RLS Logistics, a member of the Global Cold Chain Alliance, won the 2018 Wrangler Award presented by Food Cowboy Foundation. Food Cowboy Foundation serves as a strategic partner to GCCA, working to reduce food loss and waste by implementing innovative solutions to redirect food away from landfills. RLS Logistics is a New-Jersey based temperature controlled warehousing and logistics provider that has been a member of GCCA for 19 years. The Wrangler Award is an annual initiative that was launched in 2018 to recognize leadership in reducing waste within the food industry.
RLS Logistics is dedicated to sustainability practices in their operations including the reduction of waste and improvement in efficiency. Throughout 2018, RLS Logistics further demonstrated their commitment to reducing waste through their support and use of Food Cowboy’s donation hotline, which connects food donors with organizations who provide meals to food insecure people, elderly, or children in need.The RLS Logistics’ OS&D (Over, Short, and Damaged) team used the hotline to donate over 60,000 pounds of surplus fresh and frozen food, with almost 60% of the food donated being high quality protein. Their 12 months of donations will help to provide over 50,000 meals to communities in need.
“We are honored to win the Wrangler Award for our efforts towards food waste reduction,” said Rhonda Whittaker, an RLS Logistics representative. “As a company handling massive quantities of food, we realized that we had the ability to impact hunger in the U.S. and we couldn’t say no to that. Also, Food Cowboy makes it easy for companies like ours to donate with their donation hotline.