Minneapolis, MN— Ocean Spray, the leading producer of canned and bottled juice drinks in North America, has named C.H. Robinson’s Transportation Management Center (“TMC”™), its “Third Party Logistics Provider Supplier of the Year”. C.H. Robinson is one of the largest non-asset based third party logistics (3PL) companies in the world, providing global multimodal transportation services and logistics solutions.
TMC™, a division of C.H. Robinson that provides a transparent and neutral approach to transportation management, was recognized for their outstanding support in supply chain management. June Youngs, the director of supply chain for Ocean Spray, said, “TMC has truly become an extension of Ocean Spray’s transportation and logistics teams. They are clearly focused on continuous improvement, committed to our success and sharing our vision of a premier supply chain leader.”
TMC™ has seven members on-site at Ocean Spray to help better manage their freight costs. Utilizing TMC™’s expert people and technology has led to improved carrier performance with on-time deliveries through critical reporting and greater visibility into Ocean Spray’s supply chain. TMC™’s team of seven professionals manages daily execution, provides track and trace, and manages exceptions while providing valuable reporting to enable strategic supply chain decisions.
Tyler White, C.H. Robinson’s TMC™ General Manager, said, “We are honored to receive this award. Our technology helped Ocean Spray capture the order level information they needed to plan, optimize, and control their shipments. Working together strategically has reduced costs, created efficiencies and has increased savings in Ocean Spray’s supply chain. Our relationship is a great example of how working together can prove very beneficial.”
June Youngs continued, “We look forward to our relationship with TMC™. Their continued dedication to service, flexibility and strategic solutions positively impacts Ocean Spray’s transportation logistics team and spend.”
About Ocean Spray:
Ocean Spray is an agricultural cooperative owned by more than 600 cranberry growers in Massachusetts, Wisconsin, New Jersey, Oregon, Washington, British Columbia, and other parts of Canada as well as more than 50 Florida grapefruit growers. Ocean Spray was formed 75 years ago by three cranberry growers from Massachusetts and New Jersey. Florida grapefruit growers joined the Cooperative in 1976. Ocean Spray is North America’s leading producer of canned and bottled juices and juice drinks, and has been the best-selling brand name in the canned and bottled juice category since 1981. Ocean Spray posted fiscal 2006 earnings of roughly $1.5 billion.
About C.H. Robinson Worldwide:
Founded in 1905, C.H. Robinson Worldwide, Inc., is a global provider of multimodal transportation and logistics services, serving over 29,000 customers through a network of more than 224 offices and approximately 8,000 employees in North America, South America, Europe, and Asia. The company works with 48,000 transportation providers worldwide, many of whom are small trucking companies and owner operators. C.H. Robinson is a Fortune 500 company and the largest provider of truckload transportation in North America, with annual gross revenues of approximately $7.3 billion. Through the company and its Foundation, C.H. Robinson contributes millions of dollars annually to a variety of organizations, including the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation, the American Cancer Society, Children’s Hospital of Minnesota, and the United Way. The company is headquartered in Eden Prairie, Minnesota, and has been publicly traded on the Nasdaq since 1997. For more information about C.H. Robinson, visit our Web site at www.chrobinson.com.
About TMC™:
Transportation Management Center (TMC™), a division of C.H. Robinson Worldwide, provides an integrated, transparent, and neutral approach to transportation management. Shippers benefit from customized programs designed to deliver consistent savings and performance improvement, enabled through a flexible and comprehensive menu of transportation business processes, technologies, and consulting services. For more information, please visit www.mytmc.com.
