IFCO SYSTEMS signs RPC service agreement with CARREFOUR in Spain
Madrid, June 6, 2007 - IFCO SYSTEMS announces, that CENTROS
COMERCIALES CARREFOUR, the leading retailer in Spain, with annual
revenues of 10 billion ¤ and with almost three hundred points of
sale, has signed a long term agreement with IFCO SYSTEMS to become
its exclusive RPC service provider for fruits and vegetables.
Karl Pohler, CEO of IFCO SYSTEMS: "We are very pleased that CARREFOUR
Spain has selected IFCO SYSTEMS as its exclusive RPC service provider
and are committed to deliver superior logistic services to the
Spanish retail market. This agreement is the final milestone of our
long lasting efforts to become the market leading RPC service
provider in Spain."
IFCO SYSTEMS is an international logistics service provider with more
than 180 locations worldwide. IFCO SYSTEMS operates a pool of more
than 77 million Reusable Plastic Containers (RPCs) globally, which
are used primarily to transport fresh produce from producers to
leading grocery retailers. In the United States, IFCO SYSTEMS also
provides a national network of pallet management services. With more
than 100 million sorted, repaired and reissued wooden pallets
annually, IFCO SYSTEMS is the market leader in this industry. In
2006, IFCO SYSTEMS generated revenues of US $647 million.
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