Key facts
- Columbus Vegetable Oils has opened a new packing and distribution facility in Las Vegas, Nevada.
- The new facility is located at 4550 Engineers Way, Suite 101, North Las Vegas, NV 89081.
- The company stated the Las Vegas facility supports the West Coast region.
- Columbus Vegetable Oils is a family-owned company founded in 1936.
- The company's headquarters are located in Des Plaines, Illinois.
Columbus Vegetable Oils has opened a new packing and distribution facility in Las Vegas, Nevada, expanding its presence in the US West Coast region. The facility is located at 4550 Engineers Way, Suite 101, North Las Vegas, NV 89081.
The company, which is family-owned and operated, was founded in 1936 by Italian immigrant Michael Gagliardo. It began as a grocery store and evolved into a canning business before securing an oil supplier during a World War II shortage, leading to the establishment of Columbus Vegetable Oils. Today, the fourth generation of the family leads the company, which operates its headquarters in Des Plaines, Illinois, and services customers domestically and internationally from both its Illinois and Nevada facilities.