Kuehne + Nagel has managed imports of wine from Chile and Argentina by sea freight on behalf of Concha y Toro for ten years. As a result of the new deal, Concha y Toro will now transfer all its UK domestic warehousing and distribution to KN Drinks Logistics, Kuehne + Nagel's wholly-owned subsidiary in the UK.
KN Drinks Logistics' Hams Hall facility in the Midlands will offer storage for approximately one million cases of wine, which will be delivered annually to both on- and off-trade customers via the KN Drinks Logistics primary and secondary distribution networks.
German Lledo, finance and logistics director of Concha y Toro UK, said: "We chose to develop our supply chain operations in the UK with KN Drinks Logistics because it is crucial to us to be able to offer a flexible, highly reliable and seamless service to our customers in a very competitive market."
Phil Newton, business development director of KN Drinks Logistics, said: "As the largest sea freight forwarder in the world, Kuehne + Nagel has been a significant player in the wines and spirits market for a number of years. We are therefore ideally positioned to offer our contract logistics expertise to this sector, which continues to be a strategic target for our organisation."
Concha y Toro currently exports wine to 131 countries worldwide. It owns around 8,800 hectares of vineyards, located all over Chile and Argentina, from where its wholly-owned winery Bodegas Trivento operates.
