than 24,000 square feet in maintenance. The total footprint in the Sysco warehouse will be 500,000 square feet.

Sysco Raleigh originally opened in 2006 with a little over 130 employees and according to Woods, currently employs "over 380 local residents in a variety of careers, and as we continue to grow, we anticipate adding a number of new jobs."

In addition to the new jobs thanks to the growth of Sysco Raleigh, its president told Abasto that the warehouse expansion in Selma will allow them… To read the complete story, click on this link: https://abasto.com/en/news/sysco-raleigh-celebrates-expanded-facility/?utm_source=prblog&utm_medium=pr&utm_campaign=Sysco_Raleigh