Food Safety Tech Magazine Talks Specialty Food Ingredients Compliance and TraceGains

Westminster, CO -- (SBWIRE) -- 05/17/2013 -- “Are Your Ingredients Mere Commodities? Or, Are They “Precious” Commodities?” was recently published in Food Safety Tech; Carole Inman Vice President for sales and marketing at Specialty Food Ingredients discussed the current hyper-information age, where there is an increasingly complicated and scrutinized landscape of food safety compliance – not just by FDA, but by individual consumers.

Specialty Food Ingredients needed to easily manage compliance for the hundreds of foreign suppliers the company consistently utilize. Additionally, the mounting list of certification documents for Fair Trade, Organic status, Kosher certificates, and safety audits quickly calls for more sophisticated systems than previously analog ones.

Inman reported, “Arguably, the government, the media and consumers are more mindful of the safety of their food than ever in history. Some may be the publicity surrounding FSMA. More likely are the nightly news reports of the latest poultry, or produce or nut recall. With social media adding fuel to that fire, it’s no surprise that food manufacturers are paying more attention to food safety.”

Inman commented, “We invested in a digital documentation and supplier management system (in our case, we selected TraceGains.) The digitized, cloud-based system quickly made even our handling of the documentation related to food safety part of our overall brand promise. How it presented itself to our customers was usually in the swift retrieval of needed specs, COAs, certificates upon their request.”

TraceGains (http://www.tracegains.com) is for quality, purchasing, product development, and other departments, that are burdened with manually managing suppliers and documents. TraceGains delivers full-service supplier, compliance, and regulatory document management solutions, including FSMA and GFSI. Unlike manual, ERP, or traditional document systems, TraceGains extracts data from documents and automatically takes action. TraceGains is proven to empower people to quickly solve problems, speed audits, and simplify continuous product improvement.

Supplier documentation storage, whether in file cabinets or in digital formats, may satisfy regulatory retention requirements, but does little to systematically unlock the wealth of business, compliance, and regulatory information they contain and you require on a daily basis to operate successfully.

By automatically analyzing and scorecarding supplier-provided documentation as it is received—such as certificates of analysis, qualification questionnaires, audit documents and their results, certifications (Kosher, Organic, etc.), insurance certificates, allergen questionnaires, and other import requirements (COOL, C-TPAT, FSMA, GFSI), among others—TraceGains helps food and nutraceutical manufacturers and ingredient processors automate document management, meet regulatory and industry compliance requirements, identify best and worst suppliers, source better with less risk, automatically raise product quality, and painlessly perform or participate in audits, all without needing to involve the IT department to help with complex technology.

About TraceGains, Inc.
TraceGains customers experience on average a 56% reduction in out-of-spec lot receipts, and a 20% reduction in attribute variability, resulting in enhanced continuous improvement, better performing ingredient and raw material inventory, improved cash flow, and long-term brand protection. Follow TraceGains on Twitter at @tracegains.

TraceGains, Inc.
http://www.tracegains.com
Marc Simony, Director of Marketing
pr@tracegains.com
720-465-9400

For more information on this press release visit: http://www.sbwire.com/press-releases/food-safety-tech-magazine-talks-specialty-food-ingredients-compliance-and-tracegains-253304.htm

Food Safety Tech Magazine Profiles Supplier Documents and TraceGains

Westminster, CO -- (SBWIRE) -- 05/16/2013 -- “Are Your Ingredients Mere Commodities? Or, Are They “Precious” Commodities?” was recently published in Food Safety Tech; Carole Inman Vice President for sales and marketing at Specialty Food Ingredients discussed the current hyper-information age, where there is an increasingly complicated and scrutinized landscape of food safety compliance – not just by FDA, but by individual consumers.

Specialty Food Ingredients needed to easily manage compliance for the hundreds of foreign suppliers the company consistently utilize. Additionally, the mounting list of certification documents for Fair Trade, Organic status, Kosher certificates, and safety audits quickly calls for more sophisticated systems than previously analog ones.

Inman reported, “Arguably, the government, the media and consumers are more mindful of the safety of their food than ever in history. Some may be the publicity surrounding FSMA. More likely are the nightly news reports of the latest poultry, or produce or nut recall. With social media adding fuel to that fire, it’s no surprise that food manufacturers are paying more attention to food safety.”

Inman commented, “We invested in a digital documentation and supplier management system (in our case, we selected TraceGains.) The digitized, cloud-based system quickly made even our handling of the documentation related to food safety part of our overall brand promise. How it presented itself to our customers was usually in the swift retrieval of needed specs, COAs, certificates upon their request.”

TraceGains (http://www.tracegains.com) is for quality, purchasing, product development, and other departments, that are burdened with manually managing suppliers and documents. TraceGains delivers full-service supplier, compliance, and regulatory document management solutions, including FSMA and GFSI. Unlike manual, ERP, or traditional document systems, TraceGains extracts data from documents and automatically takes action. TraceGains is proven to empower people to quickly solve problems, speed audits, and simplify continuous product improvement.

Supplier documentation storage, whether in file cabinets or in digital formats, may satisfy regulatory retention requirements, but does little to systematically unlock the wealth of business, compliance, and regulatory information they contain and you require on a daily basis to operate successfully.

By automatically analyzing and scorecarding supplier-provided documentation as it is received—such as certificates of analysis, qualification questionnaires, audit documents and their results, certifications (Kosher, Organic, etc.), insurance certificates, allergen questionnaires, and other import requirements (COOL, C-TPAT, FSMA, GFSI), among others—TraceGains helps food and nutraceutical manufacturers and ingredient processors automate document management, meet regulatory and industry compliance requirements, identify best and worst suppliers, source better with less risk, automatically raise product quality, and painlessly perform or participate in audits, all without needing to involve the IT department to help with complex technology.

About TraceGains, Inc.
TraceGains customers experience on average a 56% reduction in out-of-spec lot receipts, and a 20% reduction in attribute variability, resulting in enhanced continuous improvement, better performing ingredient and raw material inventory, improved cash flow, and long-term brand protection. Follow TraceGains on Twitter at @tracegains.

TraceGains, Inc.
http://www.tracegains.com
Marc Simony, Director of Marketing
pr@tracegains.com
720-465-9400

For more information on this press release visit: http://www.sbwire.com/press-releases/food-safety-tech-magazine-profiles-supplier-documents-and-tracegains-252762.htm

Last Chance to Register for TraceGains Webinar Detailing Effective Supplier and Control Programs

Westminster, CO -- (SBWIRE) -- 05/15/2013 -- TraceGains is hosting a webinar entitled, “Practical Aspects of an Effective Supplier and Control Program,” on Thursday, May 21, 2013 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM EDT. Link to register: https://www3.gotomeeting.com/register/763170278. Space is limited so early registration is encouraged.

Supply chain risks are everywhere with suppliers and their suppliers, ingredients and raw materials, in the warehouse and on the plant floor, and in finished goods. TraceGains’ webinar will address some of these concerns. Topics to be discussed include implications of the FSMA and GFSI on supply chain management, defining supplier base characteristics, establishing vendor control parameters, designing a custom vendor program for food safety and quality as well as auditing and evaluating vendor performance.

David Schauf, VP of Quality for Illes Seasonings will present how industry leaders can learn to properly design, implement, and manage an effective supplier and control program. Schauf is the Vice President of Quality for Illes Seasonings and Flavors based in Carrollton, Texas. He is responsible for Quality Systems and Food Safety Programs, and also functions as Technical Adviser to the Operations and R&D Departments.

TraceGains (http://www.tracegains.com) is for quality, purchasing, product development, and other departments, that are burdened with manually managing suppliers and documents. TraceGains delivers full-service supplier, compliance, and regulatory document management solutions, including FSMA and GFSI. Unlike manual, ERP, or traditional document systems, TraceGains extracts data from documents and automatically takes action. TraceGains is proven to empower people to quickly solve problems, speed audits, and simplify continuous product improvement.

Supplier documentation storage, whether in file cabinets or in digital formats, may satisfy regulatory retention requirements, but does little to systematically unlock the wealth of business, compliance, and regulatory information they contain and you require on a daily basis to operate successfully.

By automatically analyzing and scorecarding supplier-provided documentation as it is received—such as certificates of analysis, qualification questionnaires, audit documents and their results, certifications (Kosher, Organic, etc.), insurance certificates, allergen questionnaires, and other import requirements (COOL, C-TPAT, FSMA, GFSI), among others—TraceGains helps food and nutraceutical manufacturers and ingredient processors automate document management, meet regulatory and industry compliance requirements, identify best and worst suppliers, source better with less risk, automatically raise product quality, and painlessly perform or participate in audits, all without needing to involve the IT department to help with complex technology.

About TraceGains, Inc.
TraceGains customers experience on average a 56% reduction in out-of-spec lot receipts, and a 20% reduction in attribute variability, resulting in enhanced continuous improvement, better performing ingredient and raw material inventory, improved cash flow, and long-term brand protection. Follow TraceGains on Twitter at @tracegains.

