Giant Food Warehouse In Jessup Expands Building, Adds Jobs

JESSUP, MD — Giant Food's distribution warehouse in Jessup, which serves all 164 Giant Food stores across Maryland, Virginia, Delaware and Washington, D.C., will be expanding. The project calls for the addition of more than 95,000 square feet, a 23 percent growth, which will allow for additional capacity to accommodate high-demand categories like organics, fresh produce, meat and seafood, as well as other merchandise including fresh cut floral and seasonal products.

"The efficiency improvements and enhanced space for housing and distributing thousands of items at the warehouse will further our ability to grow to meet the needs of our communities," Joe Urban, vice president of distribution operations at Giant, said in a statement. "We're committed to continuing to innovate our operations to bring the highest quality of products to our shoppers."

The warehouse also will supply product for Giant's home delivery service, Giant Delivers, available to shoppers through the brand's integrated eCommerce shopping experience on Giantfood.com.
The expansion will create 30 new jobs across various positions for the community. The facility, which began expansion construction in January, will be completed and fully operational later this month.