NORTHAMPTON, UK: October 10, 2018. Dachser has renewed its 25-year relationship with German supermarket chain Aldi with a five-year contract to provide additional warehouse capacity and distribution services throughout the UK and Ireland.

The co-operation includes the introduction of an Excise Bond platform for wines and spirits from suppliers prior to full trailer-load deliveries to Aldi’s regional distribution centres.

‘The improvements to our wines and spirits supply chain were visible right from the outset,” commented Fritz Walleczek, Aldi managing director of Corporate Logistics. “Very quickly, we were able to consign more and more products from an increasing number of suppliers via Dachser’s platform. The operation has proved itself to be highly scalable and has directly supported our continued increase in market share.”

Dachser has now added warehouse capacity at its Northampton Brackmills logistics centre to accommodate both alcohol and shelf life food products.

“Over the years, Dachser has been privileged to be involved with Aldi’s UK success story, providing an ever-increasing scope of logistics and supply-chain services,” declared Dachser’s new managing director Mark Rollinson. “I am really looking forward to working with Aldi in my new role.”

Aldi has 775 locations and over 30,000 employees in the UK with 2017 sales of over £10 billion. By the end of this year it will add 70 new sites and by 2022 expects to operate over 1,000 stores. The company pays a minimum hourly wage of £8.85 nationally and £10.20 in London.

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