TraceGains, Inc.
http://www.tracegains.com
Marc Simony, Director of Marketing
pr@tracegains.com
720-465-9400

For more information on this press release visit: http://www.sbwire.com/press-releases/last-chance-to-register-for-tracegains-webinar-detailing-effective-supplier-and-control-programs-252171.htm

Food Safety Supply Chain Conference Includes Gary Nowacki of TraceGains

Westminster, CO -- (SBWIRE) -- 05/13/2013 -- Gary Nowacki, CEO of TraceGains, will moderate a presentation at the Food Safety Supply Chain Conference. The conference will be held at the Chicago O’Hare Marriott on May 15-17. The presentation will discuss the Global Food Safety Initiative (GFSI). Bill Besson, Quality Manager, Chelsea Milling Company; Jessica Dodd, Quality Control Manager, Specialty Commodities, Inc.; and Greg Rowe, Supply Chain Manager, Ottens Flavors will co-present "Automating and Accelerating BRC, SQF and other GFSI Audits" the presentation is on May 16 at 9:45 am. Their presentation will dive deep into …

- Improving supplier qualification
- Accelerating desk audits
- Error-prone become error-proof
- Delighting auditors

Food production—from "farm to fork"—has become a globalized, complicated process. The food ingredient supply chain for a finished product can incorporate multiple manufacturers and suppliers from around the world. With each exchange, vulnerabilities to the food safety system increase, and as a result governments, retailers, and consumers have intensified their scrutiny of food ingredient quality.

The Food Safety Supply Chain Conference examines the vulnerabilities in the supply chain and provides best practices and technology solutions to help companies comply with GFSI, FSMA, reduce a company’s exposure to food safety recalls and improve profitability. The conference also explores traceability, legal liability, and recall management strategies as well as technology tools and solutions.

TraceGains (http://www.tracegains.com) is for quality, purchasing, product development, and other departments, that are burdened with manually managing suppliers and documents. TraceGains delivers full-service supplier, compliance, and regulatory document management solutions, including FSMA and GFSI. Unlike manual, ERP, or traditional document systems, TraceGains extracts data from documents and automatically takes action. TraceGains is proven to empower people to quickly solve problems, speed audits, and simplify continuous product improvement.

Supplier documentation storage, whether in file cabinets or in digital formats, may satisfy regulatory retention requirements, but does little to systematically unlock the wealth of business, compliance, and regulatory information they contain and you require on a daily basis to operate successfully.

By automatically analyzing and scorecarding supplier-provided documentation as it is received—such as certificates of analysis, qualification questionnaires, audit documents and their results, certifications (Kosher, Organic, etc.), insurance certificates, allergen questionnaires, and other import requirements (COOL, C-TPAT, FSMA, GFSI), among others—TraceGains helps food and nutraceutical manufacturers and ingredient processors automate document management, meet regulatory and industry compliance requirements, identify best and worst suppliers, source better with less risk, automatically raise product quality, and painlessly perform or participate in audits, all without needing to involve the IT department to help with complex technology.

About TraceGains, Inc.
TraceGains customers experience on average a 56% reduction in out-of-spec lot receipts, and a 20% reduction in attribute variability, resulting in enhanced continuous improvement, better performing ingredient and raw material inventory, improved cash flow, and long-term brand protection. Follow TraceGains on Twitter at @tracegains.

TraceGains, Inc.
http://www.tracegains.com
Marc Simony, Director of Marketing
pr@tracegains.com
720-465-9400

For more information on this press release visit: http://www.sbwire.com/press-releases/food-safety-supply-chain-conference-includes-gary-nowacki-of-tracegains-251023.htm

Las Vegas Aptean Edge Conference May 14-16 Features TraceGains

Westminster, CO -- (SBWIRE) -- 05/10/2013 -- TraceGains, Inc. will co-present “Automated Supplier Document Management for Food Manufacturers & Processors” on May 14 at 2:45. Speakers include Jason Ulrich, Manager of Business Applications, Berner Food and Beverage, Ryan Matson, IT/ERP Manager, A.C. Legg, Henry Minconi, QA Manager, Illes Seasonings & Flavors, Amanda Torbett, Vice President South & West, TraceGains, Inc.

The Aptean Edge Conference brings together industry luminaries and customers across Aptean’s industry-driven enterprise solutions. The conference will host more than three hundred sessions of content with multiple tracks tailored to address current priorities and challenges. Influential keynotes will be featured as well as roadmap previews, demos, exhibits and networking opportunities. The conference is May 14-16 at The Venetian Hotel, Las Vegas, Nevada. The Aptean Edge event is for Aptean customers, employees, and partners coming together to take part in hundreds of sessions, share the latest insights and innovations, exchange information and ideas, and discover how to expand their business to the next level.

Berner Foods, A.C. Legg, and Illes Seasonings & Flavors automated their supplier, compliance, and regulatory document management to help increase food safety and quality, while simultaneously reducing supplier and ingredient risk. Speakers will address the automated FSMA and GFSI supplier document collection, ingredient specification compliance monitoring, and eNotification alerts for any non-conformances.

TraceGains (http://www.tracegains.com) is for quality, purchasing, product development, and other departments, that are burdened with manually managing suppliers and documents. TraceGains delivers full-service supplier, compliance, and regulatory document management solutions, including FSMA and GFSI. Unlike manual, ERP, or traditional document systems, TraceGains extracts data from documents and automatically takes action. TraceGains is proven to empower people to quickly solve problems, speed audits, and simplify continuous product improvement.

Supplier documentation storage, whether in file cabinets or in digital formats, may satisfy regulatory retention requirements, but does little to systematically unlock the wealth of business, compliance, and regulatory information they contain and you require on a daily basis to operate successfully.

By automatically analyzing and scorecarding supplier-provided documentation as it is received—such as certificates of analysis, qualification questionnaires, audit documents and their results, certifications (Kosher, Organic, etc.), insurance certificates, allergen questionnaires, and other import requirements (COOL, C-TPAT, FSMA, GFSI), among others—TraceGains helps food and nutraceutical manufacturers and ingredient processors automate document management, meet regulatory and industry compliance requirements, identify best and worst suppliers, source better with less risk, automatically raise product quality, and painlessly perform or participate in audits, all without needing to involve the IT department to help with complex technology.

About TraceGains, Inc.
TraceGains customers experience on average a 56% reduction in out-of-spec lot receipts, and a 20% reduction in attribute variability, resulting in enhanced continuous improvement, better performing ingredient and raw material inventory, improved cash flow, and long-term brand protection. Follow TraceGains on Twitter at @tracegains.

TraceGains, Inc.
http://www.tracegains.com
Marc Simony, Director of Marketing
pr@tracegains.com
720-465-9400

For more information on this press release visit: http://www.sbwire.com/press-releases/las-vegas-aptean-edge-conference-may-14-16-features-tracegains-250302.htm

New VP of Sales Added to Accommodate Growth at TraceGains

Westminster, CO -- (SBWIRE) -- 05/08/2013 -- Gary Nowacki, CEO of TraceGains, commented on Schoenfeld joining the company, “We’re pleased that David Shoenfeld joined TraceGains as our senior executive responsible for sales. 2013 is shaping up to be another record year for us and having a leader of David’s caliber heading up the sales organization will insure that our momentum continues.”

Shoenfeld brings twenty years of experience in technology sales, sales management, and expertise in the areas of computer systems and applications, eCommerce marketing, SaaS Sales, and eCommerce application development and sales strategies. Prior to joining TraceGains, David headed the Global Sales and Marketing efforts for Ugam Solutions, focused on providing online marketing solutions and SaaS technologies for the world’s top retailers, brands, and media companies.

Schoenfeld was also the Director of Software Sales at Oerlikon-Melco where he was responsible for business development, application development, and product launch of the LiveDesigner technology for the global market. He previously held senior sales positions at both IHS Information Handling Services, Inc. (HIS) and Hewlett Packard. Schoenfeld holds a Bachelor’s of Science Degree in Information Technology from Colorado Technical University, Denver.

TraceGains (http://www.tracegains.com) is for quality, purchasing, product development, and other departments, that are burdened with manually managing suppliers and documents. TraceGains delivers full-service supplier, compliance, and regulatory document management solutions, including FSMA and GFSI. Unlike manual, ERP, or traditional document systems, TraceGains extracts data from documents and automatically takes action. TraceGains is proven to empower people to quickly solve problems, speed audits, and simplify continuous product improvement.

Supplier documentation storage, whether in file cabinets or in digital formats, may satisfy regulatory retention requirements, but does little to systematically unlock the wealth of business, compliance, and regulatory information they contain and you require on a daily basis to operate successfully.

By automatically analyzing and scorecarding supplier-provided documentation as it is received—such as certificates of analysis, qualification questionnaires, audit documents and their results, certifications (Kosher, Organic, etc.), insurance certificates, allergen questionnaires, and other import requirements (COOL, C-TPAT, FSMA, GFSI), among others—TraceGains helps food and nutraceutical manufacturers and ingredient processors automate document management, meet regulatory and industry compliance requirements, identify best and worst suppliers, source better with less risk, automatically raise product quality, and painlessly perform or participate in audits, all without needing to involve the IT department to help with complex technology.

About TraceGains
TraceGains customers experience on average a 56% reduction in out-of-spec lot receipts, and a 20% reduction in attribute variability, resulting in enhanced continuous improvement, better performing ingredient and raw material inventory, improved cash flow, and long-term brand protection. Follow TraceGains on Twitter at @tracegains.

