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a higher standard of

temperature-controlledlogistics

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About RLS LogisticsRLS Logistics is one of the region's leading third-party logistics providers offering superior temperature-controlled transportation, warehousing, packaging and distribution services. Our customers include refrigerated and frozenfood processors, importers and marketers, food service distributors, supermarket chains and club stores. Unlike some thirdparty logistics providers, RLS has assets in the form of real estate, modern facilities, and a company-owned fleet. With aprofessional logistics management team and experienced support staff, RLS has the flexibility to create and implement cus-tomized supply chain strategies to meet your specific requirements and enhance your profitability.

A Long and Proud HeritageRLS Logistics is a privately held, family-run company with the third generation of the Leo family handling the day-to-day oper-ations. Originally founded in 1968 as R. Leo & Son Mushroom Farm, the company has transformed itself over the years intoone of the region's leading temperature-controlled logistics providers. The tradition of quality service at a fair price hashelped make RLS Logistics the premier third-party logistics company it is today.

Facilities

RLS Newfield

RLS Pittston

RLS' Pittston, PA Distribution Center is a 190,000 sq. ft. facility.Located near major highways in the Northeast, it is an ideal location for aregional or national distribution program.

RLS' Vineland, NJ Distribution Center is a 50,000 sq. ft. dedicated facility that RLS manages and operates on behalf of an internationalfrozen baked goods manufacturer. It is attached to a 70,000 sq. ft. produc-tion facility that manufactures bakery products that ship all over the world.RLS runs this facility with a dedicated team of personnel that utilize RLS’Warehouse and Transportation Management System to seamlessly movethe product from the production floor to the end customer.

RLS Vineland

RLS' Newfield, NJ Distribution Center is a 255,000 sq. ft. facility situatedon 43 acres in Southern New Jersey. This facility serves as the company'sconsolidation center for all LTL shipments handled by our transportationdivision. The company corporate offices are also located at this site.

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Regional Transportation

Outsourcing your frozen and refrigeratedtrucking needs to RLS Logistics can enhanceyour profitability by allowing you to focus on

your core business rather than on day-to-daytransportation issues.

RLS' regional transportation program can handle shuttle services to and from your facilities to ours. We providedrayage services to and from all regional ports. Along with our national distribution and warehousing, this ensuresa complete turnkey logistics solution. We can also handle any raw materials that are inbound to your facility within the Northeast.

• Drop trailer programs

• Shuttle service to and from your facility

• Professional experienced drivers

• Company owned fleet of modern equipment

• Low claim experience

• Dedicated fleet service

• Satellite tracked equipment

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Warehousing

• Blast freezing• USDA re-inspection services• Tempering• Container loading and unloading• Multi-temperature storage

(frozen, cooler and dry space)• "Superior" rating by AIB International• Security system - camera surveillance• Food grade• Pick and pack• Re-packing• Case pick• Pallet in/pallet out• Cross docking• Consolidation• Bar coding• RF inventory control• EDI• NetView online inventory• Special handling• Order fulfillment• Dedicated warehousing• Supply chain management• Short and long term storage

In order to maximize efficiency and reduce costs, many of

our customers have decided to partner with us to take

care of all their distribution and warehousing needs.

RLS Logistics offers some of the most comprehensive facil-ities in the region with frozen, cooler and dry warehousingstorage space. Our multi-temperature capabilities meet themost stringent requirements for handling a broad range oftemperature-controlled foods. Modern, safe and secure, ourcomputerized facilities are highly energy efficient and cost-effective for material handling. We are routinely auditedby the AIB International.

Warehouse management systems provide real-time inventory control, just-in-time order management, productivity tracking andcustomized reporting. Dedicated warehousing services are available to customers looking for a customized facility tailored totheir specific needs.

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Customized Packaging

RLS Logistics can handle all of your temperature-controlled prod-uct needs and get them to your customer quickly and safely. Ourhigh volume, high speed, customized packaging service includeskitting and assembly, shrink-wrapping, overwrapping, and bundlewrapping.

