Granini and Little Dish have selected Culina Logistics to effectively and efficiently service their UK-wide customer retailers.
These business wins enable Culina, the leading provider of logistics services for food and drink companies in the UK and Ireland, to broaden its services and relationships with these key clients.

Andy Newnes, national account manager, Culina Logistics, says: “We’re thrilled that fantastic overseas brands like Granini turn to us to get their products to market in the UK and that our clients see true value in working with us. With many of our clients, such as Little Dish, we’ve grown and developed the account from the initial contract into expanded, long-term, trusted relationships.”

Granini, an international premium brand and one of the best-known fruit juice brands in Europe, selected Culina to help it replicate its European success within the UK market.

“Our high-quality fruit juices are available in 50 countries worldwide, and we have recently launched a premium quality chilled product,” says Steve Wheatley, Granini UK Managing Director. “The Granini brand is about delivering the highest quality and best tasting juice, and we need a logistics provider that can deliver our brand to UK consumers. We know Culina can do that.”

Little Dish, the manufacturer of fresh and healthy food for kids, has also chosen Culina to support the company’s toddler and baby food products by providing total distribution services into major retailers.

“Since April 2009, Culina has supported our toddler meals business coming out of production sites in Salisbury and then Consett, Durham, and we continue to be impressed with the company’s commitment to excellent service,” says Dave Voss, head of operations, Little Dish. “Because of this, we selected Culina to support our baby food products, which are manufactured in our new production site in south Wales.”

Newnes continues: “We have a strong commitment to provide the best customer service and the most efficient warehousing and distribution services. We work within a very competitive marketplace so we continue to focus on being a quality provider, helping to do what’s right for our clients and creating cost effective and sustainable supply chains.”

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First Milk, which handles 1.6 billion litres of milk every year and is the UK's cheddar specialist, has awarded Culina Logistics a contract to provide UK-wide distribution and warehousing for its many dairy products.

On the appointment of Culina Logistics, Sue Wilson, general manager: procurement First Milk said: “As a farmer owned co-operative, it is important that we deliver sustainable returns to our farmer Members. Working with Culina Logistics will allow us to do this by delivering an economic and efficient service and a flexible platform for future growth.”

Culina Logistics will predominantly collect packed cheese from First Milk’s site in Maelor, near Wrexham. The goods will then be warehoused at Culina’s depot in Stafford with picked orders subsequently being delivered to major food retailers, food processors and food service organisations across the UK. Culina’s Stafford depot will also provide First Milk with a sophisticated warehouse management system that will efficiently process orders and manage their stock movements.

Dave Lowe, Business Development Manager at Culina Logistics, said: “This new contract reflects our high quality service that offers flexibility, efficiency and value to all our customers. This customer focus, coupled with our ability to offer all solutions under one banner, is an important driving force in our strategy to grow the business in both the chilled and ambient markets.”

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Culina Logistics — the leading provider of logistics services for food and drink companies in the UK and Ireland, has secured a contract with one of the UK’s largest dairy businesses.

Milk Link, which is entirely owned by British dairy farmers and produces a wide range of dairy products, has awarded Culina Logistics a contract to provide UK-wide distribution and warehousing for its chilled cheese, butter and milk-finished goods.

On the appointment of Culina Logistics, Mark Robertson, Milk Link Operations Director, said: “As a farmer owned co-operative our primary objective is to deliver sustainable returns to our farmer Members and this is particularly vital at a time of considerable pressure and volatility both in the dairy sector and economy in general. The consistent delivery of first class service levels to our customers, through a fully integrated and cost efficient supply chain, is vital to that objective. Working with Culina Logistics will simplify our logistics arrangements, provide a flexible platform for future growth, deliver greater efficiencies, business profitability and ultimately allow us to maximise the returns we can offer to our Members.”

Culina Logistics will collect over 400 finished product lines from Milk Link’s cheese and butter operations at their Oswestry cheese packing facility, Lockerbie Creamery, Tuxford & Tebbutt Creamery, Reece’s Creamery, Llandyrnog Creamery and Crediton Dairy. The goods will then be warehoused at Culina’s depots in Bristol and Stafford with picked orders subsequently being delivered to major food retailers, food processors and food service organisations across the UK. These depots will also provide Milk Link with a sophisticated warehouse management system that will efficiently process orders and manage their stock movements.


Thomas van Mourik, Chief Executive of Culina Logistics, said: “This contract further reinforces our market leading credentials in the chilled food sector as well as our capability to transform supply chain performance for the benefit of the business. It also reflects our overriding commitment to customer service — from getting the products to market on time to handling them with utmost care so they arrive at the retail outlets in first class condition.”


Note to editors:

The Culina Group is focused on establishing a one-stop supply chain solution that can meet existing and future challenges faced by food, drink and grocery manufacturers and the changing demands of the retail sector. This is achieved through Culina Group companies Culina Logistics Limited, Culina IPS Contract Packing Limited and Culina SHS Ireland Limited.

Culina Logistics Limited provides high-quality multi-temperature storage and distribution services for leading food and drink manufacturers in the UK. The company has a forecast turnover in excess of £200m, employs around 2,300 people, operates a combined fleet of more than 1,000 trucks and trailers. The fleet covers more than 32 million miles annually, serving more than 90 premium brand customers and delivering 10,000-plus pallets every day.

Culina IPS Contract Packing Limited is a Culina Group joint venture with IPS LLP that specialises in contract-packing and re-working services, using the latest technology and processes to deliver a unique customised solution.

Culina SHS Ireland Limited is a Culina Group joint venture with the SHS Group Limited, which provides a wide range of food, drink and grocery manufacturers with a supply chain distribution service covering the whole of Ireland from a new facility in Dublin.


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