Associated Wholesale Grocers
5000 Kansas Avenue, Kansas City KS 66106
Operator: Associated Wholesale Grocers
Facility info
Appointments: arrive early, plan for massive delays. Appointments mean nothing—expect 3–10 hour waits after scheduled time. Check in at guard shack first. Unloading glacially slow. 5–12 hours for small loads (2–12 pallets). Doors stay closed until called; reefer units running the whole time. Paperwork processing is the real killer. After unloading done, wait another 2–7 hours for final paperwork. Receiving refuses signatures, provides no POD, won't give timelines. Overnight parking available in staging area. Allows clock recovery post-delivery. Tight backing if docked in first 10 doors. Staff uniformly rude and indifferent. Guards at booth are exception. Check-in staff, receiving, and morning shift especially hostile. Won't answer questions or give estimates. Lumper fees overpriced. Payment processing faster than everything else.
Driver reviews
Well everything is true what the people said but that is normal to expect from big food suppliers i was lucky, come at 9pm for 00:15 appointment get on the door at 10 pm they start unloading me at 0:30 finished at 3:00 am , didn’t need to pay lumper maybe that is why it was smoother then the other
Update 11/5/25. Same thing, very rude to drivers. They treat you like some animals. Especially Lumper side. 6/5/25 Yeah, agree with all comments. Staff is very rude. I just don’t know how they still have them working there. Also this facility is a joke on their unloading times. 5+ hours after your appointment time. Mostly waiting on paperwork.
They called for me to get my bills and nobody at the window for 30 minutes. 7 hours for 5 pallets
7 hours to unload a couple of pallets. IDK because you will all lose your job. This place is a great example of why AI is replacing so many jobs.
Staging parking only. If you get the 1st 10 docks, it will be tight to back in since a building is in front of those spaces. You almost can't get out of your spot if the doors besides you have trucks attached (without hitting mirrors) until one leaves.
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