Foodstuffs North Island, Loscam partner to enhance supply chain

Grocery retailer and wholesaler, Foodstuffs North Island and Loscam, Asia Pacific’s leader in returnable packaging solutions, have announced a new joint initiative focussed on delivering a best in class packaging solution for their fresh produce supply chain.

The standardised packaging solution, provided by Loscam, includes its leading Active Lock produce crates and innovative rising floor bins that enable produce to be handled less through the supply chain and enhance the efficiency of in-store replenishment.

The solution is one of many collaborative initiatives by the Foodstuffs North Island organisation to streamline supply chain activities to enable them to offer
shoppers the freshest produce in New Zealand.

“Standardising packaging within our fresh supply chain has been a priority for us. We see opportunities to drive efficiency by reducing the amount of different packaging within the network” said General Manager Supply Chain, Vaughan Grant, Foodstuffs North Island. “Ensuring we present the freshest produce in the fastest and safest manner possible to our customers is a factor that will position us to stay at the forefront in this sector” added Grant.

“We are excited about extending our relationship with Foodstuffs into the fresh produce sector and we are very much looking forward to investing in the innovative crate solution, simple administrative processes and crate wash facilities across the country to deliver a world class returnable crate solution” said David Edwards, Loscam’s Corporate Head of Development. “Our crates and bins will enhance the supply chain process and we see lots of opportunities to bring choice to the wider produce sector over the coming years” he said.

For more information:
Emma Wooster
Foodstuffs NZ
Tel: +64 021 2229032
Email: emma.wooster@foodstuffs.co.nz

David Edwards
Loscam
Tel: +64 021 457835
Email: david.edwards@loscam.com