American Food Brand
- Brand Type: Multi-Stop Retail Delivery
- Product Type: Fresh-Cut Produce
- Operation: Distribution & Transportation
Turning Long-Haul Inefficiency Into a Smarter Last-Mile Strategy
pallets managed
6–8 weekly
trucks coordinated
Northern WA → Midwest/NE
route origin
The Challenge
American Food Brand delivers small volumes (2–8 pallets per stop) into the majority of major U.S. retailers. To maintain freshness, they needed frequent multi-regional delivery runs. Based in Northern Washington, their only option was pairing 3–5 deliveries per truck and hoping for smooth execution over 2,000+ miles. Any issue at one stop cascaded across the rest of the load — degrading freshness, service reliability, and cost efficiency.
Sending too many trucks too far? We can fix that.
The Castellini Solution
Castellini acts as American Food Brand’s Midwest cross-dock and last-mile distribution hub. American Food Brand ships full or optimized loads from the Pacific Northwest directly to Castellini. From there, Castellini handles all outbound delivery into the Midwest and Northeast on its own asset fleet — eliminating the need for [American Food Brand] to pre-plan multi-stop loads across long distances.
Learn how our cross-dock and LTL model works
The Outcome
American Food Brand now fully maximizes their outbound shipments, with Castellini managing all Midwest and Northeast final-mile. Delivery reliability improved, customer service stabilized, and the model supports a ‘going green’ thesis: fewer trucks traveling longer distances, replaced by shorter, more efficient outbound lanes.
"We offer them a more cost-effective solution, better customer service, and stability to their customers — without the chaos of long-haul multi-stop logistics."
Your supply chain doesn't stop at the warehouse door. Neither do we.
Castellini combines 100+ years of produce expertise with a fully integrated cold chain — storage, transportation, cross-docking, repack, and last-mile delivery under one roof. No brokers. No handoffs. No surprises.
98% on-time delivery
200,000 sq. ft. climate-controlled facility
1-day reach to 70% of U.S. retail customers
Asset-based owned fleet