Phoenix Group Expands Logistics Business into Mexico, Hires New Employees

The Phoenix Group said that its logistics business is expanding with a multi-year contract with a Mexican grocery chain and the hiring of 15 new employees.

The logistics division signed a contract with HEB-Mexico, a large grocery chain, and the company said Tuesday it is negotiating contracts with other retailers in the U.S. and Mexico. It will open a new facility in Monterrey, Mexico, this month to serve HEB-Mexico.

The division also hired 15 new employees in the last month, Phoenix Group said, and plans to hire “several hundred by the end of 2010.”

The Phoenix Group, Greenwood, Ind., provides supply chain services to industries such as retail, grocery and construction.