New Logistics Partner for Central Foods

Central Foods is delighted to announce it has appointed Christian Salvesen as its logistics partner for its UK wholesale frozen food business for the next two years.

Central Foods offers more routes to market than any other supplier in the frozen delivered wholesale sector and Christian Salvesen will play a key role in maintaining this position. The logistics service, based at Salvesen's Nuneaton distribution centre, involves the collection of frozen products ex-supplier factory, the receipt and nationwide delivery, on a shared user basis, of such to over 200 independent frozen food wholesalers, as well as the large groups and nationals and larger end-user caterers.

Gordon Lauder, Joint Managing Director Central Foods, said: "We awarded our contract to Salvesen's Nuneaton because of their fully integrated operational and IT approach - fundamental elements that will help us deliver an even better service to our customers and help make life easier for all of us!"

Said Paul Mohan, Managing Director Christian Salvesen: "We are delighted Central Foods recognises our strengths in this key area of business. I am confident both our warehouse and transport teams will provide the company with an excellent and sustainable service that will continually improve in the future."

For more information about Central Foods' service network for frozen food wholesalers and large end-user caterers, please contact Gordon Lauder: glauder@centralfoods.co.uk or call 01604 858522.