Menarini selects Kuehne+Nagel to deliver consumer healthcare across Türkiye

Menarini, a leading international pharmaceutical company, partners with Kuehne+Nagel for distribution services of pharma goods across Türkiye. Menarini leverages Kuehne+Nagel’s vast experience in handling sensitive healthcare products and the extensive local presence to secure the continuous availability of Menarini’s products.

To ensure the availability and convenient access to healthcare products for patients country-wide, Kuehne+Nagel provides local road logistics solutions. These solutions include transporting approximately 3,500 FTLs (full truckloads) and around 800,000 parcels of LCLs (less-than-truckloads) of healthcare products between Menarini's warehouse in Hadımköy, Istanbul and wholesalers nationwide.

Additionally, Kuehne+Nagel provides storage services for some of Menarini's non-healthcare-related goods, which equal approximately 300 pallet positions stored in the Gebze facility in Kocaeli.

Menarini, headquartered in Florence, is currently present in 140 countries. The Menarini Group operates nine research and development centres and 18 manufacturing sites and produces over 500 million packs of medication.

"The product quality delivered to the end consumer, the patient, is a priority for Menarini. We were looking for a logistics partner who can assure the integrity and safety of the products, timely and efficient distribution, and we knew we could put trust in Kuehne+Nagel's global experience in handling healthcare and consumer goods," said Cenk Balcı, General Manager Menarini Türkiye.

"We are excited to support Menarini in delivering their healthcare products across Türkiye. Our experience in handling sensitive goods, backed by the network of best-in-class facilities equipped to provide optimal storing conditions, allows Menarini to focus on their growth whilst we take care of their complex distribution needs," concluded Matthias Blan, Managing Director Kuehne+Nagel Türkiye.

Kuehne+Nagel in Türkiye provides tailored sea, air, road and project logistics services and operates over 100,000 sqm of state-of-the-art warehousing facilities with over 45,000 sqm dedicated to healthcare products.

About Kuehne+Nagel

With over 80,000 employees at almost 1,300 sites in close to 100 countries, the Kuehne+Nagel Group is one of the world’s leading logistics providers. Headquartered in Switzerland, Kuehne+Nagel is listed in the Swiss blue-chip stock market index, the SMI. The Group is the global number one in air and sea logistics and has strong market positions in road and contract logistics.

Kuehne+Nagel is the logistics partner of choice for 400,000 customers worldwide. Using its global network, logistics expertise and data-based insights, the Group provides end-to-end supply chain solutions for global companies and industries. As a member of the Science Based Target Initiative (SBTi), Kuehne+Nagel is committed to sustainable logistics by reducing its own environmental footprint and by supporting its customers with low-carbon logistics solutions.

About The Menarini Group

The Menarini Group is a leading international pharmaceutical and diagnostics company, with a turnover of $4.7 billion and over 17,000 employees. Menarini is focused on therapeutic areas of high unmet needs with products for cardiology, oncology, pneumology, gastroenterology, infectious diseases, diabetology, inflammation, and analgesia. With 18 production sites and 9 Research and Development centers, Menarini’s products are available in 140 countries worldwide.