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Advance Food Company Implements FORGE Trade Solution
October 1, 2008
Enid, OK [October 1, 2008] Advance Food Company has completed a successful implementation of Blacksmith Applications FORGE Trade solutions. The project is focused on delivering a range of benefits, including:
- Easy adherence to common processes and standard policies across the customer base, insuring that expectations are met consistently and customer-based exceptions are minimized.
- Deployment of standard 'deal sheets', now provide for consistent presentation of incentive offers with clarity of the terms and conditions.
- Enhancements in the areas of routing, communication and notification that have reduced ineffective time spent 'tracking down where things stand', freeing resources to focus on more value-added activities.
About Advance Food Company
Founded in 1973 by Paul Allen and David McLaughlin, Advance Food Company started by providing hamburger patties and breaded beef to local grocers and restaurants in Oklahoma. Today, Advance Food Company operates nine manufacturing facilities in five states with a nationwide distribution network that sells internationally to Canada, Mexico, Germany, Japan and the Caribbean. Advance currently produces nearly 2,200 center-of-the-plate products made from beef, pork, poultry, lamb and veal. For more information, visit advf.com.
About Blacksmith Applications
Blacksmith Applications provides software solutions and strategic consulting to empower clients to manage their trade incentives more profitably. Blacksmith specializes in solving the unique needs of foodservice manufacturers, while also meeting client's needs for CPG and other lines of business.
FORGE Trade supports distributor pricing, trade program and operator contract management, including profitability evaluation and approval routing prior to deal approval. FORGE Settlements offers tools for claim validation, deduction resolution, and settlement processing. FORGE Analytics offers robust enterprise reporting for managing across the transactions involved.
Blacksmith solutions enable profitable decision-making, provide visibility into promotion performance and offer flexible configuration of process controls.
For more information, visit www.blacksmithapps.com.
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