[3] Kenco was founded in August 1950 by Jim Kennedy Jr. and Sam Smartt under the name Cherokee Warehouses.

Cherokee Warehouses became Kenco with the signing of its first dedicated contract warehousing arrangement with Dupont in 1967.

[6][5] In June 2017, Kenco announced that Denis Reilly will succeed Jane Kennedy Greene as president and chief executive officer.

In October 2022, Pritzker Private Capital announced an agreement to invest in Kenco Group Kenco also provides value-added services including network optimization, sequencing, raw materials management, product testing, vendor-managed inventory, and regulated pharmaceutical destruction.

It focuses on 6 key functional areas: Safety, Quality Management, Engineering, Human Resources, Information Technology, and Finance.

[8] Kenco's real estate segment provides services for business looking to procure warehousing facilities.

[21] Inbound Logistics has also recognized Kenco as one of its G75, a curated list of 75 green supply chain partners, from 2011 to 2017.