KANE has experience in the specialized logistics requirements for confectionery warehouse and logistics services:
- Manufacturing logistics -- management of raw materials inventory to support factory requirements
- Controlled climate storage and transport
- FDA-compliant, food-grade facilities
- Superior ratings from the American Institute of Baking
- Capability for lot control and traceability
- Value-added confectionery warehouse services to postpone final product configuration
"Candy KANE" -- confectionery warehousing and load consolidation for candy makers
KANE’s confectionery warehouse and logistics services include a unique service we call “Candy KANE Consolidation.” Designed specifically for candy manufacturers, the program offers KANE customers the ability to share costs for storage and shipment of products in controlled climate storage. Read Topps case study. KANE has about 200 climate-controlled vehicles and ships overnight to 25 major retailers and wholesalers throughout the northeastern U.S.
Case Studies
Topps cuts freight costs through load consolidation.
The Topps Company is an international marketer of entertainment products, principally collectible trading cards and candy such as the Push Pop® and Bazooka® brands. Topps successfully reduced its freights costs through the use of KANE's load consolidation program, which combines the freight of multiple companies to ship at more economical full truckload (TL) rates. Each month, hundreds of controlled-climate TL shipments go from Topps' DC through a national network of pool points, which break down bulk shipments to individual orders for local delivery.
KANE helps candy maker, Just Born, manage huge seasonal inventory swings.
Just Born markets candy under brand names like Hot Tamales®, Peanut Chews® and Peeps®. Huge seasonal volume swings made it difficult for the company to manage warehousing and distribution from within its own plant. Just Born elected to focus on manufacturing and outsourced distribution to KANE. By locating Just Born within KANE’s 2.5 million square foot Northeast Region distribution campus, Just Born gained the storage flexibility it needed during periods of high demand, such as Easter and Halloween. Also, by leveraging KANE’s load consolidation service and combining outbound shipments with KANE’s other candy customers, freight savings were significant and on-time delivery improved.
Candy Manufacturer DeMets Teams With KANE to Reduce Freight Costs.
To compete with larger rivals, DeMet’s Candy Company, formerly Signature Snacks, needs to get its product to customers quickly at competitive freight rates. But the growing company does not yet have the volume to ship freight in lower cost truckload (TL) moves. Enter KANE, which has many other customers in the food and confectionery markets that are shipping to the same retailers. Using its load consolidation service, KANE was able to combine DeMet’s shipments with other customers and shift a large portion of the company’s LTL shipments to TL, significantly reducing DeMet’s freight spend. Improved freight costs and delivery service helped the company increase its market share.
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