| Burnaby, BC April 4, 2008 Horizon Distributors Announces Continued Preferred Distribution Agreement with Whole Foods Market® Horizon Distributors, Western Canada’s largest distributor of organic, natural and gourmet products in the dry, chill and frozen categories, is pleased to announce that it has accepted terms of agreement reaffirming Horizon as the primary distributor to Whole Foods Market® in Western Canada. Whole Foods Market® of Austin, Texas operates 270 stores in North America and the UK. Whole Foods Market® currently operates six locations across Canada, including four in Western Canada under the Capers Whole Foods Market banner, situated in the Vancouver area. With ongoing plans for expansion, a fifth store is currently under construction and due to open in late 2008. A privately owned Canadian company located in the suburbs of Vancouver, BC, Horizon Distributors will be moving operations to a new 150,000 square foot facility in late May 2008 to accommodate its ongoing expansion. Since 1976, Horizon has grown from its roots as a worker-owned cooperative to its position today, leading a group of six regional distributors nationally. Horizon maintains a listing base of more than 4,000 SKUs and provides consistently high in-stock rates and excellence in customer service. ### |
| Burnaby, BC April 20, 2007 Horizon Announces a New Warehouse Facility
We are bursting at the seams of our current North Burnaby location83,000 square feet is simply not enough space to allow us to keep up with the tremendous growth that we have experienced in the past five years. Due to improved logistics and expanded space, our new location will ultimately double our capacity in dry goods and more than triple our cooler/freezer capacity. Our new location boasts:
We'll be ready for your orders on June 3, 2008. Watch us grow! ### |
| Burnaby, BC May 8, 2008 Horizon Distributors Moves to New Burnaby Location
“Build to suit” distribution centre offers more than 150,000 sq. ft. Horizon Distributors, Western Canada's largest distributor of organic and natural foods, announced today that operations will commence from its new facility in South Burnaby on Tuesday, June 3. According to Horizon's General Manager, Terri Newell, "This new building, which effectively doubles our warehouse capacity, will allow us to keep pace with our vibrant growth, as well as enhance our leadership position within our industry." With a newly inked agreement confirming Horizon Distributors as the primary supplier to Whole Foods Market® and Capers Whole Foods Market® in Western Canada, and its preferred supplier status with Planet Organic Market, Horizon has long since outgrown its current facility. Work on the new site began in Spring 2007. At 150,000 square feet, the new distribution centre, located at 5589 Trapp Avenue in South Burnaby's Glenwood Industrial Estates, includes 137,000 sq. ft. of warehouse space and a complete cold chain with increased cooler and freezer space to fulfill the market demand for more fresh and ready-to-eat meal options. Like the previous building in Central Burnaby, the new distribution centre will service Horizon's retail customers across the four Western provinces and the Northern territories. About Horizon Distributors ### |
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