TraceGains, Inc.
http://www.tracegains.com
Marc Simony, Director of Marketing
pr@tracegains.com
720-465-9400

For more information on this press release visit: http://www.sbwire.com/press-releases/new-vp-of-sales-added-to-accommodate-growth-at-tracegains-248729.htm

Thursday TraceGains Webinar Addresses Effective Supplier and Control Programs

Westminster, CO -- (SBWIRE) -- 05/07/2013 -- Supply chain risks are everywhere with suppliers and their suppliers, ingredients and raw materials, in the warehouse and on the plant floor, and in finished goods. TraceGains’ webinar will address some of these concerns. Topics to be discussed include implications of the FSMA and GFSI on supply chain management, defining supplier base characteristics, establishing vendor control parameters, designing a custom vendor program for food safety and quality as well as auditing and evaluating vendor performance.

TraceGains is hosting a webinar entitled, “Practical Aspects of an Effective Supplier and Control Program,” on Thursday, May 9, 2013 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM EDT. Link to register: http://is.gd/trcilles.

David Schauf, VP of Quality for Illes Seasonings will present how industry leaders can learn to properly design, implement, and manage an effective supplier and control program. Schauf is the Vice President of Quality for Illes Seasonings and Flavors based in Carrollton, Texas. He is responsible for Quality Systems and Food Safety Programs, and also functions as Technical Adviser to the Operations and R&D Departments.

TraceGains (http://tracegains.com) is for quality, purchasing, product development, and other departments, that are burdened with manually managing suppliers and documents. TraceGains delivers full-service supplier, compliance, and regulatory document management solutions, including FSMA and GFSI. Unlike manual, ERP, or traditional document systems, TraceGains extracts data from documents and automatically takes action. TraceGains is proven to empower people to quickly solve problems, speed audits, and simplify continuous product improvement.

Supplier documentation storage, whether in file cabinets or in digital formats, may satisfy regulatory retention requirements, but does little to systematically unlock the wealth of business, compliance, and regulatory information they contain and you require on a daily basis to operate successfully.

By automatically analyzing and scorecarding supplier-provided documentation as it is received—such as certificates of analysis, qualification questionnaires, audit documents and their results, certifications (Kosher, Organic, etc.), insurance certificates, allergen questionnaires, and other import requirements (COOL, C-TPAT, FSMA, GFSI), among others—TraceGains helps food and nutraceutical manufacturers and ingredient processors automate document management, meet regulatory and industry compliance requirements, identify best and worst suppliers, source better with less risk, automatically raise product quality, and painlessly perform or participate in audits, all without needing to involve the IT department to help with complex technology.

TraceGains customers experience on average a 56% reduction in out-of-spec lot receipts, and a 20% reduction in attribute variability, resulting in enhanced continuous improvement, better performing ingredient and raw material inventory, improved cash flow, and long-term brand protection. Follow TraceGains on Twitter at @tracegains.

TraceGains, Inc.
http://tracegains.com
Marc Simony, Director of Marketing
pr@tracegains.com
720-465-9400

For more information on this press release visit: http://www.sbwire.com/press-releases/thursday-tracegains-webinar-addresses-effective-supplier-and-control-programs-248151.htm

Global Food Safety Resource Centre Announces TraceGains Webinar on May 9

Westminster, CO -- (SBWIRE) -- 05/06/2013 -- Global Food Safety Resource Centre Inc. announced TraceGains Webinar entitled, “Practical Aspects of a Successful Supplier Control Program” on May 9th, 2013, 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM EST. Link to register: http://is.gd/trcilles. Space is limited so early registration is encouraged.

Supply chain risks are everywhere with suppliers and their suppliers, ingredients and raw materials, in the warehouse and on the plant floor, and in finished goods. TraceGains’ webinar will address some of these concerns. Topics to be discussed include implications of the FSMA and GFSI on supply chain management, defining supplier base characteristics, establishing vendor control parameters, designing a custom vendor program for food safety and quality as well as auditing and evaluating vendor performance.

David Schauf, VP of Quality for Illes Seasonings will present how industry leaders can learn to properly design, implement, and manage an effective supplier and control program. Schauf is the Vice President of Quality for Illes Seasonings and Flavors based in Carrollton, Texas. He is responsible for Quality Systems and Food Safety Programs, and also functions as Technical Adviser to the Operations and R&D Departments.

TraceGains (http://www.tracegains.com) is for quality, purchasing, product development, and other departments, that are burdened with manually managing suppliers and documents. TraceGains delivers full-service supplier, compliance, and regulatory document management solutions, including FSMA and GFSI. Unlike manual, ERP, or traditional document systems, TraceGains extracts data from documents and automatically takes action. TraceGains is proven to empower people to quickly solve problems, speed audits, and simplify continuous product improvement.

Supplier documentation storage, whether in file cabinets or in digital formats, may satisfy regulatory retention requirements, but does little to systematically unlock the wealth of business, compliance, and regulatory information they contain and you require on a daily basis to operate successfully.

By automatically analyzing and scorecarding supplier-provided documentation as it is received—such as certificates of analysis, qualification questionnaires, audit documents and their results, certifications (Kosher, Organic, etc.), insurance certificates, allergen questionnaires, and other import requirements (COOL, C-TPAT, FSMA, GFSI), among others—TraceGains helps food and nutraceutical manufacturers and ingredient processors automate document management, meet regulatory and industry compliance requirements, identify best and worst suppliers, source better with less risk, automatically raise product quality, and painlessly perform or participate in audits, all without needing to involve the IT department to help with complex technology.

About TraceGains
TraceGains customers experience on average a 56% reduction in out-of-spec lot receipts, and a 20% reduction in attribute variability, resulting in enhanced continuous improvement, better performing ingredient and raw material inventory, improved cash flow, and long-term brand protection. Follow TraceGains on Twitter at @tracegains.

TraceGains, Inc.
http://www.tracegains.com
Marc Simony, Director of Marketing
pr@tracegains.com
720-465-9400

For more information on this press release visit: http://www.sbwire.com/press-releases/global-food-safety-resource-centre-announces-tracegains-webinar-on-may-9-247673.htm

TraceGains Hosting Food Industry at the Food Safety Supply Chain Conference

Westminster, CO -- (SBWIRE) -- 05/03/2013 -- Food production—from "farm to fork"—has become a globalized, complicated process. The food ingredient supply chain for a finished product can incorporate multiple manufacturers and suppliers from around the world. With each exchange, vulnerabilities to the food safety system increase, and as a result governments, retailers, and consumers have intensified their scrutiny of food ingredient quality.

The Food Safety Supply Chain Conference examines the vulnerabilities in the supply chain and provides best practices and technology solutions to help companies comply with GFSI, FSMA, reduce a company’s exposure to food safety recalls and improve profitability. The conference also explores traceability, legal liability, and recall management strategies as well as technology tools and solutions.

Gary Nowacki, CEO of TraceGains, will moderate a presentation at the Food Safety Supply Chain Conference. The conference will be held at the Chicago O’Hare Marriott on May 15-17. The presentation will discuss the Global Food Safety Initiative (GFSI). Bill Besson, Quality Manager, Chelsea Milling Company; Jessica Dodd, Quality Control Manager, Specialty Commodities, Inc.; and Greg Rowe, Supply Chain Manager, Ottens Flavors will co-present "Automating and Accelerating BRC, SQF and other GFSI Audits" the presentation is on May 16 at 9:45 am. Their presentation will dive deep into

- Improving supplier qualification
- Accelerating desk audits
- Error-prone become error-proof
- Delighting auditors

TraceGains (http://www.tracegains.com) is for quality, purchasing, product development, and other departments, that are burdened with manually managing suppliers and documents. TraceGains delivers full-service supplier, compliance, and regulatory document management solutions, including FSMA and GFSI. Unlike manual, ERP, or traditional document systems, TraceGains extracts data from documents and automatically takes action. TraceGains is proven to empower people to quickly solve problems, speed audits, and simplify continuous product improvement.

Supplier documentation storage, whether in file cabinets or in digital formats, may satisfy regulatory retention requirements, but does little to systematically unlock the wealth of business, compliance, and regulatory information they contain and you require on a daily basis to operate successfully.

By automatically analyzing and scorecarding supplier-provided documentation as it is received—such as certificates of analysis, qualification questionnaires, audit documents and their results, certifications (Kosher, Organic, etc.), insurance certificates, allergen questionnaires, and other import requirements (COOL, C-TPAT, FSMA, GFSI), among others—TraceGains helps food and nutraceutical manufacturers and ingredient processors automate document management, meet regulatory and industry compliance requirements, identify best and worst suppliers, source better with less risk, automatically raise product quality, and painlessly perform or participate in audits, all without needing to involve the IT department to help with complex technology.

About TraceGains, Inc.
TraceGains customers experience on average a 56% reduction in out-of-spec lot receipts, and a 20% reduction in attribute variability, resulting in enhanced continuous improvement, better performing ingredient and raw material inventory, improved cash flow, and long-term brand protection. Follow TraceGains on Twitter at @tracegains.

TraceGains, Inc.
http://www.tracegains.com
Marc Simony, Director of Marketing
pr@tracegains.com
720-465-9400

For more information on this press release visit: http://www.sbwire.com/press-releases/tracegains-hosting-food-industry-at-the-food-safety-supply-chain-conference-246874.htm

TraceGains Solution for Specialty Food Ingredients According to Food Safety Tech Magazine

Westminster, CO -- (SBWIRE) -- 05/02/2013 -- Specialty Food Ingredients needed to easily manage compliance for the hundreds of foreign suppliers the company consistently utilize. Additionally, the mounting list of certification documents for Fair Trade, Organic status, Kosher certificates, and safety audits quickly calls for more sophisticated systems than previously analog ones.

