Known for creating innovative business solutions, total supply chain solutions provider Oakland International has launched the UKUT Hub based at their Redditch HQ.
The concept driving Oakland’s UKUT Hub is to assist manufacturers reach the UK market and expand sales. Initially twenty-seven products have been sourced via six different suppliers with foodstuffs including Beehive’s natural honey, Chumak’s sunflower oil, Bob Snail’s natural fruit snacks, granola and breakfast cereals from Dobrodiya through to instant soups from Streetsoup and tomato sauces from Runa. In time, and as the Hub grows, Oakland’s UKUT Hub is set to handle an expanded and more diverse product range from multiple suppliers with Oakland International playing a pivotal logistics role encompassing delivery, storage, and distribution.
UKUT Hub Director Taras Krykun said: “This initiative has the power to generate employment. Furthermore, this will introduce some of the best products to British consumers.
“The UKUT Hub marks a milestone in the British retail landscape as it represents the first introduction of new merchandise into the high street, and not just niche stores catering for Eastern European customers, familiarising British consumers with the best products available.”
Oakland International is a leading D2C/B2C/B2B specialist in contract packing, storage, picking, food distribution and brand development support covering ambient, chilled, and frozen food, and services retail, convenience, discount, wholesale and food service markets in the UK and Ireland. They are also BRCGS AA accredited and have taken the first step to becoming B Corp certified and are working towards becoming the first business within their sector to achieve net-zero.
Added Taras: “Tuffins Supermarket & Garden Centre was the first UK retailer to showcase UKUT Hub products and we are now in negotiations with several prominent UK retailers to establish our food product shelves within their stores.”