LOS GATOS, Calif.– FoodLink®, the fresh food commerce and traceability platform, today announced that BJ’s Wholesale Club, Inc. is leveraging FoodLink’s buying platform to assist in the sourcing and purchasing of fresh produce across BJ’s 15-state chain.
“Produce is an increasingly important category for our club members, and we are always looking for ways to provide high quality products at a value,” said Jeff Desroches, Senior Vice President, Director of Logistics, BJ’s Wholesale Club. “FoodLink will help us improve supply chain visibility into market data and enable us to work closely with our suppliers to better meet the needs of our members.”
Headquartered in Westborough, MA, BJ's is a leading operator of warehouse clubs in the eastern U.S. BJ's carries the most product variety of any wholesale club, with more than 7,000 items.
By placing all produce orders over FoodLink, BJ’s adds a significant volume of business to a network that already includes all fresh food purchases by major retailers and wholesalers such as Ahold USA, C&S Wholesale Grocers, Associated Wholesale Grocers (AWG), Roundy’s Supermarkets, and more.
“Like all of the retailers on FoodLink, BJ’s is a company that truly understands the importance of the fresh category,” said Eric Peters, CEO, FoodLink. “We look forward to helping them accelerate the advantages of using better data, more efficient buying processes and new levels of supply chain visibility to succeed in an extremely competitive environment.”
FoodLink enables a true “field to store” supply chain that helps reduce waste, improve freshness and enhance food safety. The network consists of more than 2,000 retail grocers and their fresh food suppliers, including growers, shippers, carriers and third-party brokers and wholesalers.
About FoodLink
FoodLink is the network for fresh food and traceability, connecting the perishable goods supply chain from the farm to the customer with an online network representing more than 2,000 companies including growers, shippers, carriers, retail grocers and wholesalers. For more information, visit www.foodlink.net.
Source: FoodLink
