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SUPERVALU INC. - News - Hoover's Online <br />~ Mobile Access <br /> <br /> Page 2 of 3 <br />1' <br /> SUPERV^LU's newly combined third-party logistics business offers customers a broad suite of <br /> services including wa~ehoUselrnanagement, transportation, procurement, contract <br /> manufacturing and Iog.ist!¢s e.ngineerin§ and management services; it manages more than 30 <br /> facilities around the country. The customer base consists of local, regional, national, and <br /> international firms :engaged in food and beverage manufacturing, consumer and industrial <br /> product manufacturing, wholesale distribution and retailing. The consolidated 3PL business unit <br /> will report to Mike Jackson, sUpERVALU executive vice president, and president and CO0, <br /> distribution, who has guided the company's 3PL efforts. <br /> <br />The acquisition also brings SUPERVALU the capabilities of Zero Zone, a successful niche <br />manufacturer of refrigerated and frozen display cases serving the grocery, convenience, dollar <br />and drug store chains. In addition, the company produces refrigeration systems and racks to <br />power and control the refrigeration systems, electrical panels and stand-by power for both retail <br />and industrial applications. Zero Zone is known as a pioneer for innovations like improved case <br />lighting and energY efficiency;. The Zero Zone operation will report to Dave Boehnen, <br />SUPERVALU executive vice pr:esident. <br /> <br />For the nine months ended Sept. 30t 2004, Total Logistics, Inc. reported revenues of $253.3 <br />million, up 25 percent. Total Logisticsr Inc. is a Milwaukee-based holding company; its two <br />wholly owned subsidiaries, Total Logistic Control (TLC) and Zero Zone, employ a total of <br />approximately 3,000 people. <br /> <br />About SUPERVALU INC. <br /> <br />Celebrating its 135th year of fresh thinking, SUPERVALU INC., a Fortune 100 company, is one of <br />the largest U.S. companies with operations in grocery retail and supply chain services. With <br />annual revenues of approximately $20 billion, SUPERVALU holds leading market share positions <br />across the U.S. with its more than 1,500 retail grocery locations, including licensed Save-A-Lot <br />locations. With its Save-A-Lot format, the company holds the number one market position in the <br />extreme value grocery retail sector. Through SUPERVALU's network of 24 strategically located <br />distribution centers, the company provides supply chain services and related logistics support <br />services to nearly 4,500 grocery retailers across the nation. In addition, SUPERVALU's third- <br />party logistics business provides end-to-end supply chain management solutions that deliver <br />value for food and beverage manufacturers, consumer and industrial product manufacturers, <br />wholesale distribution companies and retailers. SUPERVALU, together with TLC and Zero Zone, <br />currently has more than 58,000 employees. For more information about SUPERVALU visit <br />h t t p_://~_w w. su_pe, tva lu. com. <br /> <br />SOURCE SUPERVALU INC. <br /> <br />Copyright © 2005 PR Newswire <br /> <br /> THOMSON <br /> <br />Cooyri§ht © 2003 The Dialog Corporation <br /> <br />Trading Toolbox <br /> <br />I <br /> <br /> Tra~_de Here T~ade Here <br /> <br />Trade Here <br /> <br /> IThe I Ladders <br />_Clic~__h ere fo_r ._.$. 10__O~k + j o_b_s in <br />this industry. Openings for <br />VPs, Senior VPs, Directors <br />and more. <br /> <br />htt~://www~h~v~rs.c~m/~?ee/c~/news/detai~.xhtm~?C~D=~4~9&Artic~e~D=NR2~5~2~7~68~.2 cb920... 2/9/2005 <br /> <br /> <br />