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H-E-B to add frozen distribution to warehouse in Temple, Texas

Expansion project expected to get under way by year-end

Russell Redman

June 30, 2022

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The automated frozen distribution line will expand the 1 million-square-foot-plus Temple facility by 325,000 square feet, H-E-B said.H-E-B

H-E-B plans to expand its distribution center in Temple, Texas, by adding an automated frozen distribution line.

The project will enlarge the 1.05 million-square-foot Temple DC by 325,000 square feet and bring more than 100 jobs to the local economy, San Antonio-based H-E-B said yesterday. Pending final negotiations with the city of Temple and the Temple Economic Development Corp. (EDC), construction is slated to start by the end of 2022, and the project is expected to be completed in 2024.

“As H-E-B grows into new markets across Texas, expansion of our Temple facilities supports our commitment to be the best retailer in Texas,” Chad Madison, group vice president of H-E-B warehousing, said in a statement.

Just north of Austin, Temple sits roughly in the middle of a triangle stretching to Dallas-Forth Worth in the north, San Antonio in the southwest and Houston in the southeast. H-E-B said the Temple warehouse currently serves more than 100 H-E-B retail stores across the region. Opened initially as a 450,000-square-foot facility in 2010, the Temple DC last year completed an expansion from 800,000 square feet to over 1 million square feet.

“It is our privilege to continue to work with H-E-B as they grow their presence in Temple, Texas,” Temple EDC President and CEO Adrian Cannady stated. “H-E-B has seen many cycles of growth and expansion throughout their time in Temple, and we are proud of the opportunities they continue to bring to our region. This expansion project, paired with Temple’s strategic location and immediate access to I-35, will work to strengthen H-E-B's operations in Texas.”

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In recent years, H-E-B has been expanding its store base all across the region, including into West Texas and South Austin as well as in Houston and Dallas-Fort Worth. The company also replaced its DC along Rittiman Road in San Antonio with a 1.6-million-square-foot facility dubbed the San Antonio Super Regional Grocery Warehouse, its biggest single-build warehouse, serving the city and surrounding areas.

Overall, H-E-B operates more than 420 stores in Texas (about 360 locations) and Mexico and generates annual sales of approximately $36 billion.

“We are thrilled that H-E-B has chosen to expand its footprint in our city and look forward to the new opportunities that will be available to our community,” commented Erin Smith, assistant city manager of Temple. 

About the Author

Russell Redman

Senior Editor
Supermarket News

Russell Redman has served as senior editor at Supermarket News since April 2018, his second tour with the publication. In his current role, he handles daily news coverage for the SN website and contributes news and features for the print magazine, as well as participates in special projects, podcasts and webinars and attends industry events. Russ joined SN from Racher Press Inc.’s Chain Drug Review and Mass Market Retailers magazines, where he served as desk/online editor for more than nine years, covering the food/drug/mass retail sector. 

Russell Redman’s more than 30 years of experience in journalism span a range of editorial manager, editor, reporter/writer and digital roles at a variety of publications and websites covering a breadth of industries, including retailing, pharmacy/health care, IT, digital home, financial technology, financial services, real estate/commercial property, pro audio/video and film. He started his career in 1989 as a local news reporter and editor, covering community news and politics in Long Island, N.Y. His background also includes an earlier stint at Supermarket News as center store editor and then financial editor in the mid-1990s. Russ holds a B.A. in journalism (minor in political science) from Hofstra University, where he also earned a certificate in digital/social media marketing in November 2016.

Russell Redman’s experience:

Supermarket News - Informa
Senior Editor 
April 2018 - present

Chain Drug Review/Mass Market Retailers - Racher Press
Desk/Online Editor 
Sept. 2008 - March 2018

CRN magazine - CMP Media
Managing Editor
May 2000 - June 2007

Bank Systems & Technology - Miller Freeman
Executive Editor/Managing Editor
Dec. 1996 - May 2000

Supermarket News - Fairchild Publications
Financial Editor/Associate Editor
April 1995 - Dec. 1996 

Shopping Centers Today Magazine - ICSC 
Desk Editor/Assistant Editor
Dec. 1992 - April 1995

Testa Communications
Assistant Editor/Contributing Editor (Music & Sound Retailer, Post, Producer, Sound & Communications and DJ Times magazines)
Jan. 1991 - Dec. 1992 

American Banker/Bond Buyer
Copy Editor
Oct. 1990 - Jan. 1991 

This Week newspaper - Chanry Communications
Reporter/Editor
May 1989 - July 1990

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