| The mission at TraceGains ( is to make the food | | | | enables companies to easily measure how each |
| supply chain safer and more profitable by helping | | | | supplier affects finished goods quality and profitability, |
| companies produce finished goods faster, better, and | | | | and connects product outcomes and customer |
| more cost-effectively. TraceGains will showcase | | | | feedback to specific upstream ingredient suppliers. |
| these critical technology solutions at the Canadian | | | | Suppliers are continuously scored based on |
| Produce Marketing Association (CPMA) on May 12 -14, | | | | performance of key attributes for each shipment, and |
| 2010. | | | | rank ordered against their peers. With the TraceGains' |
| CPMA's Annual Convention & Trade Show | | | | CaseTrace and LabelTrace solutions, companies can |
| provides a unique opportunity for industry leaders to | | | | achieve true ingredient-level traceability. Effective |
| enhance business opportunities in Canada. The | | | | product recalls are accelerated and performed at the |
| Convention & Trade Show regularly attracts key | | | | unit level, so recall costs, long-term brand damage, and |
| decision-makers and customers from the fresh | | | | brand rehabilitation costs are minimized. LabelTrace |
| produce sector as participants include business people, | | | | can be expanded to include brand authentication and |
| members of the industry, as well as government | | | | consumer-level loyalty marketing. |
| representatives who are directly or indirectly involved | | | | By correlating and analyzing previously disparate data |
| in the Canadian fresh fruit and vegetable sector. There | | | | sets in the value chain, only TraceGains makes it |
| is tremendous global opportunity in the Canadian | | | | possible to connect upstream inputs, suppliers, and raw |
| marketplace, where 3 out of every 4 dollars spent at | | | | materials to downstream outcomes such product |
| retail on produce is spent on imported products. | | | | quality or customer satisfaction. Firms can coach or |
| The CPMA Trade Show is Canada's largest event | | | | replace poorly performing suppliers and counteract |
| dedicated to the fruit and vegetable industry | | | | profit-draining events within the enterprise, as well |
| showcasing exhibitors from Europe, Asia, Australia, | | | | perpetuate positive practices internally and throughout |
| New Zealand, South America, Central America, | | | | the supply chain, to achieve complete profit |
| Mexico, United States of America and Canada. | | | | optimization. At TraceGains this is achieved through |
| Attendees include all major stakeholders in the | | | | the Profit Optimizer. |
| produce supply chain, with one out of three visitors | | | | |
| representing the retail/wholesale and food service | | | | All TraceGains solutions present findings in |
| sectors. | | | | easy-to-understand dashboard graphics with full |
| Supplier Compliance is a food safety firewall that | | | | drilldown capabilities, which are available for onsite |
| allows companies to detect and eliminate problems in | | | | deployment or delivered as SaaS |
| the supply chain before they are incorporated into | | | | (software-as-a-service). Headquartered in Colorado, |
| finished goods and shipped to customers. By reducing | | | | TraceGains has direct and partner offices throughout |
| ingredient variability, the finished product becomes less | | | | North America, Europe, Latin America, and Asia. |
| costly to manufacture, performs better, and ultimately | | | | |
| increases customer satisfaction. Supplier Impact | | | | TraceGains Inc. |