FORT WORTH, TX / ACCESS Newswire / October 19, 2026 / Woods Distribution, a Fort Worth-based third-party logistics (3PL) provider, is highlighting its food-grade and alcohol-licensed warehousing capabilities for food and beverage manufacturers, suppliers, and retailers that need a single partner to manage storage, handling, packaging, and outbound distribution across Dallas-Fort Worth and beyond.

Food and beverage supply chains leave little room for error. Products carry expiration dates, lot codes, and temperature requirements, while retailers expect accurate, on-time deliveries that arrive ready for the shelf. Woods addresses those demands with facilities designed for sensitive products, including temperature-controlled storage for refrigerated and ambient goods and licensing that allows the company to store and handle alcoholic beverages.

Inventory control sits at the center of the offering. Woods applies FEFO (First Expired, First Out) and FIFO (First In, First Out) stock rotation, along with batch tracking and real-time inventory visibility, so customers can monitor expiration dates and lot codes and respond quickly to any quality concern. Those protocols help reduce waste and keep product fresh through seasonal peaks and promotional surges.

"Food and beverage brands are trusting us with products that carry their reputation on every label," said Will Scherer, Director of Sales of Woods Distribution. "Our job is to give them a storage environment where temperature, rotation, and traceability are handled with discipline every single day, so their teams can focus on growing the brand instead of chasing inventory."

Woods' food-grade operations also hold BRCGS AA certification at its Fort Worth and Chicago facilities, providing third-party validation of the company's food safety and quality practices.

Beyond storage, Woods supports manufacturers and processors with plant support services that coordinate the inbound flow of raw ingredients and the outbound distribution of finished goods. Because contract packaging, co-packing, custom labeling, and display building take place inside Woods' warehouses, food and beverage companies can prepare variety packs, promotional displays, and retail-ready configurations without shipping product to a separate vendor.

Transportation is integrated into the same platform. Woods operates its own trucks for local full truckload, less-than-truckload, box truck, and drayage moves, and its in-house brokerage team arranges nationwide freight, including temperature-controlled transportation. Coordinating storage, packaging, and delivery under one provider gives brands a single point of accountability across the cold chain and the dry chain alike.

Companies evaluating food-grade warehousing options can choose between shared space that flexes with demand and dedicated environments built around a specific operation. Woods also supports customers in consumer packaged goods, retail, health and beauty, industrials, and apparel and footwear, many of which share similar requirements for accuracy and traceability.

"A lot of food and beverage companies are juggling a warehouse, a co-packer, and several carriers, and every handoff adds risk," Scherer added. "When storage, packaging, and transportation sit under one roof, product moves fewer times, information stays in one system, and our customers get a partner that owns the outcome."

With approximately 30 million cubic feet of warehouse space in Texas and 8 million cubic feet in Illinois, Woods provides food and beverage companies with the capacity and specialized handling needed to serve regional and national retail networks.

About Woods Distribution

Woods Distribution is a full-service third-party logistics provider delivering integrated warehousing, contract packaging, and transportation solutions across the United States. Built on disciplined execution and operational consistency, Woods supports manufacturers, retailers, and distributors with scalable logistics infrastructure designed to reduce complexity and improve supply chain performance. Learn more at https://woodsdist.com.

Media Contact: Luccas Borges, Union Industrial Co, 214.432.6276, lborges@unionind.com

SOURCE: Woods Distribution Solutions