ID Logistics, a logistics service provider specializing in contract logistics, is expanding its cooperation with Mieszko, one of the largest confectionery manufacturers in Poland. The operator has consolidated the operations of all the manufacturer’s previously active warehouses. Currently, the finished goods warehouse in Gliwice, managed by ID Logistics, is Mieszko’s sole distribution center, from which deliveries are made to all customers in Poland and in over 60 countries across Europe and the world, including Saudi Arabia, the USA, and Japan.
Operational since March 2017, the Mieszko finished goods warehouse in Gliwice is a BTS (build-to-suit) facility that has been fully adapted for the storage and distribution of chocolate products, which are sensitive to changes in temperature and air humidity. Storage takes place at a strictly controlled positive temperature of +16°C, while maintaining an appropriate level of air humidity. The Gliwice center handles over 800 types (SKUs) of chocolate products, including: pralines, extruded candies, truffles, caramel candies, and wafers. Over the year, the volume of stored products increased by over 10 percent. To ensure a high level of service, the warehouse hall area was expanded by nearly 2,000 sq. m, from 6,400 sq. m to 8,300 sq. m. This allowed for the optimization of logistics processes and an increase in the storage zone from 9,000 pallet spaces to 11,500. The additional space is also used to store various types of packaging for sweets, from cardboard boxes to metal tins.
ID Logistics’ tasks include effective management of warehouse processes, including order picking and inventory management, management of delivery seasonality, and transport of products and semi-finished products to and from Mieszko’s production plants. As part of the co-packing service, promotional sets sold in one of the largest retail chains in Poland are also assembled and prepared at the Gliwice warehouse. The cooperation between Mieszko and ID Logistics has been expanded to include labeling services for chocolate products intended for export and packaging logistics.
– Managing warehouse processes for chocolate products requires maintaining restrictive conditions not only for storage but for the entire warehouse handling process. We are currently implementing two certificates. The first is IFS, or International Featured Standard, one of the most important international safety and quality standards awarded to logistics companies handling food products. The second is the Internal Quality Standard CID, which standardizes management systems and operational processes in ID Logistics Group warehouses worldwide – says Grzegorz Lewinowski, ID Logistics warehouse manager in Gliwice. – We will certainly continue to develop our cooperation with Mieszko, offering the client new solutions that ensure the highest quality of service and increased efficiency of the national and international supply chain.