Dachser Completes Transition of Italian Food Logistics Provider

1st March 2018

Logistics BusinessDachser Completes Transition of Italian Food Logistics Provider

Dachser has now fully acquired Italian food logistics provider Papp Italia.

As a major food producer and consumer, Italy plays a major role in the transport of goods around Europe. This is what led Dachser to acquire a 50 percent share in Italian food logistics provider Papp Italia back in 2012 following two years of collaboration. Dachser acquired the company outright in 2017, and the transition to Dachser systems and renaming the entity mark the final steps in the integration process.

At the heart of the integration was the migration of all logistics processes and IT systems to Dachser’s own, a phase that was completed by mid-February. Dachser Italy Food Logistics is now seamlessly integrated into all Dachser network processes. Customers benefit from the consistent product portfolio as well as from access to the eLogistics platform for end-to-end shipment tracing, proactive discrepancy notifications, and straightforward order and warehouse management. The location is also connected to a further 33 countries through the European Food Network. Every day, goods are routed from Verona to the European Food Logistics hub in Frankfurt, as well as to other terminals in the network.

Alfred Miller, Managing Director Dachser Food Logistics: “With its strategically strong position in northern Italy, Dachser Italy Food Logistics is an ideal starting point from which to expand and further internationalize our contract logistics business for food in Italy. By introducing standardised processes, we’ve made the service we can offer European food producers and retailers even more attractive. This takes our import/export business to a whole new level, which in turn further strengthens the European Food Network.”