MEMPHIS, Tennessee —Stratas Foods was recently awarded the 2018 Quality and Service Award by Dot Foods, the nation’s largest food industry redistributor. This is the third year in a row Stratas Foods has won the award, which recognizes Dot’s top-performing manufacturer partners in the areas of quality and service.
“Across our industry, there’s never been a time where customer service was more important,” said Dot Foods President Dick Tracy. “That’s always been our focus at Dot, but in an environment where everyone along the supply chain is demanding standards be raised, it’s even more critical that we deliver. We couldn’t do that without the help of our manufacturer partners, and our Quality & Service Award winners represent the best of the best.
Dot and its manufacturer partners agree that working together to improve efficiencies in their partnership is a win-win.”
Dot’s annual Quality & Service Award program began in 1998 as a way to thank manufacturer partners who provide best-in-class communication, service and support to Dot. Manufacturers are evaluated monthly on criteria which include inbound service levels, EDI implementation, proactive communication of offering changes and loading efficiency.
“It is very rewarding to see Stratas Foods receive recognition for delivering the highest level of quality and service to our customers,” said Tom Bandler, Sr. Director Corporate Marketing for Stratas Foods LLC. “To receive the Dot Quality and Service Award three years in a row is a testament to the great work and products our employees produce each year.”
About Stratas Foods: Stratas Foods LLC is the leading supplier of fats and oils, mayonnaise, dressings and sauces to the Foodservice, Food Ingredients and Retail Private Label markets in North America. Stratas benefits from more than 200 years of combined experience in the fats & oils industry, and almost 75 years of experience in mayonnaise, dressings and sauces, which is evident in the company’s industry-leading Research, Development and Innovation (RDI) Center. The RDI Center enables Stratas’ team of scientists to develop, test, and prototype a wide range of innovative products in well-equipped labs and pilot plant facilities. With production facilities in Illinois, California, Texas, Tennessee, New Jersey, and Georgia, and distribution centers across the U.S. and Canada, Stratas Foods is well positioned to meet the needs of its customers. Stratas Foods is committed to producing the highest quality food products at a competitive price, while providing industry-leading transportation, distribution, and customer service resources. For more information about Stratas Foods, visit www.stratasfoods.com.
ABOUT DOT FOODS AND DOT TRANSPORTATION: Dot Foods, Inc., carries 131,000 products from 1,040 food industry manufacturers making it the largest food industry redistributor in North America. Through Dot Transportation Inc., an affiliate of Dot Foods, the company distributes foodservice, convenience, retail and vending products to distributors in all 50 states and 39 countries. Dot Foods operates 11 U. S. distribution centers, which are located in Modesto, California; Vidalia, Georgia; Burley, Idaho; Mt. Sterling, Illinois; Cambridge City, Indiana; Williamsport, Maryland; Liverpool, New York; Ardmore, Oklahoma; Dyersburg, Tennessee; University Park, Illinois; and Bullhead City, Arizona. A twelfth facility is currently under construction in Bear, Delaware. Dot Foods’ Canadian operations are located in Toronto, Ontario and Calgary, Alberta. For information, visit DotFoods.com.