IFCO SYSTEMS announces, that CENTROS COMERCIALES CARREFOUR, the leading retailer in Spain, with annual revenues of 10 billion € and with almost three hundred points of sale, has signed a long term agreement with IFCO SYSTEMS to become its exclusive RPC service provider for fruits and vegetables.

Karl Pohler, CEO of IFCO SYSTEMS: "We are very pleased that CARREFOUR Spain has selected IFCO SYSTEMS as its exclusive RPC service provider and are committed to deliver superior logistic services to the Spanish retail market. This agreement is the final milestone of our long lasting efforts to become the market leading RPC service provider in Spain."

IFCO SYSTEMS is an international logistics service provider with more than 180 locations worldwide. IFCO SYSTEMS operates a pool of more than 77 million Reusable Plastic Containers (RPCs) globally, which are used primarily to transport fresh produce from producers to leading grocery retailers. In the United States, IFCO SYSTEMS also provides a national network of pallet management services. With more than 100 million sorted, repaired and reissued wooden pallets annually, IFCO SYSTEMS is the market leader in this industry. In 2006, IFCO SYSTEMS generated revenues of US $647 million.