Phoenix, AZ, May 20, 2013 – AFS Technologies, Inc., the leading provider of business enterprise and on-demand software solutions for the Food and Beverage and Consumer Packaged Goods (CPG) retail industries, has appointed Chris Mitchell as Vice President EMEA. Mr. Mitchell assumes his new position effective immediately and will be based in the Company’s United Read more »
Phoenix, AZ, May 15, 2013 – AFS Technologies, Inc. is heading to Chicago May 18-21 for the 2013 NRA Show. Produced by the National Restaurant Association, the annual trade show event attracts more than 58,000 industry professionals from over 100 countries and all 50 states seeking the newest innovations and latest advancements in the Restaurant, Read more »
Phoenix, AZ, May 8, 2013 – AFS Technologies, Inc., the leading provider of business enterprise and on-demand software solutions, congratulates its clients Popcorn, Indiana and Oberto Brands for being selected as a “Standout Small to Mid-Sized Business” by Consumer Goods Technology (CGT) Magazine. The publication recognized each manufacturer for its aggressive and highly-effective growth strategies Read more »
Phoenix, AZ, May 1, 2013 – AFS Technologies, Inc. announced today that The Scotts Miracle-Gro Company’s sales team will be more effective and efficient in the field by implementing Mobility Sales Force Automation platform. The Ohio-based company is the largest marketer of lawn and garden products and its brands are the most recognized in the Read more »
Phoenix, AZ, April 23, 2013 – McIlhenny Company, the maker of TABASCO® brand products picked AFS Technologies, Inc., the leading provider of business enterprise and on-demand software solutions to the Food & Beverage industry, to spice up its trade promotion efforts. The Louisiana-based company will relinquish its use of static spreadsheets for the powerful benefits Read more »
Phoenix, AZ, April 15, 2013 – Method, the leading innovator in premium, environmentally-conscious household and personal care products, is partnering with AFS Technologies, Inc. to strengthen its daily Trade Promotion Management (TPM) strategies. The San Francisco-based company will implement the AFS TradePro™ Retail TPM solution to automate its trade-related business processes, optimize trade promotions, enhance Read more »
Phoenix, AZ, April 10, 2013 – Dr. Fresh, Inc., one of the fastest growing oral care companies in the U.S., will manage its trade spend activity using the TradePro™ Retail Trade Promotion Management (TPM) solution from AFS Technologies, Inc. Headquartered in Los Angeles, California, Dr. Fresh is a multinational company offering consumers more than 250 Read more »
Phoenix, AZ, April 3, 2013 – The 2013 AFS Industry Conference, conducted March 24-26, 2013, in Paradise Valley, AZ, promoted the theme “Investigate Emerging Technologies,” and featured the introduction of DATUM™, the new state-of-the-art technology solution designed to automate the real-time synchronization of accurate product information updates and new product introductions between manufacturers, distributors, sales agencies and operators. DATUM™ delivers the CPG industry a long-awaited portal to connect the supply chain to GS1 Data Standards and automate the accurate and timely updates for all product related information to all constituents in the supply chain. The DATUM™ application identifies any changes or additions to the manufacturer’s product information, and the AFS proprietary software Gateway™ is used to transmit this information on a secure basis to all approved customers in the supply chain.
