and supply chain founded 1894 in cameron texas headquarters temple texas revenue 48 billion 2015 number of employees 20 545 parent berkshire hathaway website www.mclaneco.com mclane is an american supply chain services company distributing grocery and food to convenience stores mass merchants drug stores and military locations and chain restaurants throughout the united states . mclane is a wholly owned subsidiary of berkshire hathaway inc. founded in 1894 in cameron texas mclane company has grown from a local merchant to an international distribution and logistics company . the company is headquartered in temple texas and operates 39 grocery and foodservice distribution centers across the country as well as one in brazil . contents 1 corporate operations 2 history 3 customers 4 specialty divisions and companies 5 references corporate operations edit mclane company operates 21 grocery distribution centers and 18 foodservice distribution centers across the country citation needed . the president & ceo of mclane company since 1995 is w. grady rosier . history edit the history of mclane company dates to 1894 when robert mclane opened a small retail grocery store in downtown cameron texas . in 1903 he expanded into wholesale trade supplying grocery stores in neighboring towns via rail and horse drawn wagons . during the 1920s through the 1940s with the advent of the automobile and a robust highway system his business grew rapidly to encompass much of the central texas region . in 1966 mclane company moved its operations to temple texas and began tailoring its warehouse operations and distribution methods to better accommodate the retail market including the rapid growth of the convenience store market . mclane company pursued a plan of expansion beyond texas beginning in 1976 under the leadership of drayton mclane jr. the third generation of family leadership . by 1990 the company had established a national presence . in december 1990 drayton mclane sold mclane company to wal mart stores inc. for 10.4 million shares of wal mart stock and an undisclosed amount of cash . 1 mclane company entered the foodservice business in december 2000 when it acquired certain assets from ameriserve food distribution to create mclane foodservice . 2 in may 2003 berkshire hathaway acquired mclane company from wal mart for 1.45 billion . 3 in 2012 mclane opened its 21st grocery distribution center in republic missouri . this is a 350 000 square foot building with state of the art technology including the schaefer case picking system . their 18th and most recent foodservice distribution center was built in manassas virginia in 2010 . 4 in 2012 mclane acquired meadowbrook meat company mbm a foodservice distributor . 5 customers edit retail chains that receive one or more product categories from mclane include wal mart sam s club walgreens pilot flying j kangaroo express wawa 7 eleven exxonmobil 3 target stores 6 love s kmart hess family dollar and aafes . restaurant chains supplied by mclane foodservice are the yum brands family of concepts taco bell kfc pizza hut and former yum concepts long john silvers a & w restaurants . 7 they also provide food to sonic as of august 2010 and buffalo wild wings . specialty divisions and companies edit mclane company owns the following specialty divisions and subsidiary companies mclane foodservice inc. is a supplier of food and foodservice items to restaurants throughout the us serving more than 20 000 customers citation needed . salado sales develops and markets private label products to mclane s convenience store customers . its lines include various health and beauty care items film and flash products light bulbs motor oil and work gloves . c.d. hartnett inc. is a grocery wholesaler based in weatherford texas . c.d. hartnett supplies food service accounts convenience stores and independent grocers in texas kansas oklahoma and louisiana . mclane company acquired c.d. hartnett in 2004 . 8 mccarty hull inc. is a grocery wholesaler based in amarillo texas . mclane acquired mccarty hull in 2006 . 8 empire distributors is a wholesale alcoholic beverage distributor in the southeast us . in 2010 mclane company purchased empire . mbm foodservice rocky mount nc references edit astros sale changing of the guard houston chronicle july 5 1992 . tricon pleased by mclane purchase of ameriserve . qsr magazine december 5 2000 . retrieved june 13 2007 . a b wal mart agrees to sell food supplier new york times may 3 2003 . http www.expansionmanagement.com industryspotlights distribution centers 18615 mclane company to build 400 000 square foot 37 000 m2 grocery distribution center in jessup pennsylvania . expansion management april 27 2007 . retrieved june 13 2007 . mclane company agrees to acquire mbm grocery distributor starts new center in lackawanna county the associated press state & local wire april 13 2007 . tricon pleased by mclane purchase of ameriserve . qsr magazine december 5 2000 . retrieved june 13 2007 . a b mclane buys mccarty hull amarillo daily news march 30 2006 . v t e berkshire hathaway board of directors warren buffett chairman and ceo charlie munger howard graham buffett susan decker bill gates david gottesman charlotte guyman donald keough thomas murphy ronald olson walter scott jr. insurance applied underwriters berkshire hathaway assurance berkshire hathaway homestate companies kansas bankers surety company berkshire hathaway specialty insurance boatus central states indemnity gateway underwriters agency geico gen re medical protective national indemnity company guard insurance seaworthy insurance company united states liability insurance group materials and construction acme brick benjamin moore & co. charter brokerage clayton homes international metalworking companies johns manville lubrizol marmon marmon herrington procor union tank car company mitek mouser electronics precision castparts corp. shaw industries tti furniture cort business services jordan s 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