Dairy Crest grows contract and saves food miles with Gist

Dairy Crest has extended its contract with Gist to incorporate cream and favoured milk into its existing milk supply chain operations for distribution to a major retailer.

Gist manages a temperature-controlled supply chain for Dairy Crest across the UK that includes product storage, picking and transport to retailer Regional Distribution Centres.

By combining the cream and flavoured milk volumes with the existing milk logistics operations, Dairy Crest and Gist have saved warehouse space and eliminated around 1,200 trips, or more than 185,000 miles per year.

Simon King, procurement director at Dairy Crest, says, “Dairy Crest is continually looking for ways in which we can improve our business. By reviewing our logistics operations with Gist, we have been able to reduce the use of warehouse space as well as reduce our carbon footprint.”

Martin Gwynn, chief executive at Gist, adds, “Gist’s temperature-controlled logistics network is designed to create robust and value-added solutions for our customers. As the UK’s leading dairy food business, Dairy Crest requires a high-standard logistics capability that we at Gist are very pleased to provide.”