Friday, December 19, 2014

Atria Finland and Heinon Tukku - practical cooperation


Recently, Atria has reported on success in the Food Service segment, at least in terms of net sales. Now it seems that one reason for this success is revealed in company's Success Stories column.  According to it, a year ago, collaboration with a wholesaler Heinon Tukku was taken to a new level, from a customer to a partner.
 
“The key idea of the partnership agreement is that Atria will ensure the flexibility of the deliveries made by Heinon Tukku and the availability of goods” and “Heinon Tukku, in turn, will help Atria to reach restaurant-sector customers in greater Helsinki.”

Cooperation has expanded this autumn. The column tells, that the companies started a new type of service counter for the meat sector: 

“Heinon Tukku has previously provided whole fillets and carcass parts, but now we can also cut meat into desired pieces and steaks of a specific weight.”

What does it mean? Overall, it means that the biggest rival HKScan is challenged in its home ground.  Without a doubt, this simple step may have brought a significant increase in Atria Foodservice sales. Heinon Tukku is a major wholesaler, sales of more than EUR 200 million and its range covers all from food to tableware.  Pre-cut meat for its part further facilitates the everyday life of a pro kitchen.  All in one cargo.

But what about the other half of the agreement?  How does Atria ”ensure the flexibility of the deliveries made by Heinon Tukku”?  And what might it mean?  Well, I don’t know, but this cooperation surely will increase Atria's net sales and may be also profitable in the near future.  Especially demand for most valuable parts of the carcass will hopefully increase.  Moreover, one could think that for instance Ridderheims’ products could be included in the range of Heinon Tukku as well.

We will look at Atria again later but on Friday, January 2nd we are going to look at HKScan’s businesses.  Slow food is slow food but fast food is fast food.


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