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Honors Foods opens Florida distribution center

Honor Foods new distribution center — Courtesy of Honor Foods

Foodservice redistributor Honor Foods opened of a new distribution center in Kissimmee, Fla. This state-of-the-art facility will serve as the Honor Foods distribution center for the Southeast and the new home for all Sunny Morning Orlando operations.

Honor Foods first entered the Southeast market in June 2023 with the acquisition of Sunny Morning, a foodservice redistributor with dairy expertise. Now combined, Honor Foods with Sunny Morning has more than 100 years of dairy experience. The addition of this new facility enables Honor Foods to grow its capabilities in the Southeast region by operating as an additional Honor Foods distribution center, increasing reach for current Honor Foods customers, and expanding the product portfolio available for Sunny Morning customers.

The new location at 1700 B, Kissimmee, will service customers’ growing redistribution needs across Florida, the broader Southeast, Latin America, and the Caribbean. It will also provide 3PL services to meet the needs of the rapidly growing Central Florida marketplace. The Honor Foods Orlando distribution center boasts:

156,000 sq. ft. of warehouse space
32 loading docks
Frozen, refrigerated, and dry temperature zones
Cross-Docking capabilities
Palletizing and case-level handling
Container palletizing and handling

Incorporating Sunny Morning into the Honor Foods Team built on our deep dairy category expertise, and we were running tight on capacity in the Florida marketplace. We are thrilled to open this new facility to better serve our Sunny Morning customers and many long-standing customers served out of Philadelphia. This is a big win for all of our customers and our Team Members," said JD Spangler, President of Honor Foods.

“Our new distribution center in Kissimmee, Florida, is a testament to our dedication to the growth of Honor Foods and our redistribution capabilities,” adde3d Donnie Burris, President and CEO of Burris Logistics. “This new building will allow Honor Foods to expand services in the Southeast, building on our company’s century-long commitment to improving supply chains and providing outstanding customer service.”