Total Logistics, Inc. Awarded Supply Chain Services Contract From Major Retailer
August 09 2004 - 2:07PM
PR Newswire (US)
Total Logistics, Inc. Awarded Supply Chain Services Contract From
Major Retailer MILWAUKEE, Aug. 9 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Total
Logistics, Inc. (NASDAQ:TLCX) announced today that its subsidiary,
Total Logistic Control (TLC) has been awarded a multi-year contract
to supply deli products to over 150 store locations for a large
retail merchandise chain. Under the terms of this new agreement,
TLC will procure frozen, refrigerated and dry deli and bakery
products based upon daily orders sent from each retail outlet. TLC
will inventory and warehouse these items and build store-ready
custom pallets which will be cross-docked and delivered to store
locations. This operation will commence in August 2004 and utilize
one of TLC's multi-temperature warehouse facilities in Kalamazoo,
Michigan and run 24/5, optimizing the freshness and quality of
these food products. Commenting on the announcement, William T.
Donovan, President and CEO, said, "We are extremely pleased with
this important award and expansion of this relationship. TLC has
earned this mission critical role by providing high level logistic
services to this customer over the last five years and by working
closely to develop a creative, integrated, lower-cost solution for
this segment of their supply chain. TLC will be procuring and
handling a large quantity of product for this customer and will
account for this contract on a net revenue basis. This project has
a very rapid product turnover rate, requiring high level execution
which TLC has demonstrated in similar complex, high volume
logistics assignments. With this important new project, TLC's
refrigerated and dry warehouse in Kalamazoo, Michigan is fully
committed for the foreseeable future. This award is another
significant step forward in our strategy to build a leading
integrated logistic services and supply chain management business."
Total Logistics, Inc. is a Milwaukee-based public company operating
through two wholly-owned businesses, Total Logistic Control and
Zero Zone. Total Logistics, Inc. is headquartered at 700 North
Water Street, Milwaukee, WI 53202. This and other Total Logistics,
Inc. news releases and additional corporate data can be found at
http://www.totallogisticsinc.com/ . Total Logistic Control TLC,
based in Zeeland, Michigan, is a national provider of integrated
logistic services which include refrigerated and dry warehousing,
transportation operations, supply chain management, dedicated
third-party facility and operations management, food distribution,
bottling and packaging and fulfillment services. TLC provides
end-to-end supply chain services to a number of major U.S. food and
consumer product companies. Operations are conducted through a
national network of 31 logistic centers with 57.2 million cubic
feet of refrigerated capacity and over 3.2 million square feet of
dry warehouse space making it the tenth largest provider of
refrigerated warehousing services in the United States. TLC
operates a fleet of over 439 tractors with over 793 refrigerated
and dry trailers with 3 maintenance facilities. TLC was recently
cited by Inbound Logistics as a Top 10 Provider of Third Party
Logistics Excellence or the seventh year in a row. TLC is a
wholly-owned subsidiary of Total Logistics, Inc. More information
about TLC is available at http://www.totallogistic.com/ . Zero Zone
Zero Zone, headquartered in North Prairie, Wisconsin is a
manufacturer of refrigerated and freezer display cases used in
grocery, convenience and drug store chains for retail merchandising
of food, beverage and floral products. In 2002, Zero Zone acquired
Zero Zone Refrigeration which manufactures refrigeration houses and
racks to power and control the refrigeration systems, electrical
panels, and stand-by power for supermarkets, convenience stores and
industrial applications. Zero Zone is a wholly-owned subsidiary of
Total Logistics, Inc. More information about Zero Zone is available
at http://www.zero-zone.com/ . DATASOURCE: Total Logistics, Inc.
CONTACT: William T. Donovan, President and CEO of Total Logistics,
Inc., +1-414-291-9000 Web Site: http://www.totallogisticsinc.com/
http://www.totallogistic.com/ http://www.zero-zone.com/
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