Chattem is bolstering its warehouse and distribution operation, and it plans to start making one of its new Allegra products in Chattanooga, officials said Thursday.
“It’s … a continued focus on the growth of the business and how we can continue to expand,” said Robert Long, Chattem’s chief financial officer.
Chattem is leasing 690,000 square feet of warehouse space off Wauhatchie Pike from Kenco affiliate JDK Real Estate and investing about $5 million in the site, Long said.
Ron Kosko, Chattem’s director of distribution, said the company is consolidating operations from five facilities around the city.
Employees will use part of the site to assemble product floor stands and displays that go into stores, he said.