Our Advantage
Logistics and Quality Advantage: Growers, wholesalers and retailers can reduce their transportation cost by consolidating their temperature controlled product at Del Norte. Our state-of-the-art facility is design to provide premium cold chain management, ethylene protection and optimal food safey.
Professional Advantage: Del Norte Distribution are highly trained professionals who specialize in providing maximum protection for customer products - will care for your products as if they were our own. Members represent all aspects of food science and can respond to member queries - or member customer queries - about the freezing, thawing, tempering, and storage requirements for virtually any food product or commodity.
Technology Advantage: Del Norte Distribution is second to none in the use and implementation of technology. The entire facility is RF rated Information about such important matters as inventory management, shipment histories, production scheduling, and stock replenishment can be routinely shared between computers, or even put under your control. You can have all the knowledge and information you ever want, including storage temperatures, while the refrigerated facility cares for your product.
Distribution Advantage: Not only is Del Norte strategically located less than a mile from the US 101 and minutes from the I-5 Corridor, but customers can also take advantage of the reduced transportation costs that are available through consolidated shipments. With our honed transportation network we can offer drayage rates at or near Los Angeles based cold storages. You can get the ocean freight rates of going into LA/ Long Beach but avoid the pitfalls by distributing from Del Norte.
Core Competency Advantage: Many companies can successfully focus on three or four core competencies - but it's sometimes difficult to do all of them well simultaneously. It's easy to describe the core competency of Del Norte Distribution: it is taking good care of our customers' produce and temperature controlled products. Del Norte Distribution controls warehouse and logistics costs, provides high levels of sanitation, monitors product temperatures, and providing all kinds of related services - hydrovac cooling, product labeling, repacking, import/export certification, etc.
Quality Advantage:Del Norte's commitment to quality is demonstrated with their state-of-the-art PurFresh ozone system. The ozone system at Del Norte has been proven to kill & control air, water & surface pathogens. Studies have shown the use of the ozone system can reduce Botrytis and Cladosporium by 100%. Ozone is a broad spectrum oxidizing agent that kills mold, bacteria and virus. It is 100% organic and natural; therefore, your organic certified produce are not jeopardized. Ozone breaks up ethylene into harmless CO2 and water vapor. The combination of the food safety benefits and ethylene supression qualities enhances the Del Norte cold storage quality storage. We are committed to the proper temperature management and cleanliness essential in delivering top quality produce to your customer.