SEKO Worldwide Recognized in Food Logistics’ List of Top 85 3PLs

ITASCA, Ill.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--SEKO Worldwide (www.sekologistics.com) – a global provider of supply-chain solutions, including comprehensive transportation, logistics and IT solutions – announced it is recognized in Food Logistics magazine’s list of the Top 85 third-party logistics providers. The list and recipients are featured in the cover story of the magazine’s July/August 2010 issue.

“offer a broad scope of services and capabilities that enable food companies to reduce costs, increase flexibility and improve service levels.”

This is the fifth consecutive year the magazine has published its list of the top 3PLs. The list has grown from 50 3PLs when it began in 2006, to 85 today.

The Food Logistics Top 85 3PLs is a listing of third-party logistics providers that are helping food, beverage and consumer packaged goods (CPG) companies gain a competitive logistical advantage.

“Food distribution is a very complex business, and 3PLs play a crucial role in the supply chain,” explained Katherine Doherty, editor-in-chief of Food Logistics magazine. “While most 3PLs have been adversely impacted by the economic downturn, the Top 85 continue to respond to their customers’ needs and rise to the logistical challenges that today’s food organizations face.”

According to Food Logistics, the companies selected for its Top 85 3PLs list: “offer a broad scope of services and capabilities that enable food companies to reduce costs, increase flexibility and improve service levels.”

“SEKO strives to supply excellent logistics solutions for our food and consumer packaged goods clients,” stated William Wascher, president and CEO of SEKO Worldwide. “We greatly value this industry and are honored to be recognized by Foods Logistics magazine.”

The magazine publishes its Top 85 3PLs list (an alphabetical listing, not a ranking) to highlight a broad range of 3PL services targeted at the food industry. It aims to address the needs of companies of varying sizes that constitute the food supply chain and help food industry readers locate third-party logistics providers.

The Food Logistics editorial staff reviewed nomination forms submitted by end users and solution providers to determine and compile the Top 85 3PLs.

About SEKO Worldwide

Founded in 1976, SEKO Worldwide is a global, third-party logistics provider with 50 offices in the United States and more than 50 offices in 40+ countries worldwide. It offers a full range of supply-chain solutions – including transportation services such as domestic and global air and ocean freight forwarding; customs brokerage; ground transportation; trans‐border distribution; U.S. home delivery; and DC bypass shipping.

SEKO does so 24/7 on an expedited and time‐definite basis. International logistics solutions include warehouse management services (WMS), asset management and distribution, contract logistics and reverse logistics services. Its IT solutions offer a broad range of real‐time, Web‐based shipment management and data exchange tools for a high degree of supply-chain visibly.

www.sekologistics.com.

About Food Logistics

Food Logistics is the only publication exclusively dedicated to covering the movement of product throughout all channels of the supply chain. Food Logistics serves the information needs of food, beverage and consumer packaged goods executives involved in warehousing, transportation and information technology, as well as third-party and refrigerated service providers. Through our print and online products, we provide news, trends and best practices that help more than 25,000 grocery and foodservice suppliers, distributors and retailers make better business decisions.

On the web at www.foodlogistics.com.