Phoenix, AZ, April 3, 2013 – Busy Food & Beverage industry professionals seeking to stay informed on trends and best practices related to the ever-changing Consumer Packaged Goods space can turn to AFS Technologies’ new Webinar Learning Series. The complimentary, web-based events offer a reliable and convenient source of accessible educational content that can be Read more »
Phoenix, AZ, March 28, 2013 – AFS Technologies, Inc. is pleased to announce Alpina, one of the most recognized companies in South America, has selected to implement the AFS TradePro™ Retail Trade Promotion Management (TPM) solution. With manufacturing facilities in Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Venezuela, and now in the U.S., Alpina provides a diverse product portfolio Read more »
Phoenix, AZ, March 19, 2013 – Sambazon, the pioneer of organic Amazon Superfoods™, has teamed up with AFS Technologies, Inc. to gain more visibility into its trade-related business strategies. The decision to upgrade to the AFS TradePro Retail Trade Promotion Management (TPM) system will allow the California-based manufacturer to track sales and forecasts, plan promotions Read more »
Phoenix, AZ, March 12, 2013 – Slattery Marketing, the largest volume independent corporate brand grocery broker in the New York-New Jersey area, has chosen to implement a comprehensive web-based ERP and database management solution from AFS Technologies, Inc. Designed specifically for the unique needs of Sales Agencies, the AFS GenWeb™ and AFS Data Exchange solutions Read more »
Phoenix, AZ, March 5, 2013 – Loffredo Fresh Produce Co., a leading independent produce distributor, has elected to partner with AFS Technologies, a leading business enterprise and on-demand software solutions provider. The strategic decision to adopt the Priya™ Enterprise Warehouse Management Solution from AFS Technologies will enable the family-owned and operated company to utilize best-of-breed Read more »
Phoenix, AZ, February 26, 2013 – AFS Technologies, Inc., the leading provider of business enterprise and on-demand software solutions, is pleased to announce the agenda lineup for its 2013 Industry Conference. In addition to more than 30 educational breakout sessions, the March 24-26 event in Paradise Valley, Arizona, will offer three industry tracks, a customer Read more »
Phoenix, AZ, February 22, 2013 – Burger Maker, a gourmet hamburger company providing specialized blends of beef to the foodservice and retail industries, has elected to add the TradePro™ Foodservice solution from AFS Technologies, Inc. to its existing Discovery™ Business Intelligence tool. The strategic decision will enable Burger Maker to streamline its trade management practices, Read more »
Phoenix, AZ, February 19, 2013 – AFS Technologies, Inc., the leading provider of integrated technology solutions to the consumer packaged goods (CPG), food and beverage industries, today announced a new branding strategy that represents a significant milestone in the company’s evolution. The new branding initiative unifies the AFS identity across all products and core solutions with the objective to better communicate the company’s unique characteristics and value to customers.
Phoenix, AZ, February 12, 2013 – Amy’s, the nation’s top-selling brand of natural and organic convenience foods, has selected to automate and elevate its trade spend activities using TradeInsight® (now AFS TradePro™), the Trade Promotion Management (TPM) solution from AFS Technologies, Inc. In addition to vegetarian frozen meals such as pizzas, pocket sandwiches, snacks and entrées, the California-based Read more »
Phoenix, AZ, February 4, 2013 – Del Monte Meat Company, has selected AFS Technologies, Inc. as its new automated business solution provider and partner. Based in California and member of the North American Meat Association (NAMA), Del Monte Meat Company is a leading distributor of beef, pork, lamb, veal, poultry and seafood products. The company will integrate a number of Read more »
Phoenix, AZ, January 25, 2013 – AFS Technologies, Inc., the leading provider of integrated software solutions to the Consumer Packaged Goods (CPG) industry, has been selected by readers of Consumer Goods Technology (CGT) magazine as a “2013 Readers’ Choice Winner,” and a best-in-class technology solution provider. In addition, AFS companies, including the Quofore® Mobile Solutions platform and TradeInsight®’s Trade Promotion Management (TPM) system, earned high marks across multiple categories in the CGT annual Readers’ Choice Survey.
Phoenix, AZ, January 24, 2013 – AFS Technologies, Inc., the leading provider of integrated software solutions to the Consumer Packaged Goods (CPG) industry, is pleased to announce that its annual Industry Conference will be held on March 24-26, 2013 at the Montelucia Resort & Spa in Paradise Valley, Arizona. The 2013 Conference offers AFS clients and prospects the ultimate platform to connect, collaborate and innovate with more than 200 Food & Beverage and Consumer Packaged Goods (CPG) manufacturers, distributors, sales agencies, logistics providers, and operations personnel from around the globe.
Phoenix, AZ, January 9, 2013 – Food Logistics, the only publication exclusively dedicated to covering the movement of product through grocery and foodservice manufacturers and distributors in the food supply chain, has announced the ninth-annual Food Logistics Top 100 (FL Top 100) Technology Companies.
Phoenix, AZ, December 11, 2012 – AFS Technologies, Inc., the leading provider of integrated business enterprise and software solutions, announced today that its enterprise solution suite of AFS Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP), AFS Priya™ Enterprise Warehouse Management (WMS), AFS Gateway™, and AFS Discovery™ Business Intelligence has been implemented by Wainwright Industries to support just-in-time inventory management processes for the assembly plants of a major U.S.-based automotive manufacturer and a large commercial air conditioning manufacturer.
