Dallas Work Created by Two Food Companies

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Two food-oriented companies are planning to create a total of more than 100 jobs in the Dallas area in the coming months. United Supermarkets and Saladworks are both expanding their operations in the area and creating several new jobs.

Texas-based United Supermarkets is looking to hire 74 employees at the recently-opened Alliance Distribution Center in Roanoke. The company is initially looking for 17 drivers, 41 selectors, 15 supervisors and clerks, and one technical support team member.

The new center will soon begin shipping products to 16 stores and plans to eventually hire even more workers. It will further serve as the consolidation point for shipments to Lubbock and the origination point for all of United's frozen food, 90 percent of its produce, and 75 percent of its dry grocery.

"The opening of the new Alliance DC is very exciting because it's a monumental milestone for our company," Chris St. Clair, executive vice president for information and logistics at United Supermarkets, said in a press release. "Our decision to build the facility in North Texas allows for further growth throughout the region and reaffirms our corporate commitment to ensuring that United guests are offered the freshest items as fast as possible.

"The beauty of the new distribution center is that it will deliver operational efficiency immediately," he continued. "This will be a fast-moving warehouse with a large amount of high velocity items, and we have every confidence that our new team members will keep it running smoothly and on time."

United Supermarkets currently operated 50 stores throughout Texas, including United, Market Street, and Amigos. The company was the first grocer in Texas to implement the NuVal Nutritional Scoring System to provide comprehensive nutritional information to customers.

In addition to the jobs being created by United Supermarkets, Saladworks is planning to open three stores in the North Dallas area next year, which will create a total of about 60 jobs. Saladworks is a restaurant concept that serves fresh tossed salads.

The company decided to open the three new stores after reaching a development deal with local franchisees Juli Reiserer and Michael Lyall, who read about Saladworks in Entrepreneur Magazine. According to the Dallas Business Journal, It costs anywhere from $262,000 to $499,998 to open a Saladworks restaurant.