September 1, 2005 – Officials at TLC (Total Logistic Control), announced today that the company’s Rochelle Logistic Center II (RLC-2) Sara Lee dedicated facility has been named “Facility of the Year” by Sara Lee Food & Beverage.

Sara Lee’s coveted “Facility of the Year” award is given to the facility that performs above and beyond the expectations for a given year. Each facility is rated on performance in the categories of cost reduction, shipping accuracy, safety, productivity, inventory accuracy, on-time delivery, and sanitation. TLC’s RLC-2 facility received the highest rating of all five facilities up for the award, naming them the 2005 “Facility of the Year”.

In addition to the 2005 “Facility of the Year” award, TLC was also recognized by Sara Lee as a “Gold Standard” facility for the last three quarters. A “Gold Standard” title is given to those facilities that produce a performance rating of 85% or higher for a particular quarter.

TLC is a national provider of integrated logistic services including refrigerated and dry distribution centers, transportation operations, supply chain management, dedicated third-party facility and operations management, food distribution, bottling and packaging and fulfillment services. TLC provides end-to-end supply chain services to a number of major U.S. food and consumer product companies. TLC operates a fleet of over 450 tractors with over 800 refrigerated and dry trailers with 5 maintenance facilities. TLC is a wholly-owned subsidiary of SUPERVALU, Inc.

Contact Information:
Kristy Ply
TLC Corporate Communications
Holland, Michigan
616.494.7759
Kristine.Ply@TotalLogistic.com