Turnover: 4.26 billion EUR (2023)

Country: France

Founded in 1920 in France, STEF is one of Europe's leading temperature-controlled transport companies.

The company has 227 platforms and warehouses and more than 2,000 refrigerated trucks and trailers.

A specialist in cold storage and warehousing, the STEF Group is present in 7 countries (Belgium, Spain, France (75% of sales), Italy, the Netherlands, Portugal and Switzerland) and operates in three different businesses:

- Transport

- Logistics services

- Information systems

Its main customers are the agri-food industry (IAA), supermarkets (GMS) and out-of-home catering (RHD).

STEF has three branches in Belgium, including two in Saintes, a fresh produce transport site and a 15,000 m² multi-temperature platform. The third site, located in Courcelles, is a 3,600 m² bit-temperature platform specialized in logistics services for wholesale distribution.

News

Logistics: STEF strengthens its position in Northern Europe 09/01/2024

STEF, the transport and logistics group specializing in food products, has recently made two acquisitions to strengthen its presence in Benelux. The company acquired Bakker Logistiek, the leading local player in temperature-controlled transport. Bakker Logistiek has 6 sites in the Netherlands, 1,400 employees and a fleet of 325 vehicles, with sales of 150 million euros. STEF has acquired TransWest, a Belgian company specializing in the transport and logistics of frozen products. TransWest has 500 employees and 150 trucks. By 2024, the Dutch, Belgian and British markets should generate sales of nearly 600 million euros for STEF. France is expected to generate around 58% of STEF's sales in 2024, with the remainder coming from neighboring countries. STEF's sales target for 2022 is 4.26 billion euros, with 22,000 employees and 273 platforms or warehouses.

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