“Are Your Ingredients Mere Commodities? Or, Are They “Precious” Commodities?” was recently published in Food Safety Tech; Carole Inman Vice President for sales and marketing at Specialty Food Ingredients discussed the current hyper-information age, where there is an increasingly complicated and scrutinized landscape of food safety compliance – not just by FDA, but by individual consumers.

Inman reported, “Arguably, the government, the media and consumers are more mindful of the safety of their food than ever in history. Some may be the publicity surrounding FSMA. More likely are the nightly news reports of the latest poultry, or produce or nut recall. With social media adding fuel to that fire, it’s no surprise that food manufacturers are paying more attention to food safety.”

Inman commented, “We invested in a digital documentation and supplier management system (in our case, we selected TraceGains.) The digitized, cloud-based system quickly made even our handling of the documentation related to food safety part of our overall brand promise. How it presented itself to our customers was usually in the swift retrieval of needed specs, COAs, certificates upon their request.”

TraceGains (http://www.tracegains.com) is for quality, purchasing, product development, and other departments, that are burdened with manually managing suppliers and documents. TraceGains delivers full-service supplier, compliance, and regulatory document management solutions, including FSMA and GFSI. Unlike manual, ERP, or traditional document systems, TraceGains extracts data from documents and automatically takes action. TraceGains is proven to empower people to quickly solve problems, speed audits, and simplify continuous product improvement.

Supplier documentation storage, whether in file cabinets or in digital formats, may satisfy regulatory retention requirements, but does little to systematically unlock the wealth of business, compliance, and regulatory information they contain and you require on a daily basis to operate successfully.

By automatically analyzing and scorecarding supplier-provided documentation as it is received—such as certificates of analysis, qualification questionnaires, audit documents and their results, certifications (Kosher, Organic, etc.), insurance certificates, allergen questionnaires, and other import requirements (COOL, C-TPAT, FSMA, GFSI), among others—TraceGains helps food and nutraceutical manufacturers and ingredient processors automate document management, meet regulatory and industry compliance requirements, identify best and worst suppliers, source better with less risk, automatically raise product quality, and painlessly perform or participate in audits, all without needing to involve the IT department to help with complex technology.

About TraceGains, Inc.
TraceGains customers experience on average a 56% reduction in out-of-spec lot receipts, and a 20% reduction in attribute variability, resulting in enhanced continuous improvement, better performing ingredient and raw material inventory, improved cash flow, and long-term brand protection. Follow TraceGains on Twitter at @tracegains.

TraceGains, Inc.
http://www.tracegains.com
Marc Simony, Director of Marketing
pr@tracegains.com
720-465-9400

For more information on this press release visit: http://www.sbwire.com/press-releases/tracegains-solution-for-specialty-food-ingredients-according-to-food-safety-tech-magazine-246232.htm

TraceGains at the Aptean Edge Conference May 14-16 Las Vegas, NV

Westminster, CO -- (SBWIRE) -- 05/01/2013 -- The Aptean Edge Conference brings together industry luminaries and customers across Aptean’s industry-driven enterprise solutions. The conference will host more than three hundred sessions of content with multiple tracks tailored to address current priorities and challenges. Influential keynotes will be featured as well as roadmap previews, demos, exhibits and networking opportunities. The conference is May 14-16 at The Venetian Hotel, Las Vegas, Nevada. The Aptean Edge event is for Aptean customers, employees, and partners coming together to take part in hundreds of sessions, share the latest insights and innovations, exchange information and ideas, and discover how to expand their business to the next level.

TraceGains, Inc. will co-present “Automated Supplier Document Management for Food Manufacturers & Processors” on May 14 at 2:45. Speakers include Jason Ulrich, Manager of Business Applications, Berner Food and Beverage, Ryan Matson, IT/ERP Manager, A.C. Legg, Henry Minconi, QA Manager, Illes Seasonings & Flavors, Amanda Torbett, Vice President South & West, TraceGains, Inc.

Berner Foods, A.C. Legg, and Illes Seasonings & Flavors automated their supplier, compliance, and regulatory document management to help increase food safety and quality, while simultaneously reducing supplier and ingredient risk. Speakers will address the automated FSMA and GFSI supplier document collection, ingredient specification compliance monitoring, and eNotification alerts for any non-conformances.

TraceGains (http://tracegains.com) is for quality, purchasing, product development, and other departments, that are burdened with manually managing suppliers and documents. TraceGains delivers full-service supplier, compliance, and regulatory document management solutions, including FSMA and GFSI. Unlike manual, ERP, or traditional document systems, TraceGains extracts data from documents and automatically takes action. TraceGains is proven to empower people to quickly solve problems, speed audits, and simplify continuous product improvement.

Supplier documentation storage, whether in file cabinets or in digital formats, may satisfy regulatory retention requirements, but does little to systematically unlock the wealth of business, compliance, and regulatory information they contain and you require on a daily basis to operate successfully.

By automatically analyzing and scorecarding supplier-provided documentation as it is received—such as certificates of analysis, qualification questionnaires, audit documents and their results, certifications (Kosher, Organic, etc.), insurance certificates, allergen questionnaires, and other import requirements (COOL, C-TPAT, FSMA, GFSI), among others—TraceGains helps food and nutraceutical manufacturers and ingredient processors automate document management, meet regulatory and industry compliance requirements, identify best and worst suppliers, source better with less risk, automatically raise product quality, and painlessly perform or participate in audits, all without needing to involve the IT department to help with complex technology.

TraceGains customers experience on average a 56% reduction in out-of-spec lot receipts, and a 20% reduction in attribute variability, resulting in enhanced continuous improvement, better performing ingredient and raw material inventory, improved cash flow, and long-term brand protection. Follow TraceGains on Twitter at @tracegains.

TraceGains, Inc.
http://tracegains.com
Marc Simony, Director of Marketing
pr@tracegains.com
720-465-9400

For more information on this press release visit: http://www.sbwire.com/press-releases/tracegains-at-the-aptean-edge-conference-may-14-16-las-vegas-nv-245507.htm

Westminster, CO -- (SBWIRE) -- 04/30/2013 -- TraceGains provides many tools to help automate processes and procedures to Automate Global Food Safety Initiative (GFSI) compliance that food industry leaders may need to prevent costly and labor-intensive manual tasks.

TraceGains gives management a tool to organize hardcopy versions of needed standards, and to demonstrate the company’s overall commitment to continuous improvement. They can provide a method to monitor ongoing supplier performance, document audits, and maintain company&aposs approved supplier list. Ongoing tracking and monitoring allows risk assessment of raw and packaging materials to be efficiently conducted over time. Management and Compliance modules help manage suppliers at the company, lot, and ingredient attribute levels.

Additionally, TraceGains allows for storage and retrieval of ingredient specifications which makes regulatory compliance less painful; assists with per-load validation using supplier COA data. TraceGains helps maintain document control and automatically manages the process of updating by using system generated eNotifications, which instruct suppliers to upload new documents based on individual expiration dates. The ActionForms automate retrieval of allergen information for each raw material for every supplier. Allergen dashboard quickly identifies allergen issues by supplier and/or ingredient.

TraceGains (http://www.tracegains.com) is for quality, purchasing, product development, and other departments, that are burdened with manually managing suppliers and documents. TraceGains delivers full-service supplier, compliance, and regulatory document management solutions, including FSMA and GFSI. Unlike manual, ERP, or traditional document systems, TraceGains extracts data from documents and automatically takes action. TraceGains is proven to empower people to quickly solve problems, speed audits, and simplify continuous product improvement.

Supplier documentation storage, whether in file cabinets or in digital formats, may satisfy regulatory retention requirements, but does little to systematically unlock the wealth of business, compliance, and regulatory information they contain and you require on a daily basis to operate successfully.

By automatically analyzing and scorecarding supplier-provided documentation as it is received—such as certificates of analysis, qualification questionnaires, audit documents and their results, certifications (Kosher, Organic, etc.), insurance certificates, allergen questionnaires, and other import requirements (COOL, C-TPAT, FSMA, GFSI), among others—TraceGains helps food and nutraceutical manufacturers and ingredient processors automate document management, meet regulatory and industry compliance requirements, identify best and worst suppliers, source better with less risk, automatically raise product quality, and painlessly perform or participate in audits, all without needing to involve the IT department to help with complex technology.

TraceGains customers experience on average a 56% reduction in out-of-spec lot receipts, and a 20% reduction in attribute variability, resulting in enhanced continuous improvement, better performing ingredient and raw material inventory, improved cash flow, and long-term brand protection. Follow TraceGains on Twitter at @tracegains.

