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It’s been an uncertain year for the consumer goods and agri-food industry. COVID-19 has not only drastically impacted the supply chain but highlighted the urgency to tackle existing challenges. Consumers are more discerning than ever, wanting to know where their product is coming from and how it’s made and handled. We’re also facing higher input costs and customers demanding lower
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At AFS Technologies, the health and safety of our employees, as well as our customers and partners, is of primary concern and we are monitoring the COVID-19 situation very closely. As a global technology company, we believe it is our responsibility to take action and reduce the risk of transmission as much as we possibly
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Continued Focus on the Delivery of Software and Services Purpose-built for Consumer Goods Companies PHOENIX – July 01, 2019 — AFS Technologies, the leading provider of software and services purpose-built for food distribution companies, announced today that Richard Nicholas has joined as Chief Executive Officer. Richard joins AFS from Exceedra, a company he co-founded and led to
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Artificial intelligence is fueling significant shifts in today’s competitive landscape, already having become the engine driving many of the world’s most successful businesses. AI and specifically Machine Learning are now necessary components to establishing strategic business targets and making sound business decisions in order to achieve those objectives. Joe Bellini CEO AFS comments as follows
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AFS Technologies (AFS) and Exceedra have announced today the merger of their business operations to offer global Integrated Business Planning and Trade Promotion Management/Optimization solutions to the Consumer Goods market. AFS will acquire the Exceedra shares and the merged business will operate under the Exceedra brand as a division of AFS Technologies. “The new combined
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Phoenix, AZ – December 1, 2018 – AFS Technologies, a leading global provider of software solutions purpose-built for Food Distribution and Manufacturing companies, is proud to announce that José Santiago, Inc. has chosen AFS Technologies as their ERP solution partner for the future. José Santiago, Inc. sought a powerful, purpose-built ERP for food distribution. As the
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Phoenix, AZ – December 1, 2018 – AFS Technologies, a leading global provider of software solutions purpose-built for Food Distribution companies, is proud to announce that Keck’s Food Service, Inc. has chosen AFS technologies as their partner for the future. “AFS has been a longtime and valued business partner for Kecks. Before migrating off the
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Phoenix, AZ – December 1, 2018 – AFS Technologies, a leading global provider of software solutions purpose-built for Food Distribution companies, is proud to announce that R. W. Zant has chosen AFS technologies as their partner for the future. R. W. Zant has been a partner with AFS for decades. Migrating forward from the FoodDistribute
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Symphony Technology Group Now Majority Owner of AFS Technologies Purpose-built Software Delivering High Value Outcomes for Consumer Goods Manufacturers, Food Distributors, and Sales Agencies. Phoenix, Ariz – Oct 17, 2018 – AFS Technologies, Inc. (“AFS”) a leading provider of software solutions purpose-built for consumer goods manufacturers, food distributors, and sales agencies, announced today that it
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Press Release AFS Technologies, a leading global provider of software solutions purpose-built for consumer goods companies, is proud to announce its Trade Promotion Management (TPM) solution has been ranked Best-in-Class and received the highest award rating by The Promotion Optimization Institute (POI) for Product Aptness & Flexibility, Delivery Flexibility, TPM Functionality, User Experience, Analytical Capabilities,
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Phoenix, Ariz – September 18, 2018 – AFS, a leading global provider of mobile retail execution solutions for the consumer goods industry, today announced that it will sponsor and lead a panel discussion, with consumer goods professionals, at the Promotion Optimization Institute (POI) Retail Execution Summit 2018, September 26-28 in Morristown, NJ. At the POI
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Phoenix, AZ. – July 11th, 2018 – AFS Technologies, a leading global provider of software solutions purpose-built for consumer goods companies, is proud to announce that its warehouse management software for food distribution companies, AFS WMS, has been recognized by Gartner in its 2018 Midmarket Context: “Magic Quadrant for Warehouse Management Systems.” The WMS market
