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» JUST BORN PURCHASES DC, PARTNERS WITH OHL
Leading candy manufacturer Just Born Inc. has purchased a 600,710 square-foot warehouse in the Lehigh Valley Industrial Park in Bethlehem, PA.
The warehouse will become the central storage and distribution point for all Just Born products.
Just Born will partner with global logistic company OHL at the Lehigh Valley location to provide a solution that will include value-added warehousing, distribution, and transportation management services.
“Just Born is always looking for ways to improve our customer service. That we can do that while benefiting the Lehigh Valley economy and reducing our environmental impact is a win-win-win,” says Matt Petronio, the company’s executive vice president and COO. “The close proximity of this DC to our plant will help us remain competitive by decreasing our logistics costs and significantly reducing our carbon foot print.”
By moving the DC closer to its manufacturing facility in Bethlehem, Just Born will eliminate more than one-half million truck-miles from Pennsylvania roads. The current distribution center is 75 miles away in Scranton, PA. The new facility, operated by OHL, will open in late 2009, and is expected to employ 70 workers when fully operational.
OHL will also manage a multi-vendor consolidated shipping program. The program will facilitate customer shipments across the country on behalf of a growing number of participating confectionery companies.
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