Lineage Logistics buys national logistics and distribution firm

Lineage Logistics LLC has purchased Consolidated Distribution Corp., a third-party logistics and redistribution firm.

The acquisition of the Lombard, Ill.-based Consolidated makes Lineage, an Irvine, Calif.-based temperature-controlled warehousing and logistics operation, one of the largest U.S. customized redistribution operators, according to a news release.

Company leaders declined to state financial terms of the transaction, according to the release.

Consolidated, which was started in 1990, distributes from warehouses in Illinois, Texas and Georgia.

The foodservice supply chain logistics firm and independent redistribution provider serves foodservice franchisors and purchasing cooperatives as well as retail and manufacturing customers, according to the release.

The acquisition adds to Lineage's more than 600 million cubic feet capacity.

Lineage operates from 113 distribution centers in 22 states, according to the release.

The acquisition makes Lineage the second-largest worldwide refrigerated warehouse network, according to statistics reported by the International Association of Refrigerated Warehouses, Lineage officials stated in the release.

"In joining Lineage, we gain access to additional capacity and service offerings like transportation, customs brokerage and high pressure processing that allow us to diversify the supply chain solutions we can offer customers," Mitch Rader, Consolidated's CEO, said in the release.

CDC's redistribution operation complements Lineage's business, Greg Lehmkuhl, Lineage's president and CEO, said in the release.

"We are pleased to dramatically expand our redistribution offering and help our combined customers with maximizing their total supply chains," he said in the release.