PML Seafrigo is thrilled to reveal that it has been selected again as the special Industry Partner and main sponsor for the world-renowned ICDA event. 

Taking place this summer at Bingley Hall, Staffordshire County Showground, ICDA is the world’s biggest platform to champion world-class producers of cheese and dairy products. The awards attracts over 5,500 entries every year. 

The team at PML Seafrigo is honoured to play an integral role once again in delivering many of the precious cheese entries from around the world via its seamless, secure, and speedy global logistics network.

Already, the cheese specialists at PML Seafrigo are preparing to bring numerous cheese entries safely and efficiently to Staffordshire in June. They are dedicated to ensuring these cheese entries arrive on time, intact, and at the right temperature ahead of their all-important judging.

The cheese logistics expert

PML Seafrigo enjoys a solid reputation as the relied-upon expert in cheese logistics. As part of the Seafrigo group, the company proudly provides specialist chilled transportation for every type of cheese by air, road, or ocean (FCL/LCL) anywhere in the world. 

This asset-heavy network enables complete control from origin to destination and, crucially, an unbroken cool chain all the way from the producer to the counter. This allows cheese suppliers, importers, and retailers extended product shelf-life, quality, and customer satisfaction.

PML Seafrigo also offers a long list of excellent services that add value to cheese deliveries; from storage, packing, and labelling, to quality control, and documentation management.

PML Seafrigo will sponsor and exhibit at ICDA 2025.

Due to popular demand, this year the event is extended to two days, and will unite cheese processors, suppliers, manufacturers, logistics providers, and industry leaders for two days of insight, opportunity, and business growth.

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The renowned event, which enjoys a heritage in excess of 125 years, champions world-class producers of cheese and dairy produce, and attracts the attention of UK retailers as well as international buyers. It is widely recognised as a global platform for excellence, and designed to showcase the category’s best-in-class products from both UK and overseas competitors.

PML Seafrigo, which has an established reputation for the seamless transfer of temperature-sensitive consignments, will be responsible for supporting international producers by handling the movement of their precious cheese entries into the UK. As an acknowledged leading player in perishable goods logistics, cheeses handled by PML Seafrigo are literally in the safest hands. The combined industry experience of PML and Seafrigo is approaching 70 years, underpinning the company’s unparalleled knowledge and understanding of the challenges associated with working in this specialist sector.

Commenting on the partnership, director of the ICDA, Debbie Stewart says: “We are thrilled to be working with such a highly-regarded industry player, and it is fitting that at an event which celebrates the pinnacle of professional cheesemaking, we are joining forces with the internationally-acclaimed specialist responsible for the safe and efficient inward and outward transfer of cheese and other perishable goods”.

ICDA Chairman Ian Luxton, who is General Manager of Belton Farm, comments: “We are delighted that PML Seafrigo has become a Key Sponsor of one of the world’s oldest cheese and dairy awards, now 127 years old, and that the business is supporting the movement of competitive entries from across the world, using their considerable expertise in global freight movement”.

Exhibition Area – Stand 1317

In addition to lending its professional services to the awards, PML Seafrigo will also exhibit in the ICDA’s Producer Area on Stand 1317 to shine a light on the company’s UK and international operations, and to raise awareness of its commitment to ‘owning every step’ of the supply chain journey from country of origin producer to the retailer.

All visitors to the ICDA are welcome to visit the PML Seafrigo team on Stand 1317 to discuss how the perishable expert can add value to any cheese producer/exporter/importer’s logistics.

Industry Meeting

On Thursday 27 June at 10am, the PML Seafrigo stand will host an important industry meeting to discuss the future of importing/exporting cheese internationally.

All visitors are invited to join us for coffee, tea, and pastries, while we pave the way forward for excellence in cheese logistics.

Following the meeting there will be a chance to network with fellow cheese professionals.

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The global logistics and supply chain specialist’s LCL service to New York, enables the successful transfer of the best of British artisan foods to the States in just 11 days, with specialist cheeses proving particularly popular with America’s retailers.

PML Seafrigo is currently running the LCL offering on a monthly basis with the last pre-Christmas consignment already having left the UK. In addition to LCL, PML Seafrigo provides a FCL (Full Container Load) route, with one of the top five multiples shipping a container of cheese every week via this route.

Commenting on the success of the London to New York line, PML Seafrigo’s Director of Ocean and Road, Ian Shuttlewood says: “We’re delighted with the uptake amongst specialist food producers who have been quick to recognise the benefits of this highly cost-effective freight solution to the US (customers only pay for the space they use in the container).”

Shuttlewood continues: “Cheese has definitely proved our most popular export during the festive period but looking ahead, we anticipate significant interest from premium chocolate producers keen to capitalise on the major windows of opportunity represented by Valentine’s Day and Easter, as retailers seek out new gifting solutions from the UK. We have the capability to create a dedicated chocolate chamber within the container to cater for the specific temperature requirements of chocolate, whilst our warehousing facilities in the UK and US offer a similar facility to ensure the seamless, efficient transfer of this highly temperature sensitive cargo, providing producers with the confidence that their fine chocolate goods will arrive at the final destination in optimum condition.”

According to research by CBI Ministry of Foreign Affairs, overall, British chocolate exports to the EU have been significantly reduced after Brexit, while exports to non-EU countries like China, the USA and Australia have increased. Marry this statement with the fact that US imports of chocolate exceed those of the next largest importer by over a billion U.S. dollars (Statista August 2023) and it clear to see the sales potential for UK chocolatiers.

Artisan producers looking to export to the US can find out more about the LCL service by contacting PML Seafrigo direct, email: i.shuttlewood@seafrigo.com

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