Tigers Logistics expands South African operations with winery client

Hong Kong-based logistics company Tigers is further expanding its South African foothold with a Franschoek-based client, Anthonij Rupert Wyne – handling the winery’s warehousing and logistics operations to address demand for South African wine, a major export of the country, in Germany and the United States.

“One of the main benefits of working with Tigers is having our wine stocked in the country where it is sold, meaning we can deliver wine to customers via Tigers fulfillment within two days of the order being processed,” said Gary Baumgarten, managing director of Anthonij Rupert Wyne.

Tigers’ U.S. branch is licensed by the Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau (TTB) as a wine importer and wholesaler, which allows Tigers to import wine and to facilitate distribution to more than 30 states.

In July, Tigers launched a third Frankfurt office, intended to be a consolidation gateway between Germany and South Africa, which is the E.U.’s largest trading partner in Africa.

Tigers provides tailored distribution services for both business-to-customer (B2C) and business-to-business (B2B) on its various trade lanes that connect Europe, Asia, the U.S. and Africa. Andrew Jillings, CEO and group managing director, said that Tigers aims “to support the continued expansion of the [Anthonij Rupert Wyne] brand throughout our global network of e-commerce facilities in the future.”