Akca Logistics: Food Logistics Comes to the Fore during Ramadan

In food products managed through a cold chain, if the chain is broken, the food product loses its form and becomes completely unusable. This also represents a significant waste for the national economy. According to the Turkish Waste Prevention Foundation's 2023 waste report, 61% of food waste is generated by household waste, 26% by the service sector, and 13% by the retail sector," he said.

Akca Logistics offers innovative and personalized solutions to its business partners; He drew attention to the efforts to prevent waste in food transportation, which increases significantly during Ramadan.

Highlighting that according to the 2023 waste report, 931 million tons of food are wasted worldwide every year, and 18,1 million tons in Turkey, Enes Akça, General Manager of Akca Logistics, stated , “Due to Ramadan, the increased activity in the food sector, particularly for our retail and out-of-home consumption customers, is also reflected in our logistics sector. It's safe to say we've seen a significant increase during this period. Food producers entrust their products to us from the production process until they reach the end consumer. Our job is to ensure that products are delivered to the end consumer on time, fresh, and without deterioration. We ensure that food is preserved under the correct conditions and standards until it reaches the consumer. The transportation of food and agricultural products via the cold chain and the proper management of this process are crucial.”

Emphasizing the importance of meticulously managing logistics processes, Akça said, “In order to prevent losses in food logistics, you must first be careful not to break the cold chain and prevent the risk of contamination. If these processes are not managed correctly, you may encounter serious losses during the storage and transportation of food and agricultural products. This situation means a great waste for the country's economy. According to the 2023 waste report of the Turkish Foundation for Waste Prevention, 61 percent of food waste is made up of household waste, 26 percent is made up of the service sector and 13 percent is made up of the retail sector. " he said.

Akca Logistics Provides Trust with Its Technological Infrastructure

Stating that Akca Logistics operates in a closed area of ​​approximately 350 thousand square meters on the storage side and that they store food and food-related products in special air-conditioned areas created in approximately one-fourth of this area, Enes Akça said, “On the transportation and micro-distribution side, we have over 500 vehicle movements per day and We carry food in half of them. We follow all these activities live on the system infrastructure. We manage traceability, which is indispensable in food logistics, with our technological infrastructure. Elements such as maintaining appropriate temperature conditions during transportation of food products and effectively using the traceability system during storage and transportation stages are indispensable to minimize product losses and ensure food safety. By managing the logistics process extremely well, we prevent losses for both our customers and our country's economy.” made the statement.

Stating that the strong system infrastructure they have established has a large share in the satisfaction they provide to their business partners, Akça said, “We have an IT infrastructure that can record the time spent in our business processes and share it with our customers instantly. This gives our customers more peace of mind when they entrust their food products to us. Our technological investments to increase operational efficiency will continue.” said.

Source: HORECA Trend and Akca Logistics