IFCO and Walmart Announce Agreement to Expand Reusable Plastic Container Partnership
23 October 2015 - 12:00AM
Business Wire
World’s Largest Retailer to Utilize New Generation IFCO Wood
Grain RPCs for Wet and Dry Produce
Dorn Wenninger, Vice President of Produce for Walmart US, and
Wolfgang Orgeldinger, CEO of the Global IFCO SYSTEMS Group, today
announced jointly that the two companies have executed an agreement
stating IFCO will provide Walmart US with a new generation of Wood
Grain Reusable Plastic Containers (RPCs) for wet and dry produce in
North America. The new Wood Grain RPC will provide superior
merchandising opportunities for Walmart with its natural wood grain
look, combined with exceptional features such as excellent
stability and cooling functionality, and delivering superior
quality produce.
“This agreement expands IFCO’s long and successful partnership
with Walmart that began in 2000,” said Mr. Orgeldinger. “IFCO is
committed to deploying our significant logistics expertise,
production capacity, and global infrastructure in service to all
our retail partners. We are pleased Walmart, the world’s largest
retailer, has once again turned to IFCO, the leading global
provider of reusable packaging solutions to ensure the successful
implementation of its RPC program.”
“IFCO is one of Walmart’s most important partners and is a
natural fit to help us meet our ambitious fresh produce goals in
2015 and beyond,” said Mr. Wenninger. “No other RPC company can
match IFCO’s scale and experience, and we look forward to working
together to enhance the in-store experience for Walmart
shoppers.”
Under the agreement, IFCO’s Wood Grain RPCs will initially be
used to pack and ship dry produce, including apples, potatoes,
onions and citrus items.
IFCO RPCs are more efficient, protect and cool product better
and are more environmentally sustainable than one-way packaging.
They also transition easily from transportation to in-store
displays. IFCO uses state-of-the-art, globally standardized
sanitation processes, equipment, and detergents in our RPC wash
process, and collaborates with suppliers to develop efficient and
effective technical solutions. As an example, IFCO’s detergent and
disinfectant supplier, Sealed Air, guarantees the cleanliness of
IFCO RPCs washed using its Diversey™ products. IFCO is committed to
state-of-the-art cleaning and sanitation 365 days a year.
“Because of its market-leader status and operating depth, IFCO
is best positioned to supply Walmart and other retailers with the
quantity and quality of RPCs they need for 2016 and beyond. No
other supplier can match IFCO’s scope, nor it’s manufacturing and
wash capacity,” concluded Mr. Orgeldinger.
Additional Information
IFCO is the leading global provider of reusable packaging
solutions, operating a pool of over 225 million Reusable Plastic
Containers (RPCs) in 37 countries. IFCO RPCs are used primarily to
transport fresh products from producers to leading grocery
retailers worldwide. IFCO's solutions help retailers and producers
reduce costs and increase sales by maximizing efficiency, product
protection, sustainability, and safety throughout their supply
chains. IFCO is a member of the Brambles family of companies. For
more information, visit www.ifco.com.
About Brambles
Brambles Limited (ASX:BXB) is a supply-chain logistics
company operating primarily through the CHEP and IFCO brands.
Brambles enhances performance for customers by helping them
transport goods through their supply chains more efficiently,
sustainably and safely. The Group's primary activity is the
provision of reusable unit-load equipment such as pallets, crates
and containers for shared use by multiple participants throughout
the supply chain, under a model known as "pooling". Brambles
primarily serves customers in the fast-moving consumer goods (e.g.
dry food, grocery, and health and personal care), fresh produce,
beverage, retail and general manufacturing industries, counting
many of the world's best-known brands among its customers. The
Group also operates specialist container logistics businesses
serving the automotive, aerospace and oil and gas sectors. Brambles
has its headquarters in Sydney, Australia, but operates in more
than 60 countries, with its largest operations in North America and
Western Europe. Brambles employs more than 14,000 people and owns
more than 500 million pallets, crates and containers through a
network of approximately 850 service centres. For further
information, please visit www.brambles.com.
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