We are pleased to announce that effective 02/18/2017, Banana Box Wholesale Grocery established a new Corporate Reclamation Policy that encompasses National Brand Damage / Unsaleable Items, as well as callbacks / continuities / guaranteed sale items / resets and manufacturer recalls. This policy applies to all Grocery, Health and Beauty Care (HBC) and General Merchandise. This policy will apply to all Divisions of Banana Box Wholesale Grocery.
Your prompt attention to the attached Reclamation Disposition Agreement would be appreciated; please complete and return immediately. On this form you will determine the disposition of your products, and agree to the “Method of Disposition” or "Chute" Options associated with that choice. After the close of each processing period (approximately every four weeks), you will receive a fully documented recap of your products through the BBWG Web site. You will have 14 days (from the date on the invoice) to review and / or ship products out of our Reclamation Centers, freight collect should you select the Pick up option. Freight will not be routed through any of our Traffic Departments.
If no response is received by 02-21-2017 you will be assigned to the "Banana Box Wholesale Grocery Discretion Option" Disposition, as explained in the Policy.
Applies to:
Guidelines:
• Banana Box Wholesale Grocery is open to accepting manufacturers' national policies if proven to be accepted by other major national retail chains and if the processing factors conform to Joint Industry guidelines.
• Our Banana Box Wholesale Grocery Corporate Reclamation Policy serves as a default program for manufacturer's that cannot prove global conformance to their reclamation policy or do not have a published reclamation Policy.
• The factors contained in the Banana Box Wholesale Grocery default program are in conformance with the Joint Industry study and are aligned to major retailers' defaults. This approach ensures regional consistency while operating within the Guidelines of the Joint Industry study.
Invoice Cost Breakdown
Important: The combined total of Operations Thru Scan and the selected Processing Chute should not exceed $0.257 per item.
| Disposition Option | Cost per Unit |
|---|---|
| Auto Donate | $0.050 |
| Auto Destroy | $0.070 |
| Pickup | $0.100 |
| Pickup/Ship | $0.120 |
| BBWG Discretion Option | $0.020 (default if no response) |
Note: In an effort to address low cost good providers, the total maximum reclamation processing charge, under the Auto Donate or Banana Box Wholesale Grocery Discretion Option processing chutes ONLY, will not exceed 130% of product list cost. In the "Pickup/Ship" chute, all product will be returned in banana boxes unless the vendor provides boxes and all shipments will be freight collect.
Invoice Cost: Based on the vendor list cost. Reclaim Center Costs: Vendor list cost plus 8% handling fee. *The Supply Chain Management group must approve Program with signed agreement listing the items and the vendor responsible for the billing and for product pickup.
Invoice Cost: Based on the vendor list cost. Reclaim Center Costs: Vendor list cost plus 8% handling fee. *The Supply Chain Management group must approve Program with signed agreement listing the items and the vendor responsible for the billing and for product pickup.
Shipping- All products shipped from the reclamation center for all programs will be at the manufacturers' expense and shipped out freight collect. All products will be returned in boxes supplied by the vendor prior to the beginning of the processing period or banana boxes. Any special handling / shipping containers must be supplied by the vendor. Vendor must call the reclamation center to make arrangements for pickup, assign a preferred carrier and to arrange for pallet exchange at time of pickup.
Warehousing- All product, regardless of the program will be held for a maximum of 21 days from the date on the reclamation invoice. On the 22nd day, all product will be disposed with no vendor recourse - no exceptions.
(Cosmetics and Sun-care returns) Invoice Cost: Based on the vendor list cost. Reclaim Center Costs: Invoice cost plus 8% handling fee. * The Supply Chain Management group must approve Program with signed agreement listing the items and the vendor responsible for the billing and for product pickup.
Invoice Cost: Based on the vendor list cost. Reclaim Center Costs: Vendor list cost plus 8% handling fee. *The Supply Chain Management group must approve Program with signed agreement listing the items and the vendor responsible for the billing and for product pickup.
On-site Third Party Reviews are considered disruptive to the operation and are not allowed. VII. Definitions: Unsaleables - Product removed from the primary distribution channel or determined to be unfit for the primary channel regardless of the reason. Types of unsaleables included in the Banana Box Wholesale Grocery Corporate Reclamation Policy include: Unlabeled or Mislabeled Product, Improperly Sealed Product, Over/Short Weight or Partially Filled Product , Broken Glass, Crushed, Dented, or Collapsed Product, Swollen Cans , Manufacturer Withdrawal , Moldy Package, Rusted Can , Leakers, Soiled, Stained, Sticky, Etc. Defaced, Expired Product or date sensitive Product such as OTC Drug items, Spoiled or Perishable Frozen/Refrigerated Grocery.