US Foods to convert fleet fuel at all California centers to renewable diesel by mid-2022

In Illinois, US Foods Holding Corp. will convert fleet fuel at all California broadline distribution centers from traditional diesel fuel to renewable diesel (RD) fuel by mid-2022. In addition, the company will add 30 electric trucks to its La Mirada, Calif. distribution center by the end of 2023. 

These efforts build on the company’s existing environmental sustainability programs. The company previously reported a 7.3% reduction in Scope 1 and Scope 2 emissions intensity since 2015 and a 6.9% reduction in gallons of fuel used per case delivered.

US Foods is one of the early-adopters of RD fuel use within the foodservice industry, successfully converting 100% of the fleet fuel used at its Vista, Calif. broadline distribution center to RD fuel in 2021. RD fuel is a more sustainable alternative to traditional diesel with a more than 65% lower carbon intensity rating.5 By the end of the month, the company will complete three additional broadline distribution center RD fuel conversions at its Corona, Livermore and La Mirada, Calif., locations. The company also intends to utilize RD fuel at its newest distribution center in Sacramento, Calif., which will open later this year. 

The La Mirada onsite fueling station will provide RD fuel to one of the company’s largest localized fleets that service restaurants, hospitals and other foodservice operators across the West Coast. In addition to these conversions to RD fuel, US Foods will introduce 15 electric trucks to its La Mirada fleet this year with plans underway to install smart charging infrastructure at the facility to accommodate an additional 15 electric trucks by the end of 2023. This effort will be one of the largest single-site deployments of electric trucks across the food service distribution industry.