TraceGains, Inc.
http://www.tracegains.com
Marc Simony, Director of Marketing
pr@tracegains.com
720-465-9400

For more information on this press release visit: http://www.sbwire.com/press-releases/tracegains-automates-global-food-safety-initiative-gfsi-compliance-244810.htm

Effective Supplier and Control Program Focus of TraceGains Webinar May 9th

Westminster, CO -- (SBWIRE) -- 04/29/2013 -- David Schauf, VP of Quality for Illes Seasonings will present how industry leaders can learn to properly design, implement, and manage an effective supplier and control program. Schauf is the Vice President of Quality for Illes Seasonings and Flavors based in Carrollton, Texas. He is responsible for Quality Systems and Food Safety Programs, and also functions as Technical Adviser to the Operations and R&D Departments.

TraceGains is hosting a webinar entitled, “Practical Aspects of an Effective Supplier and Control Program,” on Thursday, May 9, 2013 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM EDT. Link to register: http://is.gd/trcilles. Space is limited so early registration is encouraged.

Supply chain risks are everywhere with suppliers and their suppliers, ingredients and raw materials, in the warehouse and on the plant floor, and in finished goods. TraceGains’ webinar will address some of these concerns. Topics to be discussed include implications of the FSMA and GFSI on supply chain management, defining supplier base characteristics, establishing vendor control parameters, designing a custom vendor program for food safety and quality as well as auditing and evaluating vendor performance.

TraceGains (http://www.tracegains.com) is for quality, purchasing, product development, and other departments, that are burdened with manually managing suppliers and documents. TraceGains delivers full-service supplier, compliance, and regulatory document management solutions, including FSMA and GFSI. Unlike manual, ERP, or traditional document systems, TraceGains extracts data from documents and automatically takes action. TraceGains is proven to empower people to quickly solve problems, speed audits, and simplify continuous product improvement.

Supplier documentation storage, whether in file cabinets or in digital formats, may satisfy regulatory retention requirements, but does little to systematically unlock the wealth of business, compliance, and regulatory information they contain and you require on a daily basis to operate successfully.

By automatically analyzing and scorecarding supplier-provided documentation as it is received—such as certificates of analysis, qualification questionnaires, audit documents and their results, certifications (Kosher, Organic, etc.), insurance certificates, allergen questionnaires, and other import requirements (COOL, C-TPAT, FSMA, GFSI), among others—TraceGains helps food and nutraceutical manufacturers and ingredient processors automate document management, meet regulatory and industry compliance requirements, identify best and worst suppliers, source better with less risk, automatically raise product quality, and painlessly perform or participate in audits, all without needing to involve the IT department to help with complex technology.

About TraceGains, Inc.
TraceGains customers experience on average a 56% reduction in out-of-spec lot receipts, and a 20% reduction in attribute variability, resulting in enhanced continuous improvement, better performing ingredient and raw material inventory, improved cash flow, and long-term brand protection. Follow TraceGains on Twitter at @tracegains.

TraceGains, Inc.
http://www.tracegains.com
Marc Simony, Director of Marketing
pr@tracegains.com
720-465-9400

For more information on this press release visit: http://www.sbwire.com/press-releases/effective-supplier-and-control-program-focus-of-tracegains-webinar-may-9th-244080.htm

Food Safety Summit Starts April 30th with TraceGains at Booth 600

Westminster, CO -- (SBWIRE) -- 04/26/2013 -- TraceGains will be exhibiting at Booth 600 of the Food Safety Summit on April 30 through May 2, 2013 at the Baltimore Convention Center, MD. The Food Safety Summit is a solutions-based conference and expo designed to meet the educational and information needs of the entire food industry including growers, processors, retailers, distributors, foodservice operators, regulators, and academia. Attendees will learn from expert speakers and trainers, exchange ideas, find solutions to current job challenges and engage in valuable opportunities at the conference.

The conference will provide attendees three days of education covering Food Safety, eight hours of uninterrupted exhibition hall time, specialized training and certification courses, top suppliers demonstrating the latest tools and technologies on the exhibition hall, and extended networking and special events.

TraceGains (http://www.tracegains.com) is for quality, purchasing, product development, and other departments, that are burdened with manually managing suppliers and documents. TraceGains delivers full-service supplier, compliance, and regulatory document management solutions, including FSMA and GFSI. Unlike manual, ERP, or traditional document systems, TraceGains extracts data from documents and automatically takes action. TraceGains is proven to empower people to quickly solve problems, speed audits, and simplify continuous product improvement.

Supplier documentation storage, whether in file cabinets or in digital formats, may satisfy regulatory retention requirements, but does little to systematically unlock the wealth of business, compliance, and regulatory information they contain and you require on a daily basis to operate successfully.

By automatically analyzing and scorecarding supplier-provided documentation as it is received—such as certificates of analysis, qualification questionnaires, audit documents and their results, certifications (Kosher, Organic, etc.), insurance certificates, allergen questionnaires, and other import requirements (COOL, C-TPAT, FSMA, GFSI), among others—TraceGains helps food and nutraceutical manufacturers and ingredient processors automate document management, meet regulatory and industry compliance requirements, identify best and worst suppliers, source better with less risk, automatically raise product quality, and painlessly perform or participate in audits, all without needing to involve the IT department to help with complex technology.

About TraceGains, Inc.
TraceGains customers experience on average a 56% reduction in out-of-spec lot receipts, and a 20% reduction in attribute variability, resulting in enhanced continuous improvement, better performing ingredient and raw material inventory, improved cash flow, and long-term brand protection. Follow TraceGains on Twitter at @tracegains.

TraceGains, Inc.
http://www.tracegains.com
Marc Simony, Director of Marketing
pr@tracegains.com
720-465-9400

For more information on this press release visit: http://www.sbwire.com/press-releases/food-safety-summit-starts-april-30th-with-tracegains-at-booth-600-243358.htm

Gary Nowacki of TraceGains Presents at Upcoming ADS Technical Meeting April 28

Westminster, CO -- (SBWIRE) -- 04/26/2013 -- TraceGains will be exhibiting and presenting at the 2013 ADS Technical Meeting from April 28-30. The meetings will be held at the Francis Marion Hotel in Charleston, South Carolina. Gary Nowacki, CEO of TraceGains, Inc. will present the topic, “Supplier Document Management” on Sunday, April 28th at 10:30 am. Nowacki will be presenting to the Assurance Committee Meeting. TraceGains will also present on Monday, April 29th during the “New Products & Services Presentations” session in the afternoon.

The 2013 ADS (Association for Dressings and Sauces) Technical Meeting is targeted for food makers that make dressings, sauces, or other condiment products or supplying to those who do. Education during varied technical sessions will be provided. The ADS Technical Meeting will feature the New Products and Services Presentations.

TraceGains (http://www.tracegains.com) is for quality, purchasing, product development, and other departments, that are burdened with manually managing suppliers and documents. TraceGains delivers full-service supplier, compliance, and regulatory document management solutions, including FSMA and GFSI. Unlike manual, ERP, or traditional document systems, TraceGains extracts data from documents and automatically takes action. TraceGains is proven to empower people to quickly solve problems, speed audits, and simplify continuous product improvement.

Supplier documentation storage, whether in file cabinets or in digital formats, may satisfy regulatory retention requirements, but does little to systematically unlock the wealth of business, compliance, and regulatory information they contain and you require on a daily basis to operate successfully.

By automatically analyzing and scorecarding supplier-provided documentation as it is received—such as certificates of analysis, qualification questionnaires, audit documents and their results, certifications (Kosher, Organic, etc.), insurance certificates, allergen questionnaires, and other import requirements (COOL, C-TPAT, FSMA, GFSI), among others—TraceGains helps food and nutraceutical manufacturers and ingredient processors automate document management, meet regulatory and industry compliance requirements, identify best and worst suppliers, source better with less risk, automatically raise product quality, and painlessly perform or participate in audits, all without needing to involve the IT department to help with complex technology.

About TraceGains, Inc.
TraceGains customers experience on average a 56% reduction in out-of-spec lot receipts, and a 20% reduction in attribute variability, resulting in enhanced continuous improvement, better performing ingredient and raw material inventory, improved cash flow, and long-term brand protection. Follow TraceGains on Twitter at @tracegains.

TraceGains, Inc.
http://www.tracegains.com
Marc Simony, Director of Marketing
pr@tracegains.com
720-465-9400

For more information on this press release visit: http://www.sbwire.com/press-releases/gary-nowacki-of-tracegains-presents-at-upcoming-ads-technical-meeting-april-28-242863.htm

TraceGains Exhibiting at American Spice Trade Association Conference April 28

Westminster, CO -- (SBWIRE) -- 04/23/2013 -- TraceGains, Inc. will be exhibiting at the 2013 American Spice Trade Association Conference April 28 – May 1, 2013. The meetings will be held at The Ritz-Carlton, Palm Beach, Florida.

American Spice Trade Association (ASTA) is the global leader in ensuring that clean, safe spice makes its way through the supply chain. It is the mission of ASTA to legislation and Regulations: Utilize coalition memberships when possible to maximize impact on legislation and regulations and identify and respond independently to issues specific to the spice industry.

The conference focuses to ensure clean, safe spice throughout the supply chain by providing key audiences education or access to education as well as provide resources to support industry efforts to ensure food safety.

TraceGains (http://www.tracegains.com) is for quality, purchasing, product development, and other departments, that are burdened with manually managing suppliers and documents. TraceGains delivers full-service supplier, compliance, and regulatory document management solutions, including FSMA and GFSI. Unlike manual, ERP, or traditional document systems, TraceGains extracts data from documents and automatically takes action. TraceGains is proven to empower people to quickly solve problems, speed audits, and simplify continuous product improvement.

