08/21/2009 - Melville, NY -- Food Logistics, the only publication exclusively dedicated to covering the movement of product through the food supply chain, this week announced the fourth-annual listing of the Top 70 3PLs in its July/August 2009 issue.

Three years ago, Food Logistics announced its first “50” list of third-party logistics providers that were helping food companies optimize their warehousing and transportation operations. This year, the magazine added 20 new 3PLs to the list. These 3PLs offer a broad scope of services and capabilities that enable food companies to reduce costs, increase flexibility and improve service levels.

“Food and beverage companies and their third-party logistics (3PL) counterparts are discovering win-win successes being felt throughout the supply chain—right into the back offices of financials, sales, marketing and IT,” explained Katherine Doherty, editor-in-chief of Food Logistics magazine.

“Selecting the right 3PL is vital to the success of a company’s overall operations—it’s a long-term commitment,” said Doherty. “Companies need to have an organized process for selecting and working with a potential 3PL as well as a list of appropriate candidates. We’ve created this listing to help our readers find and evaluate 3PL partners that can help them achieve their goals.”

After receiving nomination forms from end users and solution providers, the editorial staff culled through the submissions to compile this year’s Top 70 3PLs listing. Final recipients are featured in the cover story of the July/August issue of Food Logistics, as well as online at www.foodlogistics.com.

The Top 70 3PLs is not a ranking. The list has been designed to help the readers of Food Logistics find the third-party logistics providers to the food industry.

1. Active International
2. Alliance Shippers Inc.
3. AmeriCold Realty
4. A.N. Deringer Inc.
5. ArrowStream Inc.
6. Burris Logistics
7. Cardinal Logistics Management Corp.
8. CaseStack
9. C.H. Robinson Worldwide Inc.
10. Columbian Logistics Network
11. C.R. England Trucking Co.
12. Cryo-Trans Inc.
13. Dart Advantage Warehousing
14. DHL Supply Chain
15. DSC Logistics
16. Echo Global Logistics
17. FAC Food Service Logistics
18. FFE Transportation Services Inc.
19. FST Logistics Inc.
20. GENCO Supply Chain Solutions
21. Greatwide Logistics Services
22. Hanson Logistics
23. H&M Bay Inc.
24. Inmar CLS
25. Jacobson Cos.
26. Jameson Logistics
27. J.B. Hunt Transport Services Inc.
28. JTS (Johanson Transportation Service)
29. Kane Is Able Inc.
30. Kelron Logistics
31. Landstar ETN Agency
32. LeanLogistics Inc.
33. Lidner Logistics
34. Menlo Worldwide Logistics
35. Merchandise Warehouse Co. Inc.
36. Midway Distribution Inc.
37. Murphy Warehouse Co.
38. Next Generation Logistics Inc.
39. ODW Logistics Inc.
40. OHL (Ozburn-Hessey Logistics)
41. Old Dominion Freight Lines Inc.
42. Pacer International Inc.
43. Paradigm Logistics
44. PenserSC
45. Penske Logistics
46. Port Jersey Logistics
47. RLS
48. RMX Global Logistics
49. RoadLink
50. RTL Services Inc.
51. Ruan Transportation Management System
52. Ryder System Inc.
53. Saddle Creek Corp.
54. ServiceCraft Logistics
55. Sherway Group
56. Shippers Warehouse Co. Inc.
57. Strive Logistics LLC
58. Total Logistic Control
59. Total Quality Logistics
60. Transplace
61. United Facilities Inc.
62. United States Cold Storage Inc.
63. United Warehouse Co.
64. Vantix Logistics
65. VersaCold Logistics Services
66. Wagner Industries Inc.
67. Weber Distribution LLC
68. Wheels Clipper
69. WOW Logistics
70. WSI (Warehouse Specialists Inc.)

About Food Logistics
Food Logistics is published by Cygnus Business Media, a leading diversified business-to-business media company. The magazine 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.

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