Phoenix, AZ, November 13, 2012 – AFS Technologies, Inc., the leading provider of integrated software solutions to the consumer packaged goods (CPG) industry, announced today the launch of Discovery™ G2, the new second-generation of the AFS Discovery™ business intelligence solution.
Phoenix, AZ, October 24, 2012 – AFS Technologies, Inc., the leading provider of integrated software solutions to the consumer packaged goods industry, announced today that it has completed the acquisition of MEI Computer Technology Group, Inc., and its industry-acclaimed TradeInsight® trade promotion management planning and forecasting solutions.
Phoenix, AZ, October 23, 2012 – AFS Technologies, Inc., the leading provider of integrated software solutions to the consumer packaged goods (CPG) industry, announced today that it has completed the financial transactions to acquire MEI Computer Technology Group and Quofore®.
Phoenix, AZ, October 23, 2012 – AFS Technologies, Inc., the leading provider of integrated software solutions to the consumer packaged goods industry, announced today that it has expanded its mobile solutions technology platform globally through the acquisition of Quofore®, the international leader in mobile field sales software solutions for consumer packaged goods companies.
Phoenix, AZ, August 13, 2012 – AFS Technologies is pleased to announce the appointment of Kevin Collier as Vice President of Strategic Marketing.
Phoenix, AZ, June 12, 2012 – AFS Technologies, the leading provider of trade management and compliance solutions, announces the strategic partnership with CHD North America, LLC.
Phoenix, AZ, April 25, 2012 – AFS Technologies Inc. (AFS) is pleased to announce their participation in the 2012 NRA Show, which will be held May 5 – 8, 2012. AFS Technologies, the leading software provider for manufacturers in the restaurant industry, will be located in booth number 418.
Phoenix, AZ, April 17, 2012 – KeyImpact Sales & Systems (KeyImpact), one of the largest sales agencies in North America selects AFS Technologies as their partner to provide GS1 product synchronization. As announced in November 2011, the partnership between AFS and 1SYNC will allow sales agencies, manufacturers, and distributors to leverage a highly cost-effective link to the GS1 data pool.
Phoenix, AZ, April 3, 2012 – AFS Technologies Inc. (AFS) is pleased to announce the release of Priya™ Standard 2012. Priya™ Standard, AFS Technologies’ award winning management system (WMS), is now equipped with new and enhanced features.
Phoenix, AZ, April 2, 2012 – AFS Technologies Inc. (AFS) is pleased to announce the release of Priya™ Enterprise 2012. Priya™ Enterprise, AFS Technologies’ leading warehouse management system (WMS), is now equipped with several new features and capabilities.
Phoenix, AZ, March 28, 2012 – AFS Technologies, the leading provider of trade management solutions, announces the expansion of its trade promotion relationship with Otis Spunkmeyer. With this expanded contract, Otis Spunkmeyer agrees to extend its enterprise best-in-class solution, ContractPro®, with fully integrated data services. This combination provides unparalleled, rich data as a byproduct of Read more »
Phoenix, AZ, March 12, 2012 – AFS Technologies, the leading provider of trade management solutions, announces complete support and integration of the industry’s best trade promotion platforms and business intelligence.
Phoenix, AZ, March 7, 2012 – AFS Technologies Inc. (AFS) is pleased to announce the appointment of Mark Schonau as Chief Financial Officer.
PHOENIX, AZ – January 10, 2012 – AFS Technologies announced the rollout of Discovery™ Analytics, AFS Technologies’ premier trade promotion management (TPM) business intelligence solution, to the Synectics’ customer base beginning January, 2012.
PHOENIX, AZ – December 21, 2011 - Food Logistics, the only publication dedicated exclusively to the grocery and foodservice distribution supply chain, has announced the eighth-annual Food Logistics Top 100 (FL Top 100) technology companies. Yet again, AFS Technologies has been recognized as a top software and technology provider.
