In Switzerland, STEF currently offers logistics services dedicated to frozen food. The setting up of this partnership with the logistics business unit of EMMI Group will help STEF strengthen its position on the logistics market for refrigerated food products. In return, the logistics arm of EMMI Group will benefit from the expertise of a global logistics operator and from a connexion to a large European network. The logistics business unit of EMMI distributes well-known brands, on top of its own products.
A comprehensive logistics offer
As part of this partnership, EMMI and STEF will network their logistics and transport infrastructures and their information systems. By combining their skills and expertise, EMMI and STEF will now offer to the Swiss market a complete range of high quality solutions for refrigerated food products.
Joint services cover all logistics and supply chain management services, including pick-up, cross-docking, handling, hauling, storage, co-packing additional services, groupage and unbundling, distribution, management of re-usable crates, return and after-sales services, customs clearance (import/export). In total, 700 employees will work for the EMMI-STEF network.
New site in Kölliken
The current logistics infrastructures of STEF and EMMI, which process more than 2 million pallets a year, will be reinforced with the future STEF centerpiece warehouse in Switzerland: the Kölliken site to be commissioned in September 2017, a 90,000 m3 dual warehouse (negative cold -25°C and positive cold +2°C / +4°C).
Stanislas Lemor, Deputy CEO of STEF and CEO of STEF Switzerland said : « This partnership, which strengthens the position of STEF in Switzerland, perfectly complements our presence in Europe. Together with EMMI, our group becomes a benchmark operator in the massification of refrigerated food in Switzerland, and reinforces its position as a European leader”.
Robert Muri, Executive Vice President Switzerland of EMMI : « The aim of this partnership is to strengthen our own logistics with the expertise and skills of STEF, a first-rate international operator. EMMI will be better positioned to meet future requirements. Moreover, this partnership offers interesting opportunities in European countries where our two companies already have a presence.
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