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AMPHIRE AND FOODLINK ONLINE CREATE NEW PARTNERSHIP
Companies to Offer Solutions in Foodservice and Perishable Foods Procurement
REDWOOD SHORES, CA, and TORRANCE, CA, – January 9, 2006 - Amphire® Solutions and Foodlink Online® jointly announced today that they have established an important partnership to provide their on-demand and collaborative procurement platforms in an integrated manner to select customers. Amphire’s trading community currently has more than 30,000 foodservice brokers, buying and selling groups, distributors, operators and suppliers actively using its on-demand applications. FoodLink Online has several of the nation’s largest retailers and wholesaler/distributors such as Ahold USA, US Food Service, Supervalu, C&S Wholesale Grocers, and Pathmark Stores. FoodLink Online’s base of customers also consists of a vast array of suppliers in all perishable food categories including produce, meat, seafood, floral, deli, bakery, and dairy.
“Amphire has been seeking a collaborative offering for perishables to further consolidate its position as the leading technology provider in foodservice”, said Mark Barnekow, Amphire’s President and CEO. “We have evaluated the other collaboration and demand management solutions in the market for perishables and believe that FoodLink Online clearly has the most competitive products. The FoodLink Online offering will provide immediate value to the perishables trading community within Amphire’s extensive customer base.”
“Amphire and FoodLink Online not only have major strengths in their respective marketplaces, but also have solutions and customers that are very complementary,” added Vijay Yajnik, President and CEO of FoodLink Online. “We believe that by partnering it will enable us to provide robust and integrated applications for the food community. Both Amphire and FoodLink Online will provide a much stronger value proposition and a single source for Internet based solution applications. They will enable our customers to streamline their procurement and supply chain processes in consumer foods, packaged goods, and perishables, achieving optimal efficiency.”
About Amphire Solutions, Inc.
Amphire is a provider of information management, data synchronization and Internet-based supply chain optimization solutions serving the foodservice, consumer packaged goods, technology, janitorial and sanitation, and paper and industrial packaging trading communities. Amphire’s comprehensive suite of solutions enables the flow of transaction and critical business information between buyers and sellers. Compliant with emerging supply chain standards, Amphire’s products allow enterprises to address fundamental supply chain challenges such as global data synchronization, product information management, RFID (Radio Frequency Identification) transaction management, contract master standardization, contract compliance, promotions and rebate management, reporting and analytics, and supply and demand forecasting with configurable and user friendly web-based solutions. For more information, please visit www.amphire.com
About FoodLink Online LLC
FoodLink Online is the leading supply chain software solution provider to the global perishable foods industry. FoodLink Online offers Internet-based solutions for demand planning and management, procurement, logistics, receiving and payment. These solutions improve the way organizations carry out transactions, use real-time information to make decisions, and build relationships with their supply chain partners. The FoodLink Online Marketplace provides a global hub that is optimized for trading perishable foods. FoodLink Online is rapidly expanding to further broaden its global procurement platform. The company is privately held and is backed by Rustic Canyon Partners, a venture capital firm based in Santa Monica, CA. For more information, please visit the FoodLink Online”s website at www.foodlinkonline.com.
AMPHIRE AND FOODLINK ONLINE CREATE NEW PARTNERSHIP
Companies to Offer Solutions in Foodservice and Perishable Foods Procurement
REDWOOD SHORES, CA, and TORRANCE, CA, – January 9, 2006 - Amphire® Solutions and Foodlink Online® jointly announced today that they have established an important partnership to provide their on-demand and collaborative procurement platforms in an integrated manner to select customers. Amphire’s trading community currently has more than 30,000 foodservice brokers, buying and selling groups, distributors, operators and suppliers actively using its on-demand applications. FoodLink Online has several of the nation’s largest retailers and wholesaler/distributors such as Ahold USA, US Food Service, Supervalu, C&S Wholesale Grocers, and Pathmark Stores. FoodLink Online’s base of customers also consists of a vast array of suppliers in all perishable food categories including produce, meat, seafood, floral, deli, bakery, and dairy.
“Amphire has been seeking a collaborative offering for perishables to further consolidate its position as the leading technology provider in foodservice”, said Mark Barnekow, Amphire’s President and CEO. “We have evaluated the other collaboration and demand management solutions in the market for perishables and believe that FoodLink Online clearly has the most competitive products. The FoodLink Online offering will provide immediate value to the perishables trading community within Amphire’s extensive customer base.”
“Amphire and FoodLink Online not only have major strengths in their respective marketplaces, but also have solutions and customers that are very complementary,” added Vijay Yajnik, President and CEO of FoodLink Online. “We believe that by partnering it will enable us to provide robust and integrated applications for the food community. Both Amphire and FoodLink Online will provide a much stronger value proposition and a single source for Internet based solution applications. They will enable our customers to streamline their procurement and supply chain processes in consumer foods, packaged goods, and perishables, achieving optimal efficiency.”
About Amphire Solutions, Inc.
Amphire is a provider of information management, data synchronization and Internet-based supply chain optimization solutions serving the foodservice, consumer packaged goods, technology, janitorial and sanitation, and paper and industrial packaging trading communities. Amphire’s comprehensive suite of solutions enables the flow of transaction and critical business information between buyers and sellers. Compliant with emerging supply chain standards, Amphire’s products allow enterprises to address fundamental supply chain challenges such as global data synchronization, product information management, RFID (Radio Frequency Identification) transaction management, contract master standardization, contract compliance, promotions and rebate management, reporting and analytics, and supply and demand forecasting with configurable and user friendly web-based solutions. For more information, please visit www.amphire.com
About FoodLink Online LLC
FoodLink Online is the leading supply chain software solution provider to the global perishable foods industry. FoodLink Online offers Internet-based solutions for demand planning and management, procurement, logistics, receiving and payment. These solutions improve the way organizations carry out transactions, use real-time information to make decisions, and build relationships with their supply chain partners. The FoodLink Online Marketplace provides a global hub that is optimized for trading perishable foods. FoodLink Online is rapidly expanding to further broaden its global procurement platform. The company is privately held and is backed by Rustic Canyon Partners, a venture capital firm based in Santa Monica, CA. For more information, please visit the FoodLink Online”s website at www.foodlinkonline.com.