Associated Wholesale Grocers picks Symbotic to automate its Gulf Coast distribution center

Symbotic/Symbotic warehouse system

Associated Wholesale Grocers, the largest US cooperative wholesaler to independent supermarkets, will install Symbotic's automated storage and retrieval system across 114,000 sq ft of its Pearl River, Louisiana distribution center. The site currently moves 22 million cases of dry grocery per year by hand; automation is expected to handle nearly 19 million cases annually without adding floor space.

• 114,000 sq ft high-density automation deployment at Pearl River, Louisiana Gulf Coast facility.
• Current manual throughput: 22 million cases/year; automated system handles ~19 million cases/year without expansion.
• Part of $110M facility upgrade addressing labor retention, equipment costs, weather disruptions, capacity constraints.
• Symbotic system scales AWG's distribution capacity while improving supply chain resilience and operational efficiency.