Applebee's International Driving Savings with Instill; Solutions Allow Leading Foodservice Operators to Grow the Bottom Line.REDWOOD CITY Redwood City, city (1990 pop. 66,072), seat of San Mateo co., W Calif., on San Francisco Bay; inc. 1868. Manufactures include commmunications, electrical, electronic, and medical equipment. , Calif. -- Instill in·still v. To pour in drop by drop. in  stil·la tion n. (R) Corporation, the leading provider of technology solutions and services for the foodservice industry, today announced the first of its annual customer value creation benchmarks, citing savings generated for Applebee's International. "Instill's solution has literally helped us save hundreds of thousands of dollars for our system," commented Paul Allegri, Executive Director Logistics Management Logistics Management is that part of Supply Chain Management that plans, implements, and controls the efficient, effective, forward, and reverse flow and storage of goods, services, and related information between the point of origin and the point of consumption in order to meet , Applebee's International. "It's paid for itself many times over." Leading foodservice operators leverage Instill's supply chain information services See Information Systems. -- built on an unparalleled industry network which includes over 2300 points of distribution in the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. and Canada -- in combination with a powerful, intuitive suite of applications to improve decision making through better visibility and control of their supply chain. Instill's Procurement and Food Spend Management solutions allow operators to automate and improve the order to pay process with distributors, eliminating time consuming and error prone paper based processes. Working with Instill, purchasing professionals can ensure they capture the full value of their negotiated contracts -- easily monitoring and enforcing unit compliance with order guides while identifying contract price variances, purchases eligible for rebate, potential SKU (StockKeeping Unit) The number of one specific product available for sale. If a hardware device or software package comes in different versions, there is an SKU for each one. SKU - stock-keeping unit rationalization, and other cost savings opportunities. "We're in business to create value for our customers," said John Gilmer, Vice President of Client Services at Instill. "We work with each and every customer to benchmark and track the savings and other opportunities our solutions generate. It's a critical part of how we approach our business, and we take the effort seriously." Instill offers a comprehensive, integrated suite of solutions for foodservice operators that includes Procurement, Food Spend Management, Promotion and Inventory Management, Quality and Compliance, and Product and Supplier Master Data Management. About Applebee's International, Inc. Applebee's International, Inc., headquartered in Overland Park Overland Park, city (1990 pop. 111,790), Johnson co., NE Kans., a residential suburb of Kansas City; inc. 1960. There is printing and publishing, and the manufacture of apparel, aircraft parts, cement, prepared foods, salt, chemicals, marine accessories, and signs. , Kan., develops, franchises and operates restaurants under the Applebee's Neighborhood Grill & Bar brand, the largest casual dining concept in the world. As of July 24, 2005, there were 1,730 Applebee's restaurants operating system-wide in 49 states and 12 international countries. Additional information on Applebee's International can be found at the company's website (www.applebees.com). About Instill Corporation Information to Understand Your Business For more than a decade, Instill has been helping customers build enterprise value by applying innovative technology and industry expertise to address the unique challenges facing foodservice companies. Instill is the only technology company focused exclusively on the foodservice industry, providing a proven, comprehensive set of solutions for leading companies such as SUBWAY(R) Restaurants/IPC, Hardee's, Applebee's International, International Dairy Queen, Sodexho, Yum! Brands' Unified Foodservice Purchasing Cooperative purchasing cooperative, n a group of dental professionals pooling their financial resources to purchase large quantities of supplies and equipment for the purpose of obtaining a discount. , Centerplate and AFC Enterprises. Instill's solutions provide a unique combination of supply chain information services and analytic applications to reduce costs, control risks, and grow revenues. Instill is headquartered in Redwood City, California Redwood City is a suburb located on the San Francisco Peninsula in the San Francisco Bay Area of California. Redwood City is the county seat of San Mateo County. As of the 2005 census, the city had a total population of 76,000. , and can be reached at 1-888-Instill or at www.instill.com. |
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