Order Fulfillment We provide full-service order fulfillment of perishable food products for sales generated bycustomers' websites, home shop-ping channels, and mail order catalogs. Once an order is placed,it is immediately routed to our distribution center, then pulled,packed, labeled and shipped.

By outsourcing packaging and fulfillment operations, companies no longer have

to make a huge capital investment in facilities, equipment or personnel. They can hand over

the operation to a third-party logistics provider like RLS and free themselves to

concentrate on their core competencies.

• Kitting and assembly

• Highly automated product handling, wrapping and

conveying system

• Customized packaging

• Order fulfillment

• Pick and pack

• Re-packing

• Shrink-wrapping

• Overwrapping

• Bundle wrapping

• Customized inventory control

• "Superior" rating by AIB International

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National Distribution

Getting your products where they need to be, whenthey need to be there, at the lowest possible cost is crit-ical to your business. That's why RLS offers one of thebest transportation schedules in the Northeast. RLScan distribute your products anywhere in the contigu-ous U.S. on a regular basis. From our three locations inthe Northeast, we provide a single source for trans-portation, warehousing, distribution and fulfillmentneeds.

RLS Logistics provides truckload and LTL servicesthroughout the United States. Pickups are madethroughout the week so that orders can be consolidated and shipped to their final destinations.We have daily scheduled regional routes, and weeklyscheduled national routes. Our transportation servicesare completely integrated with our warehousing oper-ations to ensure efficient management of shipmentsfrom point of origin to destination. Activities are sup-ported by advanced technologies such as RF scan-ning, Internet shipment tracking, EDI transactions anddocument management.

RLS can distribute your products

anywhere in the contiguous

U.S. on a regular basis.

• 48 state temperature-controlled LTL

• 48 state temperature-controlled TL

• Freight consolidation

• Temperature-controlled cross-dock

• Accurate computerized billing

• Professional experienced drivers

• Low claim experience

• More than 100 national, regional andlocal regularly scheduled LTL runseach week

• State-of-the-art computerized commu-nication capabilities, including EDI

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Technology

RLS Logistics understands the importance of managing your supply chain utilizing leading edgetechnologies. In order to provide efficient and cost-effective services, a third-party logistics providermust continually search for, and invest in, advancedtechnology systems. We have made a commitment to providing our customers access to their information inreal-time.

• EDI - Electronic Data Interchange softwareenables us to electronically communicate withcustomers. Benefits of EDI include increasedaccuracy of shipments, quick and efficient processing of orders and receipts, and reducedtransaction costs. We support all standard transac-tion sets over a variety of platforms.

• Trailer Tracking - All RLS Logistics trailers areequipped with a tracking system that uses globalpositioning systems to locate equipment. The system helps control driver activity, reduces out-of-route miles, and gives operations managers anaccurate picture of fleet deployment when routechanges need to be made to accommodate lateorders.

• RF Bar Code Scanning - To control materialsthrough the warehouse, we have a radio frequen-cy and barcode scanning warehouse manage-ment system that helps control inventory, utilizeequipment efficiently, and keep labor costs incheck. All lift truck operators are equipped withhand-held equipment.

• Online Access - RLS provides online access toinventory and shipment information. Customerscan view order and receipt details, product inven-tory data, shipment and delivery status, and printvarious reports.

• Redundant and Reliable IT Systems - We main-tain primary and backup computer servers in two different locations to further ensure continuity ofoperations.

• Customized Software - We have worked veryclosely with our transportation and warehousesoftware provider for a number of years to developan operating system that meets all of our customers' needs.

• Backup Power - We have backup generators andgenerator-ready facilities to properly maintainroom temperatures in the event of a power outage.

• Computerized Temperature Monitors - We utilize state-of-the-art temperature monitoring systems and alarms to ensure products are safeand secure in our facilities.

We utilize the latest technology to provide

access to the information customers need

to make informed decisions in real time.

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Rosario Leo Building • 2185 Main Road • Newfield, NJ 08344 • 856.694.2500 • www.rlslogistics.com