Aug 27, 2009 9:11 AM

Panda Restaurant Group Inc (PRG) has selected McLane Foodservice, a division of McLane Company Inc, to supply food distribution services through its Phoenix AZ and Arlington TX facilities to more than 200 Panda stores in those regions.

The supply chain services McLane is providing Panda include logistics, procurement, and inventory management systems. Distribution for these areas began August 10, 2009, accommodating 202 Panda Express restaurants and five Hibachi-San restaurants. PRG has about 1,300 restaurants in 38 US states and Puerto Rico.

With more than 30 years of experience serving the world’s largest system of chain restaurants, McLane Foodservice offers nationwide coverage and a local presence in key population centers.

A $30 billion supply chain services provider, McLane supplies grocery and foodservice supply chain systems for thousands of convenience stores, mass merchants, drugstores, and military facilities, as well as thousands of US chain restaurants. With 38 distribution centers and one of the nation’s leading private fleets, the company handles products from thousands of suppliers to more than 60,000 locations.