Kellogg operates a centralised distribution network in Australia, with the main warehouse located at Botany in NSW and a small warehouse in Perth, W.A. The NSW warehouse supplies local & export customers in all states other than Western Australia and supplies stock to the Kellogg warehouses in Perth and New Zealand.

Packaged product is moved in pallet modules (approximately 32 cases each) from either the Botany manufacturing plant (cereals) or the Charmhaven plant (snack foods) to the central warehouse. All products are dispatched from the Botany warehouse in hand stacked shipping containers. The goods are then stored in the warehouses.

Customer’s orders are received from all areas of Australia. The orders are checked to ensure products are available and that credit conditions are met. The order details are then transmitted to the appropriate warehouse where the order is made up and delivery to the customer is scheduled.

The following vehicle types are used to transport Kellogg products:

QLD; VIC; SA – B-double hi cube road vehicle – 72 pallets with average of 115m3
NSW; WA – Single trailer road vehicle – 24 pallets with average of 50 m3
NSW to Perth – Hi cube rail container – Hand stacked cases with average of 88 m3
NSW to New Zealand – 40 foot sea container – Hand stacked with average of 66 m3

Bulk materials, such as sugar and bran, are delivered in specialised vehicles, which link up to a blow line at Kellogg. The product is then pumped up to large storage silos from where it can be discharged for production

Other materials, such as packaging and non-bulk raw materials, are delivered on pallets and taken off trucks by forklift for use in the production area.