New partnership for chilled food logistics in Austria, own organizational structure for ambient foodstuffs.
Kempten, 14 February 2011. From 1 May, the internationally operating logistics provider, Dachser, will enter exclusive partnership in its Food Logistics business segment with Brummer Logistik GmbH to provide temperature-controlled transport services to and from Austria. Dachser transports ambient foodstuffs via its own organization.
Founded in 1977 with headquarters in Neuburg am Inn, near Passau, family-run Brummer Logistik employs a staff of 200 and has its own fleet of 100 modern refrigerated trucks. An ideal geographical location on the German-Austrian border permits significantly improved shipment times in both directions of traffic. Dachser and Brummer customers alike will additionally benefit from both companies’ high distribution quality in the respective target country.
Like Dachser, Brummer is also an owner-managed family enterprise with a high commitment to quality and state-of-the-art IT systems.
Apart from corporate culture, Dachser Food Logistics gives high priority in its choice of partner to excellent quality standards. Brummer Logistik complies with all the requirements of the IFS Logistic and the EU directives on food safety, such as traceability, HACCP and temperature documentation.
Both partners are keen to turn their cooperation into a long-term commitment. “In Brummer, Dachser is gaining a partner with an excellent reputation in the market and a high level of competence in food logistics. We look forward to breaking new ground together,” says Alfred Miller, managing director of Dachser Food Logistics. “The new partnership will help us create the conditions to lastingly improve our positioning on the Germany-Austria route,” Hans Brummer, managing partner of Brummer Logistik GmbH adds: “The long-term partnership with Dachser will integrate Brummer into a food network with probably the most modern and efficient infrastructure in the industry. This will enable us to further develop our market position in Austria.”
With its present partner, Frigologo, Dachser Food Logistics was unable to reach agreement on a joint strategic orientation in Europe – especially in eastern Europe. The cooperation will therefore be terminated with effect from 30.04.2011.
Dachser Food Logistics now has its own organizational structure in the Austrian market for the transport of national and European ambient food. In order to meet all food regulatory requirements, the European Logistics and Food Logistics business segments within Dachser’s Austrian branches have been separated both physically and in terms of IT.
In 2009, the internationally operating logistics provider, Dachser, with head office in Kempten (Allgäu) generated total revenue of EUR 3.2 billion worldwide. 17,500 staff working in 306 profit centres worldwide handled 41.8 million consignments weighing a total of 29.4 million tonnes. The Dachser Food Logistics business segment generated revenue of EUR 500 million with a shipment volume of 5.4 million tonnes.