Dot Foods’ Tennessee footprint will be growing larger in the coming months. The company recently broke ground on its 13th United States distribution center in Manchester, TN, which will complement its existing facility in Dyersburg. The new distribution center is expected to create more than 250 jobs in the first three years of operations.
“When we are looking at where to locate a new facility, the available talent is among our top considerations,” said Dick Tracy, Dot Foods President. “We are excited about the workforce in Coffee County and the surrounding region and believe we have a lot to offer as an employer. We talk about family a lot at Dot. We are a family-owned and -operated company. Breaking ground on our new Manchester distribution center means our Dot Foods and Dot Transportation family is growing, and that’s always reason to celebrate.”
Dot will be investing $50.5 million into the 177,000-square-foot facility, which will include offices and dry, refrigerated, and frozen warehouse space and an on-site garage. The design will allow for the ability to expand in the future.
“I’m most excited about building our team,” explained Anthony Soto, General Manager of Dot Foods Manchester. “I love getting to educate and train, and the founding group of employees at a new Dot location is really special. I had an opportunity to be part of it when we opened our Idaho location, and I can’t wait to experience it again here in Manchester.”
Soto came to Dot in 2008 as a Warehouse Specialist before advancing to manage the warehouse and eventually assume the General Manager role at Dot Foods Idaho. He has also led Dot’s Arizona distribution center.
Dot Transportation, Inc. (DTI) has already begun hiring truck drivers in the region and will provide a $50,000 donation to Tennessee College of Applied Technology (TCAT) – McMinnville.
Work on the Manchester distribution center will begin immediately, with a goal of having the facility operational in fall 2023. For a comment from the Co-Founder and more details on this expansion, read the press release in full here.
We will continue to report as Dot Foods expands its footprint.