Supplier documentation storage, whether in file cabinets or in digital formats, may satisfy regulatory retention requirements, but does little to systematically unlock the wealth of business, compliance, and regulatory information they contain and you require on a daily basis to operate successfully.

By automatically analyzing and scorecarding supplier-provided documentation as it is received—such as certificates of analysis, qualification questionnaires, audit documents and their results, certifications (Kosher, Organic, etc.), insurance certificates, allergen questionnaires, and other import requirements (COOL, C-TPAT, FSMA, GFSI), among others—TraceGains helps food and nutraceutical manufacturers and ingredient processors automate document management, meet regulatory and industry compliance requirements, identify best and worst suppliers, source better with less risk, automatically raise product quality, and painlessly perform or participate in audits, all without needing to involve the IT department to help with complex technology.

TraceGains customers experience on average a 56% reduction in out-of-spec lot receipts, and a 20% reduction in attribute variability, resulting in enhanced continuous improvement, better performing ingredient and raw material inventory, improved cash flow, and long-term brand protection. Follow TraceGains on Twitter at @tracegains.

TraceGains, Inc.
http://tracegains.com
Marc Simony, Director of Marketing
pr@tracegains.com
720-465-9400

For more information on this press release visit: http://www.sbwire.com/press-releases/tracegains-exhibiting-at-american-spice-trade-association-conference-april-28-241640.htm

Gary Nowacki CEO of TraceGains Names David Schoenfeld VP of Sales

Westminster, CO -- (SBWIRE) -- 04/19/2013 -- TraceGains, Inc. welcomes David Schoenfeld as the new Vice-president of Sales. Schoenfeld brings twenty years of experience in technology sales, sales management, and expertise in the areas of computer systems and applications, eCommerce marketing, SaaS Sales, and eCommerce application development and sales strategies. Prior to joining TraceGains, David headed the Global Sales and Marketing efforts for Ugam Solutions, focused on providing online marketing solutions and SaaS technologies for the world’s top retailers, brands, and media companies.

Gary Nowacki, CEO of TraceGains, commented on Schoenfeld joining the company, “We’re pleased that David has joined TraceGains as our senior executive responsible for sales. 2013 is shaping up to be another record year for us and having a leader of David’s caliber heading up the sales organization will insure that our momentum continues.”

Schoenfeld was also the Director of Software Sales at Oerlikon-Melco where he was responsible for business development, application development, and product launch of the LiveDesigner technology for the global market. He previously held senior sales positions at both IHS Information Handling Services, Inc. (HIS) and Hewlett Packard.

Schoenfeld holds a Bachelor’s of Science Degree in Information Technology from Colorado Technical University, Denver.

TraceGains (http://whttp://www.tracegains.com) is for quality, purchasing, product development, and other departments, that are burdened with manually managing suppliers and documents. TraceGains delivers full-service supplier, compliance, and regulatory document management solutions, including FSMA and GFSI. Unlike manual, ERP, or traditional document systems, TraceGains extracts data from documents and automatically takes action. TraceGains is proven to empower people to quickly solve problems, speed audits, and simplify continuous product improvement.

Supplier documentation storage, whether in file cabinets or in digital formats, may satisfy regulatory retention requirements, but does little to systematically unlock the wealth of business, compliance, and regulatory information they contain and you require on a daily basis to operate successfully.

By automatically analyzing and scorecarding supplier-provided documentation as it is received—such as certificates of analysis, qualification questionnaires, audit documents and their results, certifications (Kosher, Organic, etc.), insurance certificates, allergen questionnaires, and other import requirements (COOL, C-TPAT, FSMA, GFSI), among others—TraceGains helps food and nutraceutical manufacturers and ingredient processors automate document management, meet regulatory and industry compliance requirements, identify best and worst suppliers, source better with less risk, automatically raise product quality, and painlessly perform or participate in audits, all without needing to involve the IT department to help with complex technology.

About TraceGains, Inc.
TraceGains customers experience on average a 56% reduction in out-of-spec lot receipts, and a 20% reduction in attribute variability, resulting in enhanced continuous improvement, better performing ingredient and raw material inventory, improved cash flow, and long-term brand protection. Follow TraceGains on Twitter at @tracegains.

TraceGains, Inc.
http://www.tracegains.com
Marc Simony, Director of Marketing
pr@tracegains.com
720-465-9400

For more information on this press release visit: http://www.sbwire.com/press-releases/gary-nowacki-ceo-of-tracegains-names-david-schoenfeld-vp-of-sales-240316.htm

TraceGains Presents Supplier Document Management at ADS Technical Meeting

Westminster, CO -- (SBWIRE) -- 04/18/2013 -- TraceGains will be exhibiting and presenting at the 2013 ADS Technical Meeting from April 28-30. The meetings will be held at the Francis Marion Hotel in Charleston, South Carolina. Several of TraceGains’ customers will be at the event including Arthur Schuman; Bay Valley Foods; DSM; Golden State Foods; Griffith Laboratories; Illes Seasonings & Flavors; Symrise; TIC Gums; and Tate & Lyle.

The 2013 ADS Technical Meeting is targeted for food makers that make dressings, sauces, or other condiment products or supplying to those who do. Education during varied technical sessions will be provided. The Information Open House will be open, the only ADS-sponsored tabletop exhibit of the year, where one-on-one introductions will be made and new business relationships established. The ADS Technical Meeting will feature the New Products and Services Presentations.

Gary Nowacki, CEO of TraceGains, Inc. will present the topic, “Supplier Document Management” on Sunday, April 28th at 10:30 am. Nowacki will be presenting to the Assurance Committee Meeting. TraceGains will also present on Monday, April 29th during the “New Products & Services Presentations” session in the afternoon.

TraceGains (http://www.tracegains.com) is for quality, purchasing, product development, and other departments, that are burdened with manually managing suppliers and documents. TraceGains delivers full-service supplier, compliance, and regulatory document management solutions, including FSMA and GFSI. Unlike manual, ERP, or traditional document systems, TraceGains extracts data from documents and automatically takes action. TraceGains is proven to empower people to quickly solve problems, speed audits, and simplify continuous product improvement.

Supplier documentation storage, whether in file cabinets or in digital formats, may satisfy regulatory retention requirements, but does little to systematically unlock the wealth of business, compliance, and regulatory information they contain and you require on a daily basis to operate successfully.

By automatically analyzing and scorecarding supplier-provided documentation as it is received—such as certificates of analysis, qualification questionnaires, audit documents and their results, certifications (Kosher, Organic, etc.), insurance certificates, allergen questionnaires, and other import requirements (COOL, C-TPAT, FSMA, GFSI), among others—TraceGains helps food and nutraceutical manufacturers and ingredient processors automate document management, meet regulatory and industry compliance requirements, identify best and worst suppliers, source better with less risk, automatically raise product quality, and painlessly perform or participate in audits, all without needing to involve the IT department to help with complex technology.

About TraceGains, Inc.
TraceGains customers experience on average a 56% reduction in out-of-spec lot receipts, and a 20% reduction in attribute variability, resulting in enhanced continuous improvement, better performing ingredient and raw material inventory, improved cash flow, and long-term brand protection. Follow TraceGains on Twitter at @tracegains.

TraceGains, Inc.
http://www.tracegains.com
Marc Simony, Director of Marketing
pr@tracegains.com
720-465-9400

For more information on this press release visit: http://www.sbwire.com/press-releases/tracegains-presents-supplier-document-management-at-ads-technical-meeting-239542.htm

TraceGains Exhibiting at 7th Food Technology and Innovation Forum Next Week

Westminster, CO -- (SBWIRE) -- 04/17/2013 -- TraceGains, Inc. will be attending and exhibiting at the Food Technology and Innovation Forum 2013. The conference is from April 22-24 at the Westin Chicago North Shore, Chicago, Illinois. The conference brings together leaders in research and development, innovation, marketing, and consumer insights from across North America.

Attendees of the Food Technology and Innovation Forum will apply factors that improve time-to-market launch, benchmark R&D and technology strategy against peers, and identify opportunities in a volatile economy and gain insight into consumer behavior. Additionally, attendees will understand the impact of ‘next generation’ ingredients and super foods on the food industry and harness technology as a platform for innovation and product development initiatives.

TraceGains (http://www.tracegains.com) is for quality, purchasing, product development, and other departments, that are burdened with manually managing suppliers and documents. TraceGains delivers full-service supplier, compliance, and regulatory document management solutions, including FSMA and GFSI. Unlike manual, ERP, or traditional document systems, TraceGains extracts data from documents and automatically takes action. TraceGains is proven to empower people to quickly solve problems, speed audits, and simplify continuous product improvement.

Supplier documentation storage, whether in file cabinets or in digital formats, may satisfy regulatory retention requirements, but does little to systematically unlock the wealth of business, compliance, and regulatory information they contain and you require on a daily basis to operate successfully.

By automatically analyzing and scorecarding supplier-provided documentation as it is received—such as certificates of analysis, qualification questionnaires, audit documents and their results, certifications (Kosher, Organic, etc.), insurance certificates, allergen questionnaires, and other import requirements (COOL, C-TPAT, FSMA, GFSI), among others—TraceGains helps food and nutraceutical manufacturers and ingredient processors automate document management, meet regulatory and industry compliance requirements, identify best and worst suppliers, source better with less risk, automatically raise product quality, and painlessly perform or participate in audits, all without needing to involve the IT department to help with complex technology.

