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Issue One 2015 23 Partnerships The foundation of the European Food Network at the transport logistic fair in Munich in June 2013 was a milestone in the company history of Dachser Food Logistics. The logistics provider transports food in the above-zero temperature range across 29 European countries. erman food enjoys a great reputation all over the world – and margins are compa- rably high. The domestic food industry uses its good sales position abroad: "It is becoming in- creasingly rare to see transport and central warehouse structures being tendered na- tionally. Instead, tenders are invited from all over Europe or from regions across national borders," Alfred Miller; Managing Director of Dachser Food Logistics, explains. "Logis- tics companies are expected to provide ma- tured European logistics solutions from a single source, ideally increasing efficiency compared to current processes. That was our approach," he says. Miller still sees great potential for the European Food Network. The goal is clear: Dachser is to grow inter- nationally at double-digit rates over the coming years. As a globally operating logistics provid- er and as one of the heavyweights of the European food logistics industry, Dachser has the know-how and experience needed to establish and manage a European net- work. All members of the network view the company, which has recently changed its legal status to a Societas Europaea (SE), as the undisputed leader in system tech- nology – which means Dachser is the driv- ing force behind the multilateral cooper- ation. The European Food Network has clearly stated internal standards, which are the same for all members. To ensure a consistently high-quality service offer- ing for cross-border haulage, the twelve partners have signed an agreement which is almost 50 pages long. In the agreement, they confirm their adherence to an (even more elaborate) network guidance manu- al, which describes and regulates the areas of collaboration in detail. They include op- erative, as well as administrative, but also informational processes, such as liability, documentation, interfaces, quality man- agement, or offsets of mutual payables. In addition, they feature an IT environ- ment which ensures internal data exchang- es – and with it, the information services of the transported products. "We believe that the special features of our haulage solutions, including additional system-supported in- formation services, make up one of the A network with taste G