Grocery Supply Chain Management

MARKET DEFINITION

Estimated at over $500 billion US and $1.7 trillion globally, the processed food industry is a mature yet evolving sector. Dominated by some of the world's largest companies and best known brands, it is still a fractured market with many smaller companies, especially in emerging, niche categories.

TLC Supply Chain Solutions

TLC has been serving this market since it was founded in 1902. It is a sector where we bring a source-to-shelf suite of supply chain solutions and where our market position is dominant. Most current TLC service offerings evolved from the quality and performance demands developed in the food sector.

Capabilities Include:

  • Primary & secondary packaging
  • Primary manufacturing
  • TMONE Transportation Management
  • Dedicated fleet solutions
  • Automated distribution centers
  • Multi-temperature solutions
  • Vendor managed inventories
  • Pool / LTL programs
  • Mixing & Configuration Centers (MACC)
  • Greenfield / Existing facility site development
  • HOT facility conversion program

For Food solutions based upon industry-leading technologies that create a sustainable competitive advantage, TLC is your Supply Chain partner.

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California Cut Flower Commission (CCFC) Chooses TLC

6.24.2010

CCFC's Transportation Committee concluded its search for a Third Party Logistics (3PL) firm. Total Logistic Control (TLC) was recommended for selection by a unanimous vote from the Board of Commissioners.

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Kraft Morris Biscuit Mixing Center Wins Award

1.26.2010

This facility has won the Q4 2009, Leadership and Excellence Award. They competed against

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TLC is named to the Food Logistics FL100 List

12.16.2009

Food Logistics 6th annual listing of the FL100 was based on the ability to manage change through tough economic times with technology

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Supply & Demand Chain Announce "Green" Supply Chain Award Winners

11.12.2009

TLC was one of about 7 supply chain companies and 33 total companies chosen to receive this award which is meant to recognize small, midsize and large organizations that are taking steps to realize green goals.

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IARW names TLC to their Top 25 Cold Storage List

10.27.2009

The International Association of Refrigerated Warehouses (IARW) has released its annual IARW Global Top 25 List of the public refrigerated warehouses (PRWs) with the greatest capacity of warehouse space in the world.

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TLC earns Food Safety/Quality certification at Athens, GA Location

10.16.2009

Total Logistic Control earns the SQF 2000, Level 3 Certification from the Safe Quality Food Institute, a division of the Food Marketing Institute for their Athens, Georgia Packaging Facility.

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TLC achieves highest score given by US environmental Protection Agency's Smartway program

9.28.2009

The SmartWay program was started in 2004 by the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and it identifies products and services that reduce transportation-related emissions. A score of 1.25 represents outstanding environmental performance. These Partners already are utilizing most of the commercially available fuel saving strategies and are actively evaluating the latest emerging technologies.

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TLC facility wins Gold Standard Award from Sara Lee

9.28.2009

The Gold Standard Award is given out annually and is designed to recognize SUPERIOR Performance within the TLC/Sara Lee Network.

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TLC is earns Food Logistics Top 70 award

8.25.2009

Total Logistic Control was named to the fourth annual Food Logistics Top 70 providers for the food industry. We have been on the list since its inception four years ago

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Milwaukee's Palermo's Pizza Comes Back to TLC

8.18.2009

Back in 2006, Palermo's Pizza built their own state-of-the-art facilities for production and storage.  However, their quality products have driven tremendous sales growth and had them seeking additional storage space.  They turned to TLC, their provider before building 3 years ago.

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TLC is chosen as a 2009 Top 100 3PL by Inbound Logistics

8.14.2009

For the 12th straight year, TLC was named to the Inbound Logistics Top 100 3PL providers list. They ranked 10th on that list of 100. This makes them one of the longest consecutive award winners of this list of supply chain solutions providers.

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TLC Chosen As Great Supply Chain Partner

6.22.2009

SupplyChainBrain’s 7th Annual 100 Great Supply Chain Partners Program is the result of a six-month on-line poll in which supply chain professionals are asked to nominate vendors and service providers whose solutions have made a significant impact on their company’s efficiency, customer service and overall supply chain performance. TLC was chosen as one of the Top 100.

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