PHOENIX, AZ – November 30, 2011 – AFS Technologies Inc. (AFS), the leading provider of real time end-to-end business software solutions for the food and beverage industry, and 1SYNC, a global leader in data synchronization, today announced they have signed an agreement for AFS to make GDSN (global data synchronization network) data available to all of its 1500+ customers.
PHOENIX, AZ – October 26, 2011 – AFS Technologies Inc. (“AFS”), the leading provider of end-to-end, real-time business software solutions for brokers in the food and beverage industry, announced today that it has signed Wolff Group to several of their software applications. Wolff Group, a premier regional broker in the Midwest, will use AFS Technologies’ Genweb™, Easy Operator™, Discovery™, and AFS Data Exchange to maximize profits and discover unparalleled efficiencies across all of their business operations.
PHOENIX, AZ – September 26, 2011 – AFS Technologies Inc., the leading provider of integrated software solutions to the consumer packaged goods (CPG) industry, announced today that it has completed the acquisition of 100% of the shares of Ross Computer Systems, Inc. (Ross), the provider of the best Direct Store Delivery (DSD) solutions in this segment.
PHOENIX, AZ – September 1, 2011 – AFS Technologies, Inc. (“AFS”), a leading provider of software solutions to the food and beverage industry, announced today that it has concluded an equity financing led by Goldman, Sachs & Co. In addition, AFS has arranged for senior debt financing from TPG Specialty Lending and Wells Fargo Capital Read more »
PHOENIX, AZ – August 09, 2011 – AFS Technologies, a leading provider of business enterprise and on demand software solutions, announced the selection of the Priya™ Enterprise Warehouse Management System (WMS) and the AFS Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) business automation solutions for the Commonwealth of Virginia’s Distribution Center (VDC). With close to 1,000 items, the Commonwealth of Virginia’s Distribution Center is a 128,000 square foot facility that provides government agencies with high-quality products and services that serve the commissary needs of state-run institutions.
Phoenix, AZ – August 08, 2011 – AFS Technologies announced the signing of Hansen Distribution Group to Discovery™ Analytics and Discovery™ Planner, AFS Technologies’ premier business intelligence and planning solutions. Hansen Distribution Group, an independent, locally owned broadline distributor, will use Discovery™ Analytics to help increase sales efficiency and visibility across their organization.
Phoenix, AZ – July 21, 2011 – AFS Technologies, the leading provider of business enterprise and on demand software solutions for the foodservice industry, announced that Organically Grown Company (OGC) has selected the AFS Priya™ Enterprise Warehouse Management System (WMS) to be deployed in their Portland-based distribution centers. With a commitment to health and sustainability, Organically Grown Company, the largest wholesaler of organic fruits, vegetables and herbs in the Pacific Northwest, provides healthy alternatives to customers from their Eugene, OR, Portland, OR and Kent, WA locations.
Implementing technology is a solid first step to improve visibility into trade spending activities, but it is only one piece of the puzzle. Technology will not resolve your internal business culture. It won’t fix broken processes either. The idea that a Trade Promotion Management (TPM) system can singularly settle TPM inefficiencies at a Consumer Goods Read more »
You’ve heard the buzz, so here’s your chance to see the powerful AFS Technologies Solutions Suite in action! Join us for a demo of the industry-leading Food & Beverage business solutions that are generating big results and a quick ROI for Consumer Packaged Goods Manufacturers, Distributors and Sales Agencies. Take a tour of a new Read more »
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You’ve heard the buzz, so here’s your chance to see the powerful AFS Technologies Solutions Suite in action! Join us for a demo of the industry-leading Food & Beverage business solutions that are generating big results and a quick ROI for Consumer Packaged Goods Manufacturers, Distributors and Sales Agencies. Take a tour of a new Read more »
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You’ve heard the buzz, so here’s your chance to see the powerful AFS Technologies Solutions Suite in action! Join us for a demo of the industry-leading Food & Beverage business solutions that are generating big results and a quick ROI for Consumer Packaged Goods Manufacturers, Distributors and Sales Agencies. Take a tour of a new Read more »
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You’ve heard the buzz, so here’s your chance to see the powerful AFS Technologies Solutions Suite in action! Join us for a demo of the industry-leading Food & Beverage business solutions that are generating big results and a quick ROI for Consumer Packaged Goods Manufacturers, Distributors and Sales Agencies. Take a tour of a new Read more »