Calling all AUSSIE Sauce makers:

bentalphanerd

bentalphanerd

As many of you know the cost of sending our fine products to the other ends of the Earth is prohibitive. Add that to the fact that our parcels are used as footballs through the standard postal service, and you're never sure if they're actually going to arrive to your customer or not. I've been thinking that there must be a better way.

The answer is the Aussie sauce makers co-op (o.k so it really needs a better name than that :P)

Basically we band together - get bulk discount on air freight through a professional perishable goods freight company who delivers to a distributor in the U.S. As orders come in the distributor delivers to your customer for a few $ per unit.

I've been talking with the air freight council of Australia who have put me in touch with a very helpful company who amongst other things deliver fresh Seafood, Produce, Flowers, Dairy etc. They have offices throughout Australia & the U.S and a few other places around the globe.

I'm still nutting out a distribution company....in my spare time.

Great where do I sign? I hear you say. Whoa, slow down...theres a lot to do yet. What I really need is for all you Aussies who are or who know a sauce maker that may be interested in getting their product to U.S & England cheaper & safer to get in touch with me so we can form a co-op and get the ball rolling ...oh and think of a cool name too!

Who's in?

~bent
 
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stillmanz said:
a 150 ml bottle weighs about 400gm, cost $16.5 to UK
I got a sister in Miami but thats still a long way from New york lol
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Thanks Mick. I've got someone to chat to in Cal. when I get back from hols.
Someone right in LA may be better. PM me please if anyone knows someone with a little garage space to spare.
 
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stillmanz, there are ports in Miami, probably more there than in New York.
and Bent, if you go into LA, that's good I guess, but you said to move the freight farther it would have to go by truck. wrong, then it would move by rail, almost as cheap as ocean freight. something else to consider there are several options for you to bring ur product to the USA, try calling one of the freight experts in ur country. i would be willing to bet there are the same type of freight companies there as here. i think what you need to find is someone that is willing to rent you a partial ocean container. if you cant find someone, i'll try calling some of the people i use to work with. i was in the air/ocean freight business(import/export)in Chicago. but i think ur main issue is going to be the actual weight of ur product, plus is ur product going to sail through a winter climate? plastic bottles is the answer for u guys. it's light n more durable. wont break when the product is frozen or dropped, or kicked around a little. lol.
 
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Sauceman51 - we are dealing with a freight company here that specialise in food products. I'm looking at all the ways of getting our stuff there and to everyones door in an economical/secure way and weighing that against excessive handling & time.
So far sending by surface to LA is by far the best option. I have found condiments distributors in other cities but still looking in LA. They basically just store the sauce until someone puts in an order & then send it out.
Given that we wont be sending much over to start with I thought a THP member may know someone in LA who had some space & was willing to help out.
The freight company we're dealing with guarantee their cargo will remain at 3 degrees C for the whole time they have it until it's picked up from their warehouse in LA....so far so good.
Thanks for the input
 
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