Netherlands Canned Goods: project record
Irregular shipments caused 3 stock-outs at a major retailer; labeling compliance for the Dutch market was frequently corrected at cost.
- Buyer and project
- An Amsterdam, Netherlands importer of canned and preserved foods for retail and foodservice.
- Products and scope
- Canned vegetables, fish, and meat products; 60 SKUs, 3.4 million cans. Program value $1.7M.
What LifaSourcing.com did
Consolidated production into 2 canneries with EU labeling capability.
Implemented a fixed two-container-per-month shipping rhythm.
Verified labeling compliance (Dutch language, nutrition format) at source.
Negotiated buffer stock of fast-moving SKUs.
Recorded result
Zero stock-outs in 12 months; no demurrage; labeling corrections eliminated; the retailer renewed the contract at $2.1M.
Company record
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