CJ Freshway Launches Industry's First Agricultural Product 'Packing Storage' Center

At the CJ Freshway Eastern Region Packing Storage Center located in Cheongdo-gun, Gyeongbuk, employees are conducting portioning and merchandising tasks through an automated packaging system.

[Asia Economy Reporter Lee Seung-jin] CJ Freshway, a CJ Group company specializing in food ingredient distribution and group catering, announced on the 21st that it is operating 'Packing Storage Centers' (PS Centers) in the metropolitan and eastern regions for the first time in the industry.

The PS Centers handle the packaging and storage of agricultural products purchased in bulk from contract farming areas and wholesale markets, supplying them to logistics centers and business sites nationwide.

Following the metropolitan PS Center (826㎥) located in Gwangju, Gyeonggi Province, established last October, CJ Freshway set up and began operating the eastern PS Center (562㎥) in Cheongdo, Gyeongsangbuk-do on the 1st of this month. With these two PS Centers, CJ Freshway now has the capacity to process up to 80 tons of orders per day for over 100 items, including vegetables, mushrooms, and fruits.

CJ Freshway collects agricultural products purchased in bulk from various production areas at the PS Centers, then carries out product processes such as inspection, sorting, and packaging before supplying them to its logistics centers and business sites within the respective regions. Previously, it was difficult to manage quality and standardize specifications as agricultural products were supplied from individual companies already processed.

Through integrated purchasing of agricultural products via the PS Centers, CJ Freshway expects to expand the proportion of direct contract farming transactions, enabling a stable supply of agricultural products with competitive quality and prices. Additionally, by dividing products into consistent sizes and enabling automated packaging according to various standards, customer convenience has been enhanced. All distribution processes from harvesting to sales are completed within half a day, preserving the freshness of the products from the production areas.

Jo In-cheol, Head of Fresh Products at CJ Freshway, said, "By centralizing delivery through the PS Centers, we achieved about a 3% reduction in logistics costs," adding, "As a result of supplying agricultural products with improved quality, safety, and convenience through the PS Centers, sales of metropolitan agricultural products increased by approximately 54% in January compared to the previous year."

CJ Freshway plans to further expand its network of PS Centers based on the operational know-how gained.

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