Ferrero 是一家以 Ferrero Rocher®、Nutella®、Tic Tac® 和 Kinder® 而闻名的全球糖果公司，今天庆祝其位于宾夕法尼亚州琼斯镇 Bordnersville 路 112 号的新配送中心正式开业。为支持费列罗的快速有机增长和新品牌的整合，这座 730,000 平方英尺的工厂将在 2019 年增加 225 个本地工作岗位和 75 个新职位，到 2020 年底将增加 150 个工作岗位。
“新的琼斯镇配送中心将发挥费列罗北美公司总裁兼执行官 Paul Chibe 说：“我们在美国和北美的增长计划中发挥了重要作用。”
新工厂增加了费列罗北美其不断增长的品牌组合的能力，包括 Baby Ruth、Butterfinger 和 Crunch。随着时间的推移，由 DHL Supply Chain 管理的设施还将其他费列罗品牌。
“我们很高兴成为琼斯镇和联合镇的积极商业伙伴。这些社区对经济增长的承诺是决定为我们的新配送中心选择这个位置的一个组成部分，“Chibe 补充道。“在 DHL，我们拥有完美的合作伙伴，其的经验和技术将确保该设施有助于推动费列罗未来几年的持续增长。”
DHL Supply Chain North America 消费者总裁 Franklin Littleton 参加了彩带仪式，该公司为费列罗的新配送中心提供仓储服务，包括货件整合、包装、配送和库存管理。
由于数字化是 DHL Supply Chain 的优先事项，该设施将利用锂动力电梯作为节能和成本节约举措；JDA（NTV）仓库管理系统；和 DHL 专有的 MySupplyChain，可提供整个供应链的可见性。
“我们立即被费列罗的未来增长愿景所吸引，并相信我们经过验证的流程能够始终如一地提供可预测性和成本确定性，使我们能够帮助他们提高产能并实现这一愿景，”利特尔顿说。“增加这个新设施是继续实现费列罗增长战略的一个令人兴奋和关键的一步，因为它将以更快的速度和效率将其产品推向市场。”
此外，出席剪彩仪式的还有美国众议员 Daniel Meuser、Union Township、Jonestown 和宾夕法尼亚州国会代表团的代表，以及其他费列罗和 DHL 的特邀嘉宾。
费列罗的新配送中心体现了公司致力于为地球及其员工和供应商做出积极贡献的承诺。除了锂动力电梯外，该中心还配备了节能 HVAC 系统和零垃圾填埋实践，以减少对环境的影响。
Ferrero, the global confectionery company known for Ferrero Rocher®, Nutella®, Tic Tac®, and Kinder®, today celebrated the official opening of its new distribution center located at 112 Bordnersville Road, Jonestown, PA. Designed to support Ferrero’s rapid organic growth and integration of new brands, the 730,000 square-foot facility will add 225 local jobs with 75 new positions in 2019 and an additional 150 jobs by the end of 2020.
"The new Jonestown distribution center will play an important role in our U.S. and North American growth plans," said Paul Chibe, President and CEO, Ferrero North America.
The new facility adds capacity for Ferrero North America to distribute its growing portfolio of brands, including Baby Ruth, Butterfinger, and Crunch. Over time, the facility, which is managed by DHL Supply Chain, will also distribute other Ferrero brands.
“We are thrilled to be an active business partner in Jonestown and Union Township. These communities’ commitment to economic growth was an integral part of the decision to select this location for our new distribution center,” added Chibe. “In DHL, we have the perfect partner whose best-in-class experience and technology will ensure this facility helps power Ferrero’s continued growth for years to come.”
Joining the ribbon-ceremony was Franklin Littleton, President, Consumer, DHL Supply Chain North America which provides warehouse services for Ferrero’s new distribution center, including shipment consolidation, packaging, distribution, and inventory management.
With digitalization being a priority for DHL Supply Chain, the facility will utilize lithium powered lifts as an energy and cost savings initiative; JDA (NTV) warehouse management system; and DHL’s proprietary MySupplyChain that provides visibility across the entire supply chain.
“We were immediately attracted to Ferrero’s vision for future growth and believed our proven processes to consistently deliver predictability and cost certainty uniquely positioned us to help them increase capacity and achieve that vision,” said Littleton. “The addition of this new facility is an exciting and critical step in continuing to deliver on Ferrero’s growth strategy as it will bring its products to the market with even greater speed and efficiency.”
Also, in attendance at the ribbon-cutting were U.S. Representative Daniel Meuser, representatives from Union Township, Jonestown, and the Pennsylvania Congressional Delegation, as well as other Ferrero and DHL special guests.
