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SOLO Cup Company Selects Blacksmith Application Suite
November 1, 2008
Highland Park, IL [November 1, 2008] The SOLO Cup Company has selected the FORGE suite of pricing, trade, settlement and analytical tools to improve management processes of their U.S. foodservice business. Recognizing that the needs of the foodservice industry are too complex to effectively manage with generic solutions that 'bolt-in' to the enterprise, SOLO and Blacksmith have engaged in a long-term strategic relationship that will drive a range of benefits for the organization, including:
- Implementation of more consistent controls based on a range of pricing and promotion policies that leverage industry best practices.
- Greater visibility to the economic impacts of each proposed program, enabling a more strategic process in the organization with increased awareness of key profit metrics.
- Access to a broad and deep data set, allowing managers to operate with greater insight and strategic consideration relative to pricing and promotion decisions.
About SOLO Cup Company
Solo Cup Company is a publicly reporting company headquartered in Highland Park, Illinois, exclusively focused on the manufacture of single-use products used to serve food and beverages for the consumer/retail, foodservice and international markets. Solo has broad expertise in plastic, paper and foam disposables and creates brand name products under the Solo and Sweetheart names. For more information, visit solocup.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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