Growing to Serve You! Crystal Distribution Services has expanded through new construction and renovation of acquired facilities, such as Waterloo's Rath Packing Company. Here are some of the highlights along the journey! Our Flag The Smoke stack Green Space New Construction Refrigeration New space -...

Much of the eastern portion of the former Rath Packing Plant was no longer useful when we acquired it. These buildings, if allowed to stand, could have posed significant safety risks. Therefore, they were demolished. The demise of this smoke stack was especially interesting. ...

Crystal Distribution Services will work with your choice of trucking firm and driver, or if you wish, we offer intrastate (Iowa) trucking services. To and/or from our warehouses, or wherever you need to send product, you can count on Crystal to deliver value and timeliness. ...

The industrial designers of the early twentieth century didn't incorporate very much "green space" into the former Rath facility. We have tried to correct that error... ...

From the archives of the Grout Museum of History & Science, Waterloo, IA Crystal Distribution Services began operations in the late 1800's. The main function of the company at the time, was the harvesting and cutting of ice off of the Cedar River, for use in the preservation of perishable foods....