Food & Beverage

Fierce competition and strong cost pressures have reached a global scale for food and beverage companies during a period of significant mergers, acquisitions and market expansion. Heightened consumer awareness of food additives and concerns over food safety compel companies to increase governance of product labeling and product traceability, both for regulatory compliance and to preserve brand integrity.

Rising inventory costs, shorter product lifecycles and spoilage of perishable products further accentuate needs to synchronize manufacturing, supply chains and distribution logistics with new demand pull strategies. New sales models call for real-time demand visibility using e-business links with distributors and supermarkets, and streamlining new product introduction processes for time-to-market advantages.

REAL EXPERTISE

ABeam Food and Beverage consultants specialize in solutions for demand management, supply chain management, distribution logistics, product traceability, product life cycle management and trade promotion management.

Working with ABeam, manufacturers and distributors can link with their supermarkets’ Point-of-Sale (POS) systems and analyze data for real-time demand visibility. In the supply chain, we help clients improve demand forecasts with visibility into the underlying causes of demand spikes and coordinate processes so daily distribution planning optimizes truck loads and routes according to demand requirements. Other technology improvements, such as creating an integrated master data network, can provide instant access to any product information and traceability of ingredients, product processing, and life cycle from farms to store shelves.

Join companies like Ajinomoto, Del Monte, Dole, Kraft, Otafuku and Sara Lee that have relied on ABeam to deliver operational and competitive advantages.