About TraceGains, Inc.
TraceGains customers experience on average a 56% reduction in out-of-spec lot receipts, and a 20% reduction in attribute variability, resulting in enhanced continuous improvement, better performing ingredient and raw material inventory, improved cash flow, and long-term brand protection. Follow TraceGains on Twitter at @tracegains.

TraceGains, Inc.
http://www.tracegains.com
Marc Simony, Director of Marketing
pr@tracegains.com
720-465-9400

For more information on this press release visit: http://www.sbwire.com/press-releases/tracegains-exhibiting-at-7th-food-technology-and-innovation-forum-next-week-238920.htm

TraceGains Names David Schoenfeld VP of Sales

Westminster, CO -- (SBWIRE) -- 04/16/2013 -- TraceGains, Inc. recently named David Schoenfeld the new Vice-president of Sales. Schoenfeld brings twenty years of experience in technology sales, sales management, and expertise in the areas of computer systems and applications, eCommerce marketing, SaaS sales, and eCommerce application development and sales strategies. Prior to joining TraceGains, Schoenfeld headed the Global Sales and Marketing efforts for Ugam Solutions, focused on providing online marketing solutions and SaaS technologies for the world’s top retailers, brands, and media companies.

Schoenfeld was also the Director of Software Sales at Oerlikon-Melco where he was responsible for business development, application development, and product launch of the LiveDesigner technology for the global market. He previously held senior sales positions at both IHS Information Handling Services, Inc. (HIS) and Hewlett Packard. Schoenfeld holds a Bachelor’s of Science Degree in Information Technology from Colorado Technical University in Denver.

TraceGains (http://www.tracegains.com) is for quality, purchasing, product development, and other departments, that are burdened with manually managing suppliers and documents. TraceGains delivers full-service supplier, compliance, and regulatory document management solutions, including FSMA and GFSI. Unlike manual, ERP, or traditional document systems, TraceGains extracts data from documents and automatically takes action. TraceGains is proven to empower people to quickly solve problems, speed audits, and simplify continuous product improvement.

Supplier documentation storage, whether in file cabinets or in digital formats, may satisfy regulatory retention requirements, but does little to systematically unlock the wealth of business, compliance, and regulatory information they contain and you require on a daily basis to operate successfully.

By automatically analyzing and scorecarding supplier-provided documentation as it is received—such as certificates of analysis, qualification questionnaires, audit documents and their results, certifications (Kosher, Organic, etc.), insurance certificates, allergen questionnaires, and other import requirements (COOL, C-TPAT, FSMA, GFSI), among others—TraceGains helps food and nutraceutical manufacturers and ingredient processors automate document management, meet regulatory and industry compliance requirements, identify best and worst suppliers, source better with less risk, automatically raise product quality, and painlessly perform or participate in audits, all without needing to involve the IT department to help with complex technology.

About TraceGains, Inc.
TraceGains customers experience on average a 56% reduction in out-of-spec lot receipts, and a 20% reduction in attribute variability, resulting in enhanced continuous improvement, better performing ingredient and raw material inventory, improved cash flow, and long-term brand protection. Follow TraceGains on Twitter at @tracegains.

TraceGains, Inc.
http://www.tracegains.com
Marc Simony, Director of Marketing
pr@tracegains.com
720-465-9400

For more information on this press release visit: http://www.sbwire.com/press-releases/tracegains-names-david-schoenfeld-vp-of-sales-238495.htm

TraceGains Exhibits and Presents at Upcoming ADS Technical Meeting April 28-30

Westminster, CO -- (SBWIRE) -- 04/15/2013 -- TraceGains will be exhibiting and presenting at the 2013 ADS Technical Meeting from April 28-30. The meetings will be held at the Francis Marion Hotel in Charleston, South Carolina.

The 2013 ADS (Association for Dressings and Sauces) Technical Meeting is targeted for food makers that make dressings, sauces, or other condiment products or supplying to those who do. Education during varied technical sessions will be provided. The ADS Technical Meeting will feature the New Products and Services Presentations.

Gary Nowacki, CEO of TraceGains, Inc. will present the topic, “Supplier Document Management” on Sunday, April 28th at 10:30 am. Nowacki will be presenting to the Assurance Committee Meeting. TraceGains will also present on Monday, April 29th during the “New Products & Services Presentations” session in the afternoon.

TraceGains (http://www.tracegains.com) is for quality, purchasing, product development, and other departments, that are burdened with manually managing suppliers and documents. TraceGains delivers full-service supplier, compliance, and regulatory document management solutions, including FSMA and GFSI. Unlike manual, ERP, or traditional document systems, TraceGains extracts data from documents and automatically takes action. TraceGains is proven to empower people to quickly solve problems, speed audits, and simplify continuous product improvement.

Supplier documentation storage, whether in file cabinets or in digital formats, may satisfy regulatory retention requirements, but does little to systematically unlock the wealth of business, compliance, and regulatory information they contain and you require on a daily basis to operate successfully.

By automatically analyzing and scorecarding supplier-provided documentation as it is received—such as certificates of analysis, qualification questionnaires, audit documents and their results, certifications (Kosher, Organic, etc.), insurance certificates, allergen questionnaires, and other import requirements (COOL, C-TPAT, FSMA, GFSI), among others—TraceGains helps food and nutraceutical manufacturers and ingredient processors automate document management, meet regulatory and industry compliance requirements, identify best and worst suppliers, source better with less risk, automatically raise product quality, and painlessly perform or participate in audits, all without needing to involve the IT department to help with complex technology.

About TraceGains, Inc.
TraceGains customers experience on average a 56% reduction in out-of-spec lot receipts, and a 20% reduction in attribute variability, resulting in enhanced continuous improvement, better performing ingredient and raw material inventory, improved cash flow, and long-term brand protection. Follow TraceGains on Twitter at @tracegains.

TraceGains, Inc.
http://www.tracegains.com
Marc Simony, Director of Marketing
pr@tracegains.com
720-465-9400

For more information on this press release visit: http://www.sbwire.com/press-releases/tracegains-exhibits-and-presents-at-upcoming-ads-technical-meeting-april-28-30-237905.htm

TraceGains Exhibits at Food Safety Summit April 30

Westminster, CO -- (SBWIRE) -- 04/12/2013 -- TraceGains will be exhibiting at Booth 600 of the Food Safety Summit on April 30 through May 2, 2013 at the Baltimore Convention Center, MD. The Food Safety Summit is a solutions-based conference and expo designed to meet the educational and information needs of the entire food industry including growers, processors, retailers, distributors, foodservice operators, regulators, and academia. Attendees will learn from expert speakers and trainers, exchange ideas, find solutions to current job challenges and engage in valuable opportunities at the conference.

The conference will provide attendees three days of education covering Food Safety, eight hours of uninterrupted exhibition hall time, specialized training and certification courses, top suppliers demonstrating the latest tools and technologies on the exhibition hall, and extended networking and special events.

TraceGains (http://www.tracegains.com) is for quality, purchasing, product development, and other departments, that are burdened with manually managing suppliers and documents. TraceGains delivers full-service supplier, compliance, and regulatory document management solutions, including FSMA and GFSI. Unlike manual, ERP, or traditional document systems, TraceGains extracts data from documents and automatically takes action. TraceGains is proven to empower people to quickly solve problems, speed audits, and simplify continuous product improvement.

Supplier documentation storage, whether in file cabinets or in digital formats, may satisfy regulatory retention requirements, but does little to systematically unlock the wealth of business, compliance, and regulatory information they contain and you require on a daily basis to operate successfully.

By automatically analyzing and scorecarding supplier-provided documentation as it is received—such as certificates of analysis, qualification questionnaires, audit documents and their results, certifications (Kosher, Organic, etc.), insurance certificates, allergen questionnaires, and other import requirements (COOL, C-TPAT, FSMA, GFSI), among others—TraceGains helps food and nutraceutical manufacturers and ingredient processors automate document management, meet regulatory and industry compliance requirements, identify best and worst suppliers, source better with less risk, automatically raise product quality, and painlessly perform or participate in audits, all without needing to involve the IT department to help with complex technology.

About TraceGains, Inc.
TraceGains customers experience on average a 56% reduction in out-of-spec lot receipts, and a 20% reduction in attribute variability, resulting in enhanced continuous improvement, better performing ingredient and raw material inventory, improved cash flow, and long-term brand protection. Follow TraceGains on Twitter at @tracegains.

TraceGains, Inc.
http://www.tracegains.com
Marc Simony, Director of Marketing
pr@tracegains.com
720-465-9400

For more information on this press release visit: http://www.sbwire.com/press-releases/tracegains-exhibits-at-food-safety-summit-april-30-237104.htm

Food Safety and Quality Assurance Directors Turn to TraceGains for Document Control

Westminster, CO -- (SBWIRE) -- 04/09/2013 -- Food Safety Quality Assurance departments are responsible for the integrity of a company brand. Part of the risk that food leaders need to manage resides upstream, outside the four walls of the company. The customers often require that the company maintain a valid GFSI-compliant audit.

