US Foods Direct is integrated into US Foods’ online ordering platform, providing operators with more than 40,000 specialty products.

The facility will house thousands of foodservice products as well as a meat cutting facility and fleet operations.

Although half of restaurant decision makers think technology is a way to address food waste, manage staff and drive customer traffic, only one-third of them are implementing it.

The Fife distribution center serves independent restaurants, healthcare and hospitality entities, government and educational institutions throughout the Seattle market and surrounding area.

The state-of-the-art expansion will nearly triple the size of the current facility.

The $71.6 million investment will allow US Foods to more efficiently service the company’s independent restaurant customers across Northern California.