Global Food and Ingredients Ltd. announced the opening of its first distribution centre in the US, located in Clayton, North Carolina, near Raleigh. The distribution centre will provide truckload and less-than-truckload wholesale ingredients distribution while also acting as a fulfillment centre for GFI's plant-based branded consumer products portfolio. The distribution centre is approximately 17,500 square feet in area and will also house future processing lines to complement its fulfillment functions.

In addition, GFI's North Carolina sales office will be moved to the new Clayton location to further optimize operations.