Twinings renews contract with TNT Network Logistics

Twinings has renewed its contract with TNT Network Logistics until the end of 2006. The two companies have been working together since 1990.

TNT Network Logistics manages a supply chain solution including the annual storage and distribution of more than eleven million cases of tea, Options and Ovaltine to major supermarkets and wholesalers as well as to food service customers, including restaurants.

Tea and Options from Twinings factories in Newcastle and Andover and Ovaltine product from production centres in both the UK and Switzerland are handled by TNT Network Logistics’ distribution centre in Wellesbourne. There are over 400 different SKU’s of tea, coffee and auxiliary lines, and 40 varieties of Ovaltine products. These are picked, packed and despatched 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

“We are pleased to have renewed our contract with TNT for a further two years. As our business and customer needs are forever changing we need a third party logistics partner that can meet these requirements at all times and work with us to continuously improve our supply chain,” said Jim Crook, Distribution and Stock Controller, Twinings.

TNT Network Logistics has specialist expertise in the FMCG, grocery, printing and publishing markets, using its high quality, nationwide multi-user network of warehousing and cross docking centres to distribute to retailers and wholesalers nationwide.

David Bermingham, Managing Director, says: “Over the past 14 years we have worked closely with Twinings to develop a highly flexible service, offering visibility throughout the supply chain and we are delighted to have the contract extended.”