Leasing and maintenance services help pizza company delivery on
fresh, quality promise
MIAMI--(BUSINESS WIRE)--
Ryder
System, Inc. (NYSE: R), a leader in commercial
transportation and supply
chain management solutions, announced it has been selected by Mama
Bosso to provide three new refrigerated trucks under a Full Service
Lease agreement. Mama Bosso, a frozen pizza brand based in Rock Island,
Ill., will use the trucks to support its distribution and delivery
operations to grocery stores in the Quad Cities region. With a Full
Service Lease, Ryder acquires vehicles according to the customer’s
specifications, provides financing, maintenance and fleet support
services, and then manages vehicle disposal to protect customers from
residual risk. This is the first time Mama Bosso has outsourced its
fleet.
Scott Florence
, CEO and President of Mama Bosso, says that outsourcing
fleet operations with Ryder enables him to focus on growing his business.
“We started out with two of our own trucks, and the moment one of them
was out of service, I immediately realized just how valuable outsourcing
our fleet would be,” said Mr. Florence. “We aren’t in the business of
shopping for trucks or maintenance. Leasing vehicles from Ryder means we
can leverage their maintenance network in markets we currently serve and
in new markets we are trying to penetrate. Having a fleet of
well-maintained refrigerated vehicles, including 24-hour roadside
assistance and available rentals, is also critical in the perishable
food and grocery industry.”
Mama Bosso was originally founded as an Italian restaurant by the Bosso
family in 1962. The restaurant closed in 1986, but the popular pizza
continues to be sold in grocery stores throughout the area. Mama Bosso
set itself apart by offering pizzas that are hand-assembled daily and
feature fresh ingredients, unique sauces created in its own kitchen, and
a special pizza dough process that makes the crust of its pies unlike
any others found in the frozen foods section of grocery stores. The
dough is proofed overnight, just the way a pizzeria does—a process most
other frozen pizza brands have abandoned.
“Ryder’s solutions enable thousands of small businesses like Mama Bosso
to focus on their core business so they can deliver for their customers
and grow,” said
John Gleason
, Ryder’s Senior Vice President of Sales and
Marketing. “We look forward to helping Mama Bosso drive what matters in
their business by providing a reliable fleet they can count on.”
Mama Bosso is expanding its routes and adding more like-items to its
product offering, including spinach and classic lasagna. The frozen
pizza brand is now available at most retailers in Iowa, Northwest
Illinois, and Southwest Wisconsin. For more information about Mama
Bosso, visit http://mamabosso.com/.
About Ryder
Ryder is a FORTUNE 500® commercial transportation, logistics and supply
chain management solutions company. Ryder’s stock (NYSE:R) is a
component of the Dow Jones Transportation Average and the Standard &
Poor’s 500 Index. Inbound Logistics magazine has recognized Ryder
as a top third party logistics provider and green supply chain partner.
Ryder has also been ranked three years in a row as one of the top 250
U.S. companies in the Newsweek Green Rankings. In addition, Security
Magazine has named Ryder one of the top companies for security practices
in the transportation, logistics, supply chain, and warehousing sector.
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Source: Ryder System, Inc.