Eby-Brown, the country’s largest privately owned distributor of tobacco, candy and convenience store products, will open a distribution centre next year in Shepherdsville, Kentucky as part of its expansion into Mid-South markets, the company said.

Initially the 300,000 ft² (27,870 m²) facility will employ 250 people to serve 750 clients in the Kentucky, Tennessee, southern Indiana and Ohio markets, the company said. The opening is scheduled for 2 Jan, 2017.