Partner Logistics has signed a two-year contract with bakery supplier Dawn Foods to manage storage of frozen confectionary products at its frozen food warehouse in Wisbech, Cambridgeshire.
Partner Logistics, has worked with Dawn Foods at its Bergen op Zoom site in the Netherlands since 2004, will be partnering with transport provider Visbeen to provide distribution of Dawn Foods products to UK customers which include quick service restaurants, coffee shops and travel catering companies.
Dawn Foods, who were established in 1920 and have manufacturing and production facilities in eight countries across Europe, will be storing an average of 2,000 pallets of their products, which include frozen muffins, donuts and cookies, at the Wisbech warehouse with a delivery of 500 pallets every week.
Helco Sala, director supply chain Europe at Dawn Foods, said: “We are very pleased to begin working with Partner Logistics in the UK. We have always been impressed with their professionalism and high performance levels in Bergen op Zoom and the Wisbech site is a good central location for the storage of our products that are produced both in the UK and in mainland Europe.”
Dawn Foods picks Partner Logistics for frozen distribution
Christopher Walton
Chris succeeded the legendary Malory Davies in September 2019 as Editor of Logistics Manager and host of the Supply Chain Excellence Awards. Day-to-day Chris writes about all things supply chain; materials handling and industrial property and is curator of the annual LM Top 50 Service Providers. He has worked as a business journalist since 2002 and his career as a logistics journalist started in 2008. Before joining Logistics Manager, he was Editor-in-Chief for road transport titles at DVV Media International.
