Agri-food products

Supplying The Vital Ingredient

The food industry is becoming increasingly complex and competitive. Across a wide variety of food ingredients from milk, to chocolate, to fruit juices to grain, many of the challenges faced by our customers are the same:

• Increasing price pressure down the food manufacturing chain
• Primary food producers have to work harder to maintain their share of consumer value
• Globalisation of markets due to manufacturer demands and competitor action
• Legislative and customer focus on freshness and quality control
• Increased demand for higher levels of customer service and better information flows
• New commercial partnerships between processors and retailers

Manufacturers and processors of food ingredients are developing new solutions in response, including:

• Investment in plant and production processes
• Vertical and horizontal industry integration
• Reconfiguration of supply chains

Wincanton is accustomed to working in rapidly changing environments and is responding with cost-efficient and innovative solutions.

In the UK, Wincanton has built up an impressive track record in the demanding area of milk transportation and has evolved safe, efficient transport and management solutions that have made Wincanton the leading player in this sector. Wincanton has developed and adapted this expertise to address an ever wider variety of food ingredients. Producers and distributors chose us for our competences in:

• Ensuring product integrity
• Delivering cost efficiency and flexibility of resource
• Vehicle purchasing and innovative design

In Germany, France and Benelux we offer bulk storage, port handling and intermodal transport solutions for a range of commodities including cereals, soya and animal feed ingredients. Our value added services include product drying, pest control and quality checks.

Agri-food clients include

	Agrico Emmeloord Bunge Dairy Crest Fleming Howden KWS Mais Muller

Agri-food sectors

	Milk Producers and processors Cereal and soya producers Sugar refiners Food processing Animal feeds manufacturers