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Food & Beverage
Logistics

Kenco’s Food & Beverage logistics solutions help brands protect product quality, maintain regulatory compliance, and operate efficiently across temperature controlled supply chains. With knowledge in cold chain management, food grade distribution, temperature sensitive operations, compliance management, automation support, and real time visibility, we design logistics programs that ensure safety, freshness, and accuracy from receiving through delivery.

Our teams manage FEFO inventory control, batch and lot tracking, value added services, and scalable fulfillment that adapts to shifting consumer demand. By combining nationwide infrastructure, advanced technology, and data driven supply chain optimization, Kenco helps food and beverage companies improve service levels, optimize inventory flow, reduce cost pressures, and build more resilient operations.

High-Quality,
Compliant Supply Chain Solutions

Food and beverage distribution requires breakneck speed without compromising quality. Kenco’s integrated logistics solutions allow food and beverage companies to keep grocery store shelves stocked while minimizing waste and complying with stringent food safety and quality laws.

DEEP INDUSTRY EXPERTISE

Experience and Expertise with Complex Food & Beverage Distribution

As an FDA-compliant and AIB-certified food and beverage logistics partner, Kenco has extensive experience handling the storage and transportation of a wide variety of perishable and non-perishable food and beverage goods.

Food & Beverage Product Expertise:

  • Packaged Foods
  • Beverages
  • Pet Foods
  • Consumer Food Ingredients

Compliant Warehousing and Distribution

Get your products out to market quickly and cost-effectively with our flexible warehousing solutions. Our temperature-controlled facilities and transport vehicles are operated and maintained in full compliance with food safety and quality regulations.

Our Warehousing & Distribution Services:

  • Inventory Management
  • Cross-Docking
  • Contract Packaging
  • Fulfillment

Your Food & Beverage Co-Packing Partner

Kenco offers comprehensive contract packaging solutions for food and beverage companies, providing the flexibility and expertise you need to meet your production goals and supply chain demands. Let us handle the co-packing, so you can focus on what you do best: delivering great products to consumers. Interested? Learn more here!


Our Contract Packaging Services:


  • Bundle Wrapping
  • Shrink Wrapping
  • Store Display Assembly
  • Variety Packs
  • Kitting
  • Over Wrapping
  • Club Store
  • Blister Packs
  • Beverage Packaging
  • Automated & Manual Assembly
  • Continuous Improvement
  • Customizable packaging
  • Labeling / Relabeling
  • Rework

Accurate and Efficient Fulfillment

Let us take on the heavy lift of food and beverage fulfillment operations. We pick, pack, and prepare your products for timely shipment and delivery.

Fulfillment Services:

  • Custom Branding
  • Postponement & Kitting
  • Sustainable Packaging

Reliable, On-Time Delivery

We focus on short lead times to ensure perishable food products reach store shelves long before their expiration date. Get full visibility on product movements with tracking so you know exactly where your goods are in the supply chain.

Our Transportation Services:

  • Dedicated Contract Carriage
  • Freight Management
  • Routing & Scheduling
  • Last Mile Delivery

Returns, Reverse Logistics & Product Recalls

Managing food and beverage returns and product recalls doesn’t have to be a hassle with Kenco’s reverse logistics offering. When food items can no longer be sold due to expiration dates, quality issues, or other, Kenco manages the entire reverse logistics process quickly and safely.

Our Reverse Logistics Services:

  • Returns Management
  • Disposal

Kenco Supports Fast-Growing Coffee Company’s Picking and Order Fulfillment Processes

Kenco leveraged wearable technology to help increase order volume while saving on labor costs and maintaining a 99.9% order accuracy rate.

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Full Scale, Integrated Logistics for
Optimizing Supply Chains

Integrated Logistics

Reap the benefits of our integrated supply chain solutions.

eCommerce Fulfillment

Exceed customer expectations and stay one step ahead of the competition with Kenco.

Kenco MHE Solutions®

Comprehensive material handling services help extend the life of forklifts and critical machinery

Transportation Solutions

Get your goods from point A to B—quickly, safely, and cost-effectively.

Warehousing & Distribution

Our custom warehousing solutions help get your products out to market quickly and cost-effectively.

Supply Chain
Optimization

Innovation & Technology

At Kenco, we embrace collaborative innovation and pragmatic technology adoption to help our customers reach their supply chain goals—whether it’s to boost customer satisfaction, drive down costs, increase capacity and meet demand, or retain employees.

 

Business Intelligence & Reporting

Get the visibility you need to optimize every facet of your supply chain operations, including fulfillment, forecasting, MHE asset tracking, labor management, transportation, and more.

Logistics Engineering and Consulting

Propel your business forward with our Logistics Engineering and Consulting services. Our consultants combine PhD-level training and years of experience across a variety of industries to deliver proven solutions for optimizing supply chains.

Kenco Named a Top 3PL and Cold Storage Provider by Food Logistics

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Food & Beverage Frequently Asked Questions

Key food and beverage logistics compliance requirements include food safety regulations, FDA and AIB standards, traceability, and temperature control, managed through standardized processes, certified facilities, and strict quality and compliance systems.

Food and beverage logistics solutions ensure product integrity through cold chain management, temperature-controlled storage and transportation, and real-time tracking systems that provide full traceability and visibility across the supply chain.

Technologies such as warehouse management systems (WMS), temperature monitoring tools, tracking systems, and compliance reporting platforms enable real-time visibility, regulatory adherence, and improved control across food and beverage supply chains.

Logistics strategies reduce spoilage and risk by optimizing inventory flow, maintaining temperature-controlled environments, and ensuring fast, efficient distribution to minimize lead times and keep perishable products within quality standards.

Key capabilities include food safety compliance expertise, temperature-controlled warehousing and transportation, real-time visibility tools, traceability systems, and reliable, on-time delivery to protect product quality and meet regulatory requirements. [kencogroup.com]

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