Farmer Bros. Co., a Texas-based coffee roaster, wholesaler and distributor of coffee, tea and culinary products, has opened a 156,600-square-foot distribution center in Rialto.
With 40% of the company’s customers on the West Coast, the facility at 2520 W. Baseline Road will enable Farmer Brothers to fill product orders faster and improve delivery times and customer service.
The company said it’s also expected to reduce maintenance costs with new equipment at the center.
Boosting performance
Those efficiencies — combined with the closing of Farmer Brothers’ Houston facility, upgrades to its Dallas-Fort Worth operation and the use of handheld tablets to speed orders and inventory management — are expected to drive improved performance as the economy recovers from the COVID-19 pandemic.
The Rialto facility employs a distribution and logistics manager who uses a third-party logistics firm to staff operations with 12 workers on site. Additional workers will be added as…
