Migration to Cloud-based optimisation

Leading Supplier for Caribbean Food & Drink

Grace Foods was established on Valentine's Day in 1922 and has played a significant role in the Jamaican economy through its manufacturing and distribution activities. Grace Foods UK, which emerged after Grace Kennedy's acquisition of WT Foods in 2007, is recognised as one of the most progressive food companies in the United Kingdom. The company specialises in supplying authentic Caribbean food and drink to the retail, wholesale, and food service sectors.

Manual to Optimised Planning

Funnybones Foodservice is a trading name for deliveries of multi temperature product distributed by Grace Foods UK Ltd. Funnybones originally took on the PTV operating system in 2007, transforming the planning of orders from a manual process to a load optimisation platform. The system is now integral to the business for our daily route planning for local and National routes. The platform benefits include: cost savings in planning time, fuel savings across the fleet, legal compliance for weight management and Driver’s hours, alongside customer delivery windows and excellent reporting package. The system ensured up to date mapping, ease of use, complete planning, and cost management tool.

Cloud-based Solution Upgrade - Russell Avery (Transport Manager)

"During London 2012 Olympics, PTV produced a daily update of road and direction changes, which proved invaluable when planning 100's of orders within London when faced with the countless changes. PTV development has given us the ability to work in a cloud based system, with increased and more effective functionality, reducing the time spent planning and optimising the routes. We are currently reviewing the option to transfer the routes to the PTV Driver App, allowing for a Driver Sat Nav to match the planning system. The system has proved to be such a valuable tool and has added to the success of our business".