PRISM Logistics is proud to announce that it has acquired the assets of San Jose Distribution Services (SJDS), a respected industry leader with over 65 years of service excellence in the Northern California market.

The SJDS partners are retiring at the end of April, 2025 and closing their operations in San Jose.

To ensure that their customers continue to receive the same level of care to which they are accustomed, San Jose Distribution reached out to fast growing and family-owned PRISM Logistics. In thirty years of friendly competition, PRISM and San Jose Distribution built mutual trust and respect for each other. While it’s bittersweet to see such a stalwart of the industry closing, PRISM is excited to continue the great service that SJDS has been providing its clients.

PRISM Logistics has announced a series of strategic investments in recent years, in warehousing capacity and in technology to better serve its growing Food & Beverage and Consumer Packaged Goods customer businesses. The family-owned third party logistics leader has effectively doubled its business twice in the past decade and is positioned to continue its growth trajectory.

About PRISM Logistics, Inc.

Founded in 1993, Prism Logistics is recognized as Northern California’s ‘best in market’ provider of warehouse logistics services. By investing over the years in its people, technology and equipment, family-owned Prism provides ‘leading edge’ efficiency for the highly demanding, high-value customers served. Operating 2,300,000 sq. ft. of warehousing capacity strategically located throughout Northern California (Lathrop, Stockton, Hayward and Sacramento, CA), PRISM delivers logistics innovation and operational excellence for major CPG and Food & Beverage client companies and the suppliers and partners throughout their supply chain ecosystems.

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PRISM LOGISTICS is a leading warehouse services and warehouse distribution management provider, offering value-added fulfillment and pick & pack solutions for both B2B and B2C clients across California. To learn more about our warehouse and distribution capabilities, request a quote today. Stay updated on food logistics and 3PL news by following PRISM Logistics on LINKEDIN and Facebook.

Jeremy Van Puffelen, President of Prism Logistics, is happy to discuss the transition for those interested in knowing more. Jeremy can be reached at (510)-300-9801.  Jeremy’s email contact is jeremy@prismlogistics.com, and Prism’s website is PRISMLogistics.com.

Here are some pictures from our first annual Toys for Tots drive. We worked in a joint effort with our customer Jumpsport. A big thank you to our friends at Jumpsport for help organzing this years drive, and a special shout out to the U.S. Marines at 4th Landing Support Battalion located in San Jose, CA.

The words Logistics and Supply Chain have become so generalized
over the past few years that everyone and their mother’s uncle try to sell themselves as a secure third party warehousing resource. Those of us who have decades of warehousing logistics experience, operations like SJDS that have been around fifty years, can prove that customer’s products are secure while in our custody and care. Why? Because SJDS has invested a lot of time, training, and expense maintaining a sanitation program that passes muster for food and medical devices. U.S. Customs Foreign Trade Zone security, quality assurance written procedures, employee’s attitudes, and upper management commitment to excellence, all play important roles in handling our customer’s products just like our customers do. A tour of our facility best exemplifies what we are all about. Organized products in an ultra clean environment says a lot about an operation.
Are the doors closed when not shipping? Is the product thoroughly inspected upon initial receipt? Are there cameras in the facility?
Do the employees wear badges? Are there procedures in place for quarantining products? How are the products tracked during the warehouse cycle? Can the warehouse pass quality assurance audits?
Is a perimeter maintained? Where are the quarantine areas? How are the drivers monitored in the facility?
These are all important factors to consider when you pick a third party warehouse partner. Entrusting a third party warehouse provider to ensure your product is not adulterated while not in your own custody and care is paramount to your company success and liability.

Signing a contract with a major retailer is the dream of many start-ups and/or established businesses. The goal of a retail partnership is to increase sales and exposure. There is one little hiccup that can make or break your first retail experience. For many companies that hiccup will be retail compliance. In short, retail compliance is a set of requirements that a vendor must follow to meet the standards of the retailer. The biggest headache usually comes in the form of a routing guide, which specifies the requirements for shipping  to the retailer.  It is prudent that your logistics provider has experience working with routing guides or you risk being punished with charge backs. Contact us today if you are seeking a third party logistics provider that has worked with major retailers. We are capable of  shipping small parcel, pallet in/pallet out and we can also transmit orders via EDI.

Lately, we have been receiving more inquiries about the Foreign Trade Zone. The current economic climate is encouraging companies to reevaluate their supply chain and implement new strategies to cut overhead.  Please take a moment to check out the Foreign Trade Zone page for more details.

Have a safe Holiday weekend. San Jose Distribution Services will be closed Monday, July 5th in observance of Independence Day. Have a great weekend with friends and family.
Regards,
The SJDS Team