RHUMVELD

NUTS, DRIED FRUITS AND SEEDS FROM HOLLAND

Rhumveld Winter & Konijn is a long established Dutch company that specialises in the sourcing, processing and distribution of conventional and organic nuts, dried fruits and seeds.

THE REQUIREMENT
‘Superfoods’ figure prominently and Rhumveld offers a full assortment of superfoods both conventional and organic. These include Chia, cranberries, Goji berries, hemp seed, Inca berries, mulberries and quinoa. With its head office and main warehouse in The Netherlands and branch offices in the UK, Germany, Denmark, Poland, Estonia and Slovenia, the company wanted super logistics companies to deliver the goods to customers across Europe.
 
THE SOLUTION
Vorex Logistics, Rhumveld’s dedicated logistics partner for the United Kingdom and other European countries, uses the network, for its UK distribution. Vorex Logistics collects multiple shipments from Rhumveld’s Dutch warehouses on a daily basis for delivery across the UK with a guaranteed delivery of within 72 hours. Most shipments are delivered ‘on wheels’  by Vorex Logistics trailers and a substantial number of small consignments are handled through the network. The network enables deliveries to reach customers within 48 hours, regardless of size.

Deliveries are made to between three and seven locations a day and average shipments are four pallets. There is a flow back to Holland from the UK warehouse, which is used to optimise vehicle utilisation. Volumes fluctuate over the year but there are no specific peak periods.

Food and food ingredients need to be handled with the utmost care and transport has to be in accordance with HACCP and BRC guidelines. Vorex Logistics also has the SKAL organic accreditation, which means they understand how to handle sensitive organic food ingredients.

VOICE OF THE CUSTOMER
Robin Fitzgibbon, of Rhumveld UK, says: ‘Vorex  Logistics offers the flexibility and services needed when pallet configurations can change up to the very last moment. Booking in for deliveries and collections is crucial and, by doing so, Vorex Logistics offers Rhumveld and its customers a regular, high quality guaranteed service.’