BuyerLink Networks and CPG Pepsi Bottlers, Inc. Bring Online Ordering to Beverage Industry.Business Editors SAN JOSE San Jose, city, United States San Jose (sănəzā`, săn hōzā`), city (1990 pop. 782,248), seat of Santa Clara co., W central Calif.; founded 1777, inc. 1850. , Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 10, 2000 BuyerLink's Private E-Marketplace Will Enhance Business via "Relationship E-Commerce" BuyerLink Networks, a leading provider of online marketplaces serving the $3.9 trillion food and beverage F&B is a common abbreviation in the United States and Commonwealth countries, including Hong Kong. F&B is typically the widely accepted abbreviation for "Food and Beverage," which is the sector/industry that specializes in the conceptualization, the making of, and delivery of foods. industries, today announced it has signed an agreement with CPG CPG central pattern generators. Pepsi Bottlers, Inc., the cooperative of independent Pepsi bottlers, to build and host an online marketplace for all cooperative members and their suppliers. BuyerLink's online network will allow CPG Pepsi Bottlers' members to purchase products from their suppliers quickly and cost effectively over the Internet at pre-negotiated terms. By being part of the marketplace, authorized au·thor·ize tr.v. au·thor·ized, au·thor·iz·ing, au·thor·iz·es 1. To grant authority or power to. 2. To give permission for; sanction: personnel at the member locations will be able to log onto the private network from their desktop computers and view information on all of their suppliers. They can place orders quickly, check the status of orders, review past orders, and send feedback to suppliers and to the CPG Pepsi Bottlers cooperative staff. "BuyerLink allows CPG Pepsi Bottlers to provide a new level of service to our members," commented Terry Wallace Terry Wallace (born December 13, 1958) was an Australian rules football centre position player who started at Hawthorn, played briefly at Richmond and finally at Footscray. As coach, he took the Western Bulldogs from 15th in 1996 to 3rd in 1997 and 1998. , Vice President, Purchasing at CPG Pepsi Bottlers. "Now they will have access to information about their suppliers and their orders 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. The whole ordering process will be faster online. It will also save our suppliers the investment in expensive e-commerce infrastructure, because the marketplace is hosted and serviced at a reasonable cost by BuyerLink. In addition, suppliers can elect to integrate the marketplace with their back-office systems to reduce administrative costs administrative costs, n.pl the overhead expenses incurred in the operation of a dental benefits program, excluding costs of dental services provided. significantly." "BuyerLink Networks' marketplace is ideally suited for cooperatives such as CPG Pepsi Bottlers," said Rich Witherspoon, BuyerLink Networks' co-founder and vice president of marketing. "It saves time and money, and it provides valuable information. The BuyerLink purchasing network also allows the buyers to strengthen the long-held relationships they have built over years of doing business with their suppliers. It's what we call "relationship e-commerce(TM)". The BuyerLink marketplace allows suppliers to configure their sites to accommodate each customer individually. When a buyer goes to a supplier's site in the network, he finds a customized catalog catalog, descriptive list, on cards or in a book, of the contents of a library. Assurbanipal's library at Nineveh was cataloged on shelves of slate. The first known subject catalog was compiled by Callimachus at the Alexandrian Library in the 3d cent. B.C. and order form showing his individual pricing and payment terms. This flexibility in the system keeps business running smoothly, building trust and value. BuyerLink will host the CPG Pepsi Bottlers marketplace. This means that CPG Pepsi Bottlers' members, as well as the suppliers, do not have to buy expensive hardware or software, nor do they have to hire additional technical personnel to install and support the system. The system is easy for them to use. They need only a desktop computer with a Web browser The program that serves as your front end to the Web on the Internet. In order to view a site, you type its address (URL) into the browser's Location field; for example, www.computerlanguage.com, and the home page of that site is downloaded to you. . About the partners BuyerLink Networks, based in San Jose, California San Jose (IPA: /ˌsænhoʊˈzeɪ/) is the third-largest city in California, and the tenth-largest in the United States. It is the county seat of Santa Clara County. , was founded in early 2000. BuyerLink is a provider of network marketplaces serving the food and beverage industries. It provides a hosted e-commerce solution that allows users to conduct complex yet cost-effective transactions and to access comprehensive e-business services. By permitting extensive modification, BuyerLink's marketplaces support the long-held relationships built between suppliers and buyers. For more information about BuyerLink Networks, visit http://www.buyerlinknetworks.com. CPG Pepsi Bottlers, Inc. is an association of more than 140 independent Pepsi bottlers. CPG Pepsi Bottlers contracts with about 100 corporate suppliers. CPG negotiates volume-pricing agreements with the suppliers on behalf of the association members and provides other value-added services A value-added service (VAS) is a telecommunications industry term for non-core services or, in short, all services beyond standard voice calls and fax transmissions. to its members. |
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