Getting product from point A to point B is never as simple as it sounds.
Many times the items are going from point A to point E, with stops at B, C, and D in between. But with plant sourcing, we pick up the product at the source: your manufacturing facility. This will help you cut out at least one of those steps, reduce your supply chain costs, and get your product to market faster and fresher.
3 Ways You'll Cut Costs
Transportation
Eliminate the miles your trucks would normally travel to your distribution centers (DC) when we send a truck directly to your plant to pick up product.
Warehousing
Reduce or eliminate your warehousing costs by bypassing your DC and having the product go straight to our warehouses instead.
Inventory
Cut down your finished-goods-to-cash days. The sooner we take possession of the product, the sooner your inventory is turned into cash.
Sustainability and Plant Sourcing
Not only will you save money with our plant sourcing program, but you will be helping the environment too. On average, plant sourcing saves a company 25,000 miles a year, which is around 4,000 gallons of fuel you could remove from your company's footprint.
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Everyone Wins with Plant Sourcing
Fresher Product
With fewer stops along the way, your food will get to market quicker, ensuring an optimal shelf life. Less obsolete product also means less food ends up in the landfill!
Less Damage
The likelihood of damaged or temperature-compromised product decreases when fewer people along the supply chain handle your product.
Supplier Testimonials
"Full truckload and full pallet direct plant sourcing creates efficiencies for Dannon by eliminating the need to move cases from the plant to the DC. It also provides additional days of code for Dot and their distributor partners, helping to reduce obsolete costs."
"Direct plant sourcing allows us to avoid moving product more than necessary, improving freshness, removing transportation and handling costs, and minimizing opportunity for damage. This is a win for Nestlé, our partners, and our customers."
Additional Services
Samples Management
Need to send samples to a show, customer, or operator? We can do it quickly and safely.
Packaging and Assembling
Save your company time and money with our packaging and assembling services.
Ecommerce Fulfillment
Growing your business via online sales is easy with our ecommerce solutions.
Become a Supplier
Are you ready to make your supply chain more efficient and sell more product? Then it's time to become a Dot Foods supplier.
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