Germans like to hamster a lot in the corona crisis – and not only toilet paper is very popular. Noodles are also in greater demand than usual at the moment. To ensure supplies, discounter Aldi and DB Schenker’s logistics subsidiary DB now collect pasta from Italy on a special train.
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“In a first delivery, several special trains have already brought more than 60,000 parcels of Fusilli, more than 75,000 parcels of Penne and far more than a quarter of a million parcels of spaghetti from Italy to Nuremberg,” the discounter said.
In total, Schenker delivered more than 200 tons of pasta in around 300 pallets. Trucks delivered the packages from branches to branches in southern Germany from Nuremberg.
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According to Aldi, durable foods such as pasta are in high demand in the coronavirus crisis. At the same time, it had become more difficult to transport the goods to Germany. “Because transports to Italy are currently declining, trucks and trains are missing there for the way back.” With the alternative now created, you are no longer dependent on just one carrier and can react flexibly to bottlenecks.
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Another delivery with more than 250 pallets is already on the way, according to the announcement. Discussions between Aldi and Schenker are currently underway as to whether there will be such special trains on a regular basis in the future, said a spokesman for the logistics company.
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