Transaction expands buyer’s footprint at Wonderful Logistics Center to more than three million square feet
SHAFTER, CA, September 14, 2026 – The Wonderful Company has announced that its Wonderful Real Estate business has completed the sale of 5104 Express Avenue to a major global technology and e-commerce company. The newly constructed 1,088,047-square-foot, Class A industrial facility is located at the Wonderful Logistics Center in Shafter, Calif. and marks the buyer’s third location at the 2,000-acre, fully entitled, master-planned logistics and distribution campus, bringing its owned and leased footprint to more than 3 million square feet.
“Global operators continue to choose Wonderful Logistics Center because we are a model within the state and the country that offers something fundamentally different. Nowhere else is there a master-planned logistics hub that brings together large-scale distribution, workforce and community development, and the future of clean freight infrastructure,” said Joe Vargas, president of Wonderful Real Estate. “This buyer’s continued investment validates the strength of Wonderful Logistics Center as one of California’s leading models for responsible logistics and durable economic growth that benefits businesses, workers and communities alike.”
More than 17 million square feet of warehouses are in operation at Wonderful Logistics Center today, supporting 23 tenants, including multiple Fortune 100 companies, and approximately 13,000 jobs—more than half of Kern County’s logistics workforce. 5104 Express Avenue was developed on a speculative basis to accommodate large-scale distribution and manufacturing users. It features a 40-foot clear height, 216 dock-high doors, two grade-level doors, 455 automobile parking spaces and 939 trailer stalls. Cushman & Wakefield Executive Vice Chairman Phil Lombardo, Vice Chair Andrew Starnes and Senior Director Cruise Adams represented the seller, while KBC Advisors Partner Colin MacMillan represented the buyer during negotiations for 5104 Express Avenue.
Last year, the buyer also partnered with Bakersfield College and The Wonderful Company to launch a 12-week Mechatronics & Robotics Apprenticeship program for U.S. employees at the on-site Wonderful Career Center, providing hands-on, SACA-certified training to prepare employees for skilled technical roles and career advancement. To date, more than 100 student employees have graduated from the program and entered year-long apprenticeships before they transition into mid-level technical roles at the company.
Wonderful Logistics Center continues to advance a long-term vision for a fully integrated logistics and goods movement ecosystem. Reflecting more than 30 years of master-planning and coordinated development, Wonderful Logistics Center leverages its strategic location to reduce transportation costs, improve supply chain efficiency and lower emissions. The campus includes an operational inland container depot supporting major ocean carriers, with capacity for up to 34,000 containers at full buildout. Wonderful Logistics Center is also working with public- and private-sector partners to develop a zero-emission truck corridor connecting the ports to Shafter, and the center will introduce California’s first inland rail terminal in 2027, offering both domestic and international service. Together, these investments will help reduce roadway congestion and diesel emissions, delivering meaningful community benefits while strengthening Shafter’s role as a global trade gateway.
“California’s economic growth depends on a more efficient goods movement system,” Vargas added. “We continue to develop best-in-class facilities that leverage our scale, speed to market and transportation connectivity, while investing opportunities that help neighboring communities thrive in the long-term.”
About Wonderful Logistics Center
Wonderful Logistics Center is a 2,000-acre, fully entitled, master-planned logistics and distribution campus located in Shafter, California, approximately 100 miles north of Los Angeles. With more than 17 million square feet completed and operating across 23 tenant companies, Wonderful Logistics Center accommodates facilities ranging from 100,000 square feet to more than 2 million square feet for leading companies across retail, e-commerce, food, manufacturing and logistics. Located near Highway 99, Interstate 5 and Highway 58, Wonderful Logistics Center’s advanced transportation network includes BNSF mainline connectivity, onsite rail infrastructure, an operational inland container depot, a developing zero-emission truck corridor and an inland rail terminal expected to begin domestic and international service in early 2027. Onsite resources include the Wonderful Career Center, La Cocina restaurant and shared event space, with a new health clinic expected to open in fall 2027. These amenities support employees, local residents and the broader Shafter community.
For more information, visit www.wonderfullogisticscenter.com.
About Wonderful Real Estate
Wonderful Real Estate is a professional real estate development and property management company owned by The Wonderful Company that develops, manages and invests in a diversified portfolio of real estate, with a particular focus on office and industrial properties. Leveraging over 30 years of experience in commercial real estate, Wonderful and its affiliates currently have over 10 million square feet of real estate holdings, consisting of owner-occupied industrial and commercial real estate for its operating businesses and approximately 7 million square feet of actively managed office and industrial properties occupied by third parties located mainly in Southern and Central California.
Wonderful Real Estate and its affiliates have invested almost $2 billion since 2008 in commercial real estate development, facility improvements, processing equipment and real estate acquisitions. Wonderful and its affiliates are also currently developing three business parks totaling over 1,865 acres for office and industrial use in California’s Central Valley, several parcels of which have already been sold or leased to Fortune 500 companies and other high-quality anchor tenants.
About The Wonderful Company
The Wonderful Company is a privately held $6 billion company committed to offering high-quality, healthy brands and helping consumers make better choices, every day.
The company grows, harvests, bottles, packages, and markets a diverse range of products, including fruits, nuts, flowers, water, wines and juices. It is the world’s leading grower of tree nuts and America’s largest citrus grower. In addition to Wonderful Pistachios & Almonds, Wonderful Citrus, and POM Wonderful, its brands include FIJI Water, the world’s largest flower delivery service Teleflora, and JUSTIN, Landmark and Lewis Cellars wines.
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