IFCO signs RPC service agreement with CARREFOUR in France
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IFCO signs RPC service agreement with CARREFOUR in France
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Amsterdam, October 6, 2010
IFCO announces, that CARREFOUR, the leading retailer in France, with more than
5,000 points of sale, has signed a contract with IFCO to become its Reusable
Packaging Service Provider for fruits and vegetables and meat products.
Karl Pohler, CEO of IFCO: "We are very pleased that CARREFOUR France has
selected IFCO as its RPC service provider and are committed to deliver superior
logistic services to the French retail market. This agreement is a milestone of
our long lasting efforts to further strengthen our market position in France."
Dr. Michael W. Nimtsch
IFCO SYSTEMS N.V.
Tel: Â Â Â Â +49 89 744 91 121
Fax:Â Â Â Â +49 89 744 91 239
Email:Â Michael.Nimtsch@ifco.de
Additional Information
IFCO is an international logistics service provider with more than 210 locations
worldwide. IFCO operates a pool of almost 108 million Reusable Plastic
Containers (RPCs) globally, which are used primarily to transport fresh produce
from growers to leading grocery retailers. In the United States, IFCO also
provides a national network of pallet management services. IFCO is the market
leader in this industry with almost 200 million pallets sorted, repaired and
recycled annually.
WORLDWIDE RESPONSIBILITY is an IFCO initiative, under which IFCO not only
continues to assume its social and environmental responsibility but, working
with strong project partners, expands its sphere of responsible activities. With
the initiative's first social-engagement project, IFCO supports Food Banks
worldwide in their honorable effort to provide food to the needy through the
provision of reusable containers and by co-financing delivery vehicles.
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