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TIAN SALVESEN is establishing a new national network of s and is investing in a new fleet of custom-designed vehicles distribution of fresh and chilled products throughout Britain.
new network will operate the name of Salfresh and -St of the new depots will Manchester where CS has :ed £250,000. The ManBr operation will start from 1 and will initially employ 15 to 20 people.
his stage, Christian Salvethe UK's major cold stofrozen food distribution rocessing company, is uno say how much it is going ?est, although Salfesh antes that a national network to 15 strategically located s will be established, supd by a fleet of purpose-built les.
) first depot will initially eight new vehicles to defresh and chilled food to outlets within a 50-mile radius of Manchester. Delivery will be made within 24 hours of pick up from suppliers, and the service is designed to provide five to ten case drops to retail shops in the high street.
Christian Salvesen (Food Services) already operates 20 cold stores and transport depots totalling 1.4cu m, together with a fleet of 400 temperaturecontrolled vehicles. The Salfresh service will, it is claimed, be a fast and economic groupage distribution system. Produce from several suppliers will be delivered to retail outlets in one vehicle.
"The major advantage of Salfresh is that the service will enable suppliers to serve local customers and also break into entirely new market areas in the UK and Europe without investing in a capital-intensive fleet of specialist vehicles, said Christian Salvesen commercial director Freddie Craig.