McLane Company Description
Depending on how you look at it, this company is either a boon or a bane to stock boys nationwide. McLane Company is one of the largest wholesale distributors of food and retail items in the US, serving more than 60,000 customers from almost 40 distribution centers. Its grocery and retail distribution division serves convenience stores, drug stores, and mass merchants, including Wal-Mart and the retail locations of Exxon Mobile. Its McLane Foodservice division delivers food and paper products to more than 17,500 quick-service restaurants. McLane also offers logistics services and enterprise software to retail industry customers. The company was founded in 1894 and is owned by Warren Buffet's Berkshire Hathaway.
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The Company Description provides a historical perspective of McLane's organization from inception to current status.
Produced by Hoover's in-house editorial team, the Company Description tracks ownership transitions, company progress via mergers and acquisitions, major growth milestones, and strategic initiatives, to provide a holistic view of McLane's evolution in the marketplace.
