Charlotte, N.C.-based Sakrete has expanded its licensing agreement with Ash Grove Materials Corp.'s Materials Packaging Corp., netting a greater production and sales presence for the packaged dry-mix brand in Kansas, Missouri, Tennessee, Mississippi, Utah, and Idaho. “Our expanded relationship with Materials Packaging will benefit customers in the Midwest and western U.S. by providing greater product availability,” says Sakrete of North America President Johnsie Beck. Sakrete offerings are produced nationwide by a network of licensees and distributed through home centers, independent retailers, and building material supply yards across the U.S., Canada, Mexico, and parts of the Caribbean.