DHL $million euros to expand aviation catering Logistics

Recently, DHL supply chain companies to spend 8800000 pounds (10400000 euros), a new service center in the vicinity of London Heathrow airport. With the continuous expansion of the airline catering logistics business, the company has signed a value of 40000000 pounds (47100000 euros) of the contract.
The new service center in early 2014 put into operation, the center for food preparation and DHL Heathrow flight assembly center parallel operation, to provide procurement, menu development, food assembly and last mile delivery and complete services for cargo. The center provides the ultimate route for long-distance shipping back to catering service, equipped with a set of comprehensive recycling center, can achieve zero waste of food distribution service goals.
DHL supply chain special service marketing director Paul Richardson said, this investment to improve assembly business has been successful, each year more than 80000 flights with 14000000 catering service. Believe that the timing is appropriate, with infrastructure and professional companies mature standards of service, can make the airlines in reducing the negative impact on the environment at the same time, efforts to resolve the issue of cost control.
With the establishment of the new center, DHL provide aviation services to a new height. Methods through the shared facilities, saving considerable cost. Company and food related to other services include: reduce the drying of food service, menu suggestions and design, food 70% loss to reduce excess supply for the consumption of the purpose of the study, aimed at minimizing the transport weight, energy consumption and cost.
In addition, DHL also won the annual value of 40000000 pounds (47100000 euros) airline catering contract. In order to improve the quality of service, DHL supply chain collaboration with many leading airlines, solve for the custom scheme. DHL services covering personal business module, customized services, end-to-end solutions.
MYEX min Asia International Express
2013-05-07