Kempten, 20 January 2012. Switzerland’s largest milk processor, Emmi, and Dachser Food Logistics, a leading German provider of temperature-controlled food logistics services, have signed a warehousing and distribution logistics contract for the German market.
From 1 July, Dachser Food Logistics will handle logistics for dairy and fresh food products as well as Swiss cheese for Emmi. As part of the deal, Emmi Germany will occupy around 3,000 pallet spaces at the Allgäu logistics centre in Memmingen. Here, the products, over two thirds of which will come from Switzerland, will be consolidated with products from Germany, Italy or other countries, picked and delivered to customers in Germany and parts of Belgium, Luxembourg and the Netherlands.
Furthermore, Dachser will provide a range of supplementary services for Emmi, such as display building, finishing, labelling, web-based order tracking and delivery of sample and trade fair consignments. The new business will generate around 30 new jobs in Memmingen this summer.
The highly modern distribution centre, built in 2008 in compliance with the latest hygiene and environmental standards, already provides storage capacity for the products of many food customers, including well-known names from the dairy processing industry, in a chilled area of 20,000 square metres. This portfolio will enable Emmi to benefit from synergies in the warehouse and in daily groupage distribution to German retailers. Emmi regards Dachser’s many years of experience in contract logistics with temperature-sensitive foodstuffs as an additional advantage. The Memmingen location is certified in accordance with the EU Organic Farming Regulation, IFS Logistics and DIN ISO 9001:2008.
“In Dachser’s logistics centre in Memmingen we have identified an optimal location for linking up with the Emmi group’s European network as well as for distributing goods to our discerning customers in Germany,” says Dr Elisabeth Wagner-Wehrborn, managing director of Emmi Germany, of the arrangement. “Dachser will provide us with all our logistics services from a single source, from collection of the goods directly from production through to delivery – including electronic proof of delivery. What’s more, Dachser is an innovative, sustainable company with high quality standards. It fits well with Emmi. We are confident that Dachser’s high service level will enable us to further expand our market presence in Germany.”
About Emmi:
Emmi is the largest Swiss milk processor, one of the most innovative premium dairies in Europe and the world’s leading specialist for Swiss cheese. The publicly traded company with headquarters in Lucerne employs a staff of around 4,000 at its locations in Europe and North America and in 2010 generated revenue of CHF 2.7 billion, just over a quarter of this amount outside Switzerland. Germany is one of Emmi’s key international markets. The company has expanded here in recent years and aims to reinforce its position in the German market in the future. Growth drivers are international brands such as Caffè Latte, Kaltbach or the Emmi umbrella brand. Emmi is also looking to boost growth by marketing specialities such as Onken yoghurts or Italian desserts.
About Dachser:
In 2010, the internationally operating logistics provider, Dachser (www.dachser.com), generated total revenue of EUR 3.8 billion. 19,250 staff working in 310 profit centres worldwide handled 46.2 million consignments weighing a total of 35.5 million tonnes. The Dachser Food Logistics business field generated revenue of EUR 500 million with a shipment volume of 5.4 million tonnes.