Amphire Integrates 110th Supplier.Business Editors BOISE, Idaho--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 4, 2003 Amphire Solutions, Inc., the foodservice industry's leading provider of supply chain relationship management solutions, has integrated its 110th supplier to Amphire(TM) Connect, this only four months after announcing its October, 2002 milestone of achieving profitability. "Amphire's integration expertise is unparalleled and we are achieving exponential growth Extremely fast growth. On a chart, the line curves up rather than being straight. Contrast with linear. as anticipated," stated Mark Barnekow, President and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. . "Technology experts within our blue chip customer base who have labored over EDI (Electronic Data Interchange) The electronic communication of business transactions, such as orders, confirmations and invoices, between organizations. Third parties provide EDI services that enable organizations with different equipment to connect. integrations for years recognize this and are asking Amphire for more - more products, more services, more rapid integrations, and more trading partners. These customers recognize we can enable them with a diverse set of trading partners in less than one-third the time of a typical EDI integration in every format imaginable and at a fraction of the cost. When they are integrated once, they can trade with any of their other trading partners also integrated to Amphire." Barnekow continued, "Industry players who never before believed such electronic enablement was possible or affordable are now experiencing the reality of sending and receiving electronic transactions, and using this data to act competitively. The promise of three years ago has become a reality in business to business. It is very gratifying grat·i·fy tr.v. grat·i·fied, grat·i·fy·ing, grat·i·fies 1. To please or satisfy: His achievement gratified his father. See Synonyms at please. 2. for all of us at Amphire." Amphire has implemented Amphire Connect between leading distributors and leading industry suppliers. Amphire's supplier customers include such market leaders as: Basic American Foods, Campbell Foodservice, ConAgra Foods ConAgra Foods, Inc. (NYSE: CAG) is one of North America's largest packaged foods companies. ConAgra's products are available in supermarkets, as well as restaurants and food service establishments. Its headquarters are located in Omaha, Nebraska. , Del Monte Foods Del Monte Foods (NYSE: DLM) is an American food production and distribution company based in San Francisco, California. It offers canned goods in Del Monte, S&W and Contadina brands, pet foods under Kibbles n' Bits, 9Lives, Pounce, Milk-Bone and several premium brands, , Heinz North America North America, third largest continent (1990 est. pop. 365,000,000), c.9,400,000 sq mi (24,346,000 sq km), the northern of the two continents of the Western Hemisphere. Foodservice Division, Hormel Foods, Michael Foods, Oneida Ltd., Orval Kent, McCain Foods USA, Pactiv Corporation, Reynolds Foodservice Packaging, Rich Products, Rubbermaid Commercial Products, Schreiber Foods Schreiber Foods, Inc., is the world's second largest cheese producer. [1] It is an employee-owned private-label cheese company headquartered in Green Bay, Wisconsin. , Solo Cup, Sugar Foods, Tampa Maid Foods, Tyson Foodservice, Tones Brothers, Ventura Foods and many other progressive suppliers. By implementing Amphire Connect, the suppliers enhance customer service, reduce or eliminate price, quantity and item errors, and streamline inefficient processes. About Amphire Solutions, Inc. Amphire Solutions is the leader in Supply Chain Relationship Management solutions which unite suppliers, distributors and operators in replenishment-oriented supply chains to manage the supply chain more efficiently and profitably. Amphire enables all industry trading partners to communicate and transact An earlier e-commerce system for the Web from Open Market that included order capture and secure order fulfillment using credit cards, ecash and other payment systems. It included customer service and subscription administration capabilities as well as an integrated database for reporting electronically, regardless of protocols or standards and without the use of expensive dedicated hardware and software. To date, Amphire has integrated 110 suppliers to Amphire Connect and enabled 9,000 operators through 30 unique, distributor-branded storefronts. Amphire processed more than $2.5 billion in order value in 2002. For more information about Amphire Solutions, please visit www.amphire.com. |
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