C&S Wholesale Services cutting 490 jobs as it closes Baldwin distribution center

[thelakelander]

C&S Wholesale Services LLC is closing its Baldwin distribution center and eliminating about 490 employees.

The company shares leadership with C&S Wholesale Grocers, which bought 170 Winn-Dixie stores from Aldi with Southeastern Grocers CEO Anthony Hucker.

C&S Wholesale Services notified the state and the Town of  Baldwin on April 30 that it will close the center at 15500 W. Beaver St. during a 14-day period starting July 4. Its signs along Interstate 10 identify it as a Winn-Dixie center.

The notification under the Worker Adjustment Notification Ace says the Baldwin layoff is permanent and the operations will cease.

The largest concentration of the jobs appears to be 132 drivers. The remainder comprises the rest of the staff.

Lauren La Bruno, C&S Wholesale Grocers senior vice president of communications and marketing, said in a statement May 2:

"It is a long-standing practice of C&S Wholesale Grocers not to comment on questions concerning our structure," it said.

"C&S remains steadfast in our transformation strategy to drive long-term growth. We continue to pursue opportunities to increase our customer base, expand our retail and wholesale footprint and of course, build on our legacy of braggingly happy customers."

C&S Wholesale Grocers also leases warehouse space at 5050 Edgewood Court where Winn-Dixie was long based before it moved to a Baymeadows area office building.

Meredith Hurley, senior director of Communications and Community for Southeastern Grocers, said May 2 in a statement that:

"C&S has notified its workforce of a right-sizing in anticipation of exiting the facility. We will not comment on their operations, but we do know they remain fully committed to our fleet of stores and our ongoing operations," it said.

Full article: https://www.jaxdailyrecord.com/news/2025/may/02/cs-wholesale-services-cutting-490-jobs-as-it-closes-baldwin-distribution-center/

[jaxlongtimer]

This should be expected.  C&S is losing over 50% of its business here with Aldi taking over 200 stores from SE Grocers.