According to Gary Nowacki, CEO of TraceGains, “Food manufacturers and industry leaders manage supplier risk and compliance. Companies assure that each supplier is meeting customers’ key needs. Suppliers need to have all necessary business, audit, and compliance documentation on file. Required documents need to be up-to-date.”

Industry leaders need to be certain that the supplier meets the company’s business needs, including ingredient or packaging specifications. TraceGains’ supplier document management solution addresses the company’s supplier documents, including certificates of analysis, audits, questionnaires, kosher, allergen, and automatically reads them and then compares all data against the business requirements. Out-of-compliance materials and suppliers can be put on hold automatically, letting leaders focus on issue resolution, rather than having to spend much time on identifying problems in the first place.

This continuous and automatic process insures that each vendor is in compliance with business needs each time a company employee accepts raw materials, ingredients, and packaging materials from them. On average companies realize a 56% reduction in out-spec lot receipts and a 20% reduction in ingredient variability. Additionally, all supplier audit and compliance documents are a click away, making internal or third-party audits much less arduous and more successful.

TraceGains (http://www.tracegains.com) is for quality, purchasing, product development, and other departments, that are burdened with manually managing suppliers and documents. TraceGains delivers full-service supplier, compliance, and regulatory document management solutions, including FSMA and GFSI. Unlike manual, ERP, or traditional document systems, TraceGains extracts data from documents and automatically takes action. TraceGains is proven to empower people to quickly solve problems, speed audits, and simplify continuous product improvement.

Supplier documentation storage, whether in file cabinets or in digital formats, may satisfy regulatory retention requirements, but does little to systematically unlock the wealth of business, compliance, and regulatory information they contain and you require on a daily basis to operate successfully.

About TraceGains, Inc.
By automatically analyzing and scorecarding supplier-provided documentation as it is received—such as certificates of analysis, qualification questionnaires, audit documents and their results, certifications such as Kosher, Halal, and Organic, insurance certificates, allergen questionnaires, and other import requirements (COOL, C-TPAT, FSMA, GFSI), among others—TraceGains helps food manufacturers and ingredient processors automate document management, meet regulatory and industry compliance requirements, identify best and worst suppliers, source better with less risk, automatically raise product quality, and painlessly perform or participate in audits, all without needing to involve the IT department to help with complex technology. Follow TraceGains on Twitter at @tracegains.

TraceGains, Inc.
http://www.tracegains.com
Marc Simony, Director of Marketing
pr@tracegains.com
720-465-9400

For more information on this press release visit: http://www.sbwire.com/press-releases/food-safety-and-quality-assurance-directors-turn-to-tracegains-for-document-control-235454.htm

CIOs Praise TraceGains as Stand-Alone System Which Compliments ERP Solutions

Westminster, CO -- (SBWIRE) -- 04/08/2013 -- TraceGains customers run SAP, Oracle, JD Edwards, Microsoft Dynamics, Ross, and other popular ERP packages to meet many of their daily business needs and all subscribe to TraceGains.

TraceGains&apos cloud-delivered supplier document management solution takes historical and real-time supplier-provided and supplier-impacted data in various formats from multiple sources, and lets companies know how individual vendors, their ingredient lot shipments, and individual ingredient attributes affect the business.

This stand-alone system complements ERP and requires no support from internal IT as backups, updates, and security are handled by TraceGains. TraceGains takes responsibility for assuring that supplier-provided data are up-to-date and instantly available. All participating departments, such as food safety, food quality, sourcing, procurement, compliance, regulatory, and product development can realize the full range of tactical and strategic benefits without needing to actively manage the software.

Jason Ulrich, Director Business Applications at Berner Food & Beverage says, “TraceGains’ SaaS solution provides more coverage in a way that ERP can’t, and works in conjunction with all of our systems together.”

The browser-based software is configured and maintained by TraceGains, quick to learn and easy to use, accessible from anywhere, role-based for privacy and security, can interoperate with other systems via Web services, and empowers people to problem solvers instead of problem chasers.

TraceGains (http://www.tracegains.com) is for quality, purchasing, product development, and other departments, that are burdened with manually managing suppliers and documents. TraceGains delivers full-service supplier, compliance, and regulatory document management solutions, including FSMA and GFSI. Unlike manual, ERP, or traditional document systems, TraceGains extracts data from documents and automatically takes action. TraceGains is proven to empower people to quickly solve problems, speed audits, and simplify continuous product improvement.

Supplier documentation storage, whether in file cabinets or in digital formats, may satisfy regulatory retention requirements, but does little to systematically unlock the wealth of business, compliance, and regulatory information they contain and you require on a daily basis to operate successfully.

By automatically analyzing and scorecarding supplier-provided documentation as it is received—such as certificates of analysis, qualification questionnaires, audit documents and their results, certifications (Kosher, Organic, etc.), insurance certificates, allergen questionnaires, and other import requirements (COOL, C-TPAT, FSMA, GFSI), among others—TraceGains helps food and nutraceutical manufacturers and ingredient processors automate document management, meet regulatory and industry compliance requirements, identify best and worst suppliers, source better with less risk, automatically raise product quality, and painlessly perform or participate in audits, all without needing to involve the IT department to help with complex technology.

About TraceGains, Inc.
TraceGains customers experience on average a 56% reduction in out-of-spec lot receipts, and a 20% reduction in attribute variability, resulting in enhanced continuous improvement, better performing ingredient and raw material inventory, improved cash flow, and long-term brand protection. Follow TraceGains on Twitter at @tracegains.

TraceGains, Inc.
http://www.tracegains.com
Marc Simony, Director of Marketing
pr@tracegains.com
720-465-9400

For more information on this press release visit: http://www.sbwire.com/press-releases/cios-praise-tracegains-as-stand-alone-system-which-compliments-erp-solutions-234755.htm

Chief Operating Officers Manage Issues with Industry Suppliers with TraceGains

Westminster, CO -- (SBWIRE) -- 04/05/2013 -- TraceGains helps automatically detect and manage issues with industry suppliers at the corporate, lot shipment, and ingredient attribute levels to reduce waste in daily operations and defects in manufacturing. TraceGains will typically result in a better than 50% reduction in receipt of out-of-spec lots, and a 20% reduction in ingredient variability.

Lean and Six Sigma are principles that are designed to reduce waste and defects to optimize your efficiency and profitability. Managing upstream issues that cause waste and introduce defects create issues that are not under direct control of COOs.

Onsite inventory moves to more of a JIT model as companies extend inventory visibility to suppliers’ docks with TraceGains’ automated purchase order acknowledgement, which informs company leaders exactly what quantity of which product will be received on what day, and at what cost, freeing up cash flow. Leaders know whether incoming ingredients meet specs for each lot shipment, often before product leaves suppliers’ docks. Early warning gives companies time to react and optimize resources and shipments to customers.

This reduces many of the wastes in operation:
- Transportation – Companies reject shipments before they arrive, often even before they are shipped.
- Inventory – Because of increased inventory visibility to what suppliers will be shipping when, and for how much, and a marked reduction in out-spec inventory, production can be better scheduled, cash is freed up, and reverse logistics events are minimized.
- Motion – As ingredients, raw materials, and packaging supplies inventory is optimized fewer trips to the warehouse are needed. Also, because documents and their content are managed and searchable electronically, hours of sifting through filing cabinets are cut entirely.
- Waiting – With better inventory visibility and proactive supplier data and document management, less time is spent on waiting for information that is needed to make business go. Audits are easier and speedier, and every department has the necessary supplier information critical to them.
- Defects – With lines running better because only in-spec materials and ingredients are used for manufacturing, companies reduces defects, which lowers cost of poor quality and increases profitability.

About TraceGains
TraceGains (http://www.tracegains.com) is for quality, purchasing, product development, and other departments, that are burdened with manually managing suppliers and documents. TraceGains delivers full-service supplier, compliance, and regulatory document management solutions, including FSMA and GFSI. Unlike manual, ERP, or traditional document systems, TraceGains extracts data from documents and automatically takes action. TraceGains is proven to empower people to quickly solve problems, speed audits, and simplify continuous product improvement.

Supplier documentation storage, whether in file cabinets or in digital formats, may satisfy regulatory retention requirements, but does little to systematically unlock the wealth of business, compliance, and regulatory information they contain and you require on a daily basis to operate successfully.

By automatically analyzing and scorecarding supplier-provided documentation as it is received—such as certificates of analysis, qualification questionnaires, audit documents and their results, certifications (Kosher, Organic, etc.), insurance certificates, allergen questionnaires, and other import requirements (COOL, C-TPAT, FSMA, GFSI), among others—TraceGains helps food and nutraceutical manufacturers and ingredient processors automate document management, meet regulatory and industry compliance requirements, identify best and worst suppliers, source better with less risk, automatically raise product quality, and painlessly perform or participate in audits, all without needing to involve the IT department to help with complex technology.

TraceGains customers experience on average a 56% reduction in out-of-spec lot receipts, and a 20% reduction in attribute variability, resulting in enhanced continuous improvement, better performing ingredient and raw material inventory, improved cash flow, and long-term brand protection. Follow TraceGains on Twitter at @tracegains.

TraceGains, Inc.
http://www.tracegains.com
Marc Simony, Director of Marketing
pr@tracegains.com
720-465-9400

For more information on this press release visit: http://www.sbwire.com/press-releases/chief-operating-officers-manage-issues-with-industry-suppliers-with-tracegains-233838.htm