1966
David Lyons and Carl Strang start Saddle Creek Corporation
1970
Anchor Hocking becomes Saddle Creek’s first non-seasonal customer
1971
Saddle Creek opens first warehouse outside of Lakeland in Tampa, FL
1979
The first computer is used in Saddle Creek warehouse operations
1981
Saddle Creek opens for business in Macon, GA with first expansion outside of Florida
1985
The first food grade warehouses are built on Saddle Creek’s Lakeland campus
1988
Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) conducted with customer for the first time
1990
David Lyons buys out his original partner, Carl Strang, to become sole owner of Saddle Creek Corporation
1992
Family shareholders commit to professional management, hire Bruce Abels as President
1996
Transportation becomes second core service offering for Saddle Creek
1997
First RF barcoding conducted for warehouse customers
1997
First time in company’s history with more associates outside the state of Florida than within
2000
Acquisition of CoPack, launches contract packaging as a core service offering for Saddle Creek
2007
Cliff Otto named President of Saddle Creek Corporation
2009
Acquisition of ServiceCraft Logistics provides a footprint for Saddle Creek in Southern California
2010
Acquisition of Prolog Logistics launches order fulfillment as a core service offering for Saddle Creek
2012
Saddle Creek Corporation becomes Saddle Creek Logistics Services
2015
Saddle Creek mourns the loss of David Lyons, Founder and Chairman
2016
Saddle Creek celebrates its 50th Anniversary, Scott Thornton named Chairman
2019
Saddle Creek announces new CEO Mark Cabrera
