Johnvince Foods "Planters Canada", a leading Canadian manufacturer/distributor, announced it has moved to the CHEP pallet program to gain efficiencies throughout the supply chain. The company is now shipping its full range of products on CHEP to all customers in the grocery, wholesale, club, department store, drug stores, convenience stores and bulk retail trade channels. They are also advocating the use of CHEP pallets with their 300 vendors. The pallet program Johnvince Foods previously used resulted in an unacceptable number of failed exchanges and higher than expected repair costs. The company needed a more efficient pallet management system for its internal operations, and wanted to collaborate with its vendors to create an end-to-end pallet solution. CHEP provides Johnvince Foods and its suppliers with a comprehensive program that lets both groups focus on their core business competencies. "Our executive team wants us to work with our trading partners to sell more product, and managing pallets detracts from that. The CHEP program allows us to concentrate on selling and marketing, and delivers real value that shows up in our P&L statements," said John Logarakis, Vice President of Special Projects, Johnvince Foods. "Because of its ease of use and reduced administrative hassles, several suppliers to Johnvince Foods have joined the CHEP program and more are joining every week" recounts John. Jason Adlam, Director, Sales and Customer Service, CHEP Canada said, "The collaborative approach Johnvince Foods is taking with its pallet management will result in significant benefits for everyone in the supply chain, and improve the company's relationships with both retailers and suppliers."