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Costa Logistics wins Simplot national chilled supply chain contract


Multinational food and agri-business company Simplot has awarded third-party logistics provider Costa Logistics the contract to help roll out its expansion strategy into the chilled foods sector.
 
Simplot’s new range of fresh pasta and sauces are produced at Bendigo and Footscray and delivered to retailers.
 
Danny Mellon, national logistics and planning manager at Simplot, said there was no combination in the delivery process between the fresh pasta and the sauces, resulting in inefficient distribution.
 
“We wanted to correct this and so looked to Costa Logistics for a solution. Costa Logistics was chosen due to the company’s skills in handling quick turnaround products and expertise in handling high volume perishable,” he said.
 
“Costa Logistics’ chilled supply chain expertise offered us the opportunity to ship production in bulk to a single consolidation point, where combined orders of pasta and sauces are picked and shipped to customers.”
 
Costa Logistics’ general manager of business development, Ross Walter, said that Simplot’s selection of Costa Logistics is an affirmation of the company’s growing reputation in providing top-notch logistics services in the chilled foods sector.
 
“We look forward to providing Simplot with a more efficient delivery method for its products and to partnering with Simplot on furthering its strategy into the chilled foods area,” said Mr Walter.
 
“Working for blue-chip companies such as Simplot is part of Costa Logistics’ growth strategy.”
 
The project will see Simplot products moved to Costa Logistics’ distribution centres as they are produced and the logistics provider co-ordinating outbound transport of the products to a range of Victorian and interstate delivery points.
 
Costa Logistics expects to service about 20 customer locations with approximately 10,000 cases per week of product on behalf of Simplot.
 
Costa Logistics will operate on the Manhattan warehouse management system, which Costa Logistics recently spent $4 million upgrading.
 
The Manhattan system is fully EDI-interfaced and will enable Simplot and Costa Logistics to communicate seamlessly, giving both parties advanced visibility of inbound stock, the ability to plan the resources to handle it as well as pick the product and dispatch it to a tight timetable.
 
Costa Logistics is also working on a supply chain intelligence dashboard for Simplot, allowing for Simplot to have access to real time stock visibility and streamline processes.
 
www.costalogistics.com.au

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