Exel was a supply chain and logistics company operating in North America and Europe, which became a subsidiary of the German firm Deutsche Post in 2005.

[3] In August 2004, Exel plc acquired Tibbett & Britten, a leading contract logistics business based in the United Kingdom, for $710m.

In August 2011, the main distribution center for Hershey candies was subjected to a strike by about 400[7] young foreign workers brought to the United States under the J1 "cultural exchange" visa program.

[8] Exel in turn subcontracted the staffing of the center to another firm, SHS OnSite Solutions, based in Lemoyne, Pennsylvania.

[9] In February 2012, the Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration fined Exel almost $300,000 for wilfully failing to record and report on-the-job injuries for four years.