Atlanta, Georgia-based Tosca has acquired Bristol Manufacturing’s cheese box division. The acquisition includes two facilities in Springfield, Missouri, and Canton, New York, allowing Tosca to add capacity for future growth, expand its geographic reach and insource all of its wash and reconditioning services for the Tosca 640 cheese containers.
Bristol Manufacturing is a reconditioning and repair company that service the cheese market in the U.S.
The acquisition of Bristol’s cheese box division enables Tosca to offer its customers enhanced flexibility, greater capacity and better service. Tosca has a relationship with Bristol Manufacturing, having used the company to recondition some of its 640 reusable packaging containers for cheese.
Brent Davis, owner of Bristol Manufacturing, stated that he is pleased to see his company acquired by Tosca. “My team and I have partnered with Tosca for years to service the cheese industry and I know that customers are in very capable hands. I am confident that Tosca will continue to deliver outstanding service.”
Tosca states that it has been delivering smarter, safer and sustainable reusable container solutions in the cheese industry for more than 50 years. As a market leader in 640 cheese boxes, Tosca played an instrumental part in developing national safety and quality guidelines adopted as the industry standard by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Wisconsin Department of Agriculture and the National Cheese Institute.
Eric Frank, CEO of Tosca, stated that he is also excited. “At Tosca, we’re passionate about lowering supply chain costs for our customers while providing them exceptional quality and superior service. This geographic and capacity expansion will allow us to be a better partner for our cheese customers and continue revolutionizing the flow of supply chains.”
As Tosca prepares to meet the needs of customers in the coming years, the addition of two new facilities will be integral to Tosca’s service capabilities.
The company offers growers, suppliers and retailers a more efficient and sustainable way to move products from source to shelf with our unique ability to service the entire supply chain. With a robust portfolio of reusable assets including crates, pallets, bulk containers and dollies, we are committed to preserving product quality, reducing damage, decreasing environmental impact, and minimizing labor and transportation costs.
With a combined 100 years of experience as industry leaders, the company states it is committed to partnering every step of the way with customers, providing service across markets with the resources and power of a global network and the collaboration of local service.
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