Chilled supply chain specialist NFT has won a new three-year extension to its distribution deal with Yoplait UK.
Yoplait, which is an affiliate of General Mills UK and produces yoghurt brands Liberté, Petits Filous and Superfruitii, said a key reason for continuing to work with NFT was access to a new 230,000 sq ft temperature-controlled facility at Tilbury, London.
NFT said the facility was specifically designed to offer optimum port-centric solutions for imported food products and is the largest chilled and fresh warehouse facility in Europe.
The deal involves the management of Yoplait’s entire UK chilled supply chain activity, including the handling and distribution of up to 500,000 cases per week. NFT will provide chilled storage for more than 4,000 pallets at peak trading volumes.
The facility is equipped with the latest Red Prairie warehouse management system, which provides complete web-enabled track and traceability for Yoplait’s entire range of products, which are picked to order on a case-level basis seven days a week.
NFT previously serviced the Yoplait contract out of its facility in Daventry and said the new deal would result in a reduction in both costs and road miles.
“Following an extensive review of the market, NFT London provided a clear advantage,” said General Mills North European cluster supply chain director Dave Howorth.
“We now have an optimum inbound and outbound solution into the UK retail market for Yoplait which will benefit us in the short and long term.”
NFT strategic development director Dale Fiddy added: “We are delighted to secure the UK warehousing and distribution activities of Yoplait. NFT London is quite simply a game changer for imported chilled and fresh food into the UK and the Yoplait contract is a great case study in how the facility can drive real competitive advantage to its customers.”
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