Batory Foods Teams With LMZ Soluble Coffee

DES PLAINES, Ill.Batory Foods announced its vendor program with LMZ Soluble Coffee Incorporated. In June 2011, LMZ, a supplier of soluble coffee, transferred its LTL-order business (less than truckloads) to Batory Foods, which now manages service and documentation for those LMZ clients.

"This relationship is truly a win-win, adding value for both LMZ and our current and new customers," says Bill Weisshaar, Senior Product Manager, Specialty Ingredients, Batory Foods. "Because we now handle LMZ's LTL orders, the soluble coffee supplier can focus its attention on larger accounts while at the same time relying on our national sales force and distribution network to expand its base of LTL clients."

"We decided to pursue this partnership because of coffee's increasing popularity in beverage bases and as a food ingredient," says Ethan Feuer, Vice President, LMZ. "Batory's broad sales force, vast product catalog and numerous national distribution points make this partnership ideal for LMZ, creating wider distribution and efficient order flow for coffee and associated products."

LMZ's products are sourced from multiple originsincluding Brazil, Colombia, India, Mexico and the emerging producers of the Far East. The supplier offers products for both traditional applicationsincluding spray dried, freeze dried, agglomerated, decaffeinated and flavoredas well as for new innovations in the single-serve and retail markets.