McLane and Love’s Renew Relationship
TEMPLE, Texas — McLane Co. and Oklahoma City-based Love’s Travel Stops & Country Stores Inc. have renewed their longtime service agreement. As part of this extended agreement, McLane will continue to deliver to more than 430 Love’s convenience stores across 41 states.
The agreement will enable Temple, Texas-based McLane to continue serving the retailer as it grows at a pace of approximately 40 to 50 stores per year, the company said in a release.
“McLane continually shows commitment to our business,” said Mark Romig, director of merchandising for Love’s Travel Stops. “McLane’s Center for Category Innovation assists our team with exceptional category-management resources, enabling us to grow sales year over year. McLane’s national scope allows us to achieve our growth goals while meeting the needs of our customers in an efficient way.”
The contract, renewed in July 2017, allows McLane to continue its supply-chain service, providing grocery and foodservice solutions to the retailer.
“Love’s provides a rewarding experience for its customers, and we are honored they chose to continue to utilize our best-in-class resources. McLane’s procurement, technology and operations provide our customers superior service and consistency of performance, as well as expanded product offerings, regardless of location. As Love’s continues to expand their network, McLane will be there to assist in reducing cost and driving efficiency at retail,” said Vito Maurici, senior vice president of sales for McLane Grocery.
Love’s Travel Stops & Country Stores was founded in 1964. It has contracted with McLane for product distribution for 21 years. The company has more than 430 locations in 41 states. The chain ranked No. 22 on CSP’s 2017 Top 202 list of the largest chains in the convenience-store industry.
McLane Company Inc. is one of the largest supply-chain services leaders, providing grocery and foodservice solutions for convenience stores, mass merchants, drug stores and chain restaurants throughout the United States. McLane operates more than 80 distribution centers across the United States. The company buys, sells and delivers more than 50,000 different consumer products to nearly 110,000 locations across the United States.
