XPO Logistics Wins Contract With UK’s Premier Foods

27th April 2017

Logistics BusinessXPO Logistics Wins Contract With UK’s Premier Foods

XPO Logistics has won a long-term contract with British food manufacturer Premier Foods, the company behind well-known household names such as Mr. Kipling, Oxo, Bisto and Ambrosia. The contract covers inbound transport, warehousing and outbound distribution to customers throughout the UK and Ireland.

Premier Foods will move its multi-site warehousing operations to a single XPO-managed national distribution centre in Tamworth, Staffordshire. XPO expects to manage throughput of
approximately two million pallets per year at the dedicated centre, which has the capacity for 80,000 pallets and will be fully operational from mid-2018 following a phased transition programme.

The 650,000 square feet site will employ an estimated 170 workers and be equipped with XPO’s state-of-the-art warehouse management system. Transport services will be handled with a bespoke distribution fleet of approximately 70 vehicles and 200 trailers. XPO will customise its transport management software to ensure that Premier Foods achieves optimal fleet utilisation at all times.