Lineage expands Hobart, Indiana, facility to enhance temperature-controlled supply chain efficiency

Lineage recently expanded its cold storage facility in Hobart, Indiana. The company, which operates the world’s largest temperature-controlled warehouse REIT, added approximately 188,000 sq. ft. of space and 58,000 pallet positions, featuring next-generation automation technology, to its existing Hobart site.

The fully automated expansion can handle thousands of product cases daily and better support customers in Lineage’s Velocities multivendor freight consolidation program. Velocities combines shipments from multiple vendors into shared truckloads,  shipping on a fixed schedule to retailers and foodservice distribution centers across the U.S. and Canada. This service helps food and beverage producers, retailers, and distributors reduce transportation costs, meet delivery windows, and improve supply chain reliability.

Several city council members, representatives from the Hobart Chamber, and other local leaders attended a ribbon-cutting ceremony for the expansion. The event included a $50,000 grant presentation from the Lineage Foundation for Good, in partnership with the Henningsen Family Fund, to local nonprofit organizations selected by Hobart team members.

“This Hobart expansion represents an investment in innovation and supply chain solutions connectivity that helps our customers succeed,” Greg Bryan, chief integrated solutions officer at Lineage, said. “As part of our Velocities program, this project shows how we’re working alongside our customers to provide cost-competitive and consistent delivery of less-than-truckload, temperature-controlled products to the marketplace."

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