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Phoenix, Ariz. July 25th, 2018 – Supply & Demand Chain Executive, the executive’s user manual for successful supply and demand chain transformation, has selected AFS Technologies’ Food Service Distribution Software as a recipient of an SDCE 100 Award for 2018. The SDCE 100 is an annual list of 100 great supply chain projects. These projects
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Boston, MA. – June 25th, 2018 – AFS Technologies, a leading global provider of software solutions purpose-built for consumer goods companies, is pleased to announce that it has been awarded the “Rookie of the Year” award at the Zoominfo Growth Acceleration Summit for its customer data processes, GDPR compliance, and the integration with its Hubspot CRM
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AFS Technologies has been in business for nearly 35 years. In that time we have built relationships and partnerships with companies and people across the globe, some of which go back to our beginnings; developing ERP systems to make life easier for food distributors. We understand the struggle and hard work it takes to build
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The POI event held in Hungary this year was a great success. This years’ Promotion Optimization Institute Summit had its practical focus on using data and analytics to drive additional sales and improve efficiency, as the business community is asking the question of how to leverage all this available information. Manufacturers had a focus on
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Trade spending expertise and a unique closed-loop solution deliver greater visibility into the complex trade spend processes for Oregon Ice Cream. Phoenix, April 25, 2018 – AFS Technologies, a leading global provider of software solutions purpose-built for consumer goods companies, is proud to announce that Oregon Ice Cream has selected AFS for its Trade Promotion
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PHOENIX, Ariz. – April 12, 2018 – AFS Technologies, a leading global provider of software solutions purpose-built for consumer goods companies, is pleased to announce that it has launched a new microsite for its electronic Proof of Delivery (ePoD) software solution. AFS is a leader in the food & beverage distribution software business, offering an
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UniPro – Working for You At some point over the last few days, UniPro Foodservice, Inc. has been a part of your life. It might have been when you were paying for your kids’ lunches at school, going to dinner with your family or just dropping in a coffee shop for a cup of joe.
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Recognized in 2018 Vendor Panorama for Retail Execution and Monitoring in Consumer Goods by The Promotion Optimization Institute (POI) Phoenix, Ariz – Mar 28, 2018 – AFS Technologies, a leading global provider of software solutions purpose-built for consumer goods companies, is proud to announce its Retail Execution solutions have been ranked Best-in-Class for Guided Selling,
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AFS is recognized for Customer Relationship Management, Trade Promotion Management and Retail Execution. Phoenix, AZ– March 21, 2018 – AFS Technologies, (AFS) the global provider of software solutions purpose-built for consumer goods companies, has been voted into several categories of the “Best in Class” Top List of Business Solution Providers in the Annual Consumer Goods Technology
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Trade spending expertise and a unique closed-loop solution that addresses HARIBO security requirements and delivers greater visibility into the complex trade spend processes for the #1 selling Gummi Bear. Phoenix, Feb 1, 2018 – AFS Technologies, a leading global provider of software solutions purpose-built for consumer goods companies, is proud to announce that HARIBO USA
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Food Logistics releases its 14th annual FL100+ List, which continues to recognize AFS Technologies for its supply chain solutions Phoenix, January 4, 2017 — Food Logistics, the only publication exclusively dedicated to covering the movement of product through the global food supply chain, this week announced the fourteenth annual FL100+ list, which appears in the
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Chicago, IL and Phoenix, AZ, December 28, 2017. AFS Technologies, the leading provider of software solutions purpose-built for consumer goods companies, and Enjoy Life Foods, the #1 brand in the Free-From food category, announced Enjoy Life Foods’ selection of AFS TPM Retail capabilities for sales planning, analysis, and the execution of the trade spending settlement
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AFS global deployments strive to help customers achieve success at the retail shelf as the selling space gets tighter. Phoenix, Ariz – Dec 20, 2017 – AFS Technologies, a leading global provider of software solutions purpose-built for consumer goods companies, today announced that the company has been recognized in Gartner’s 2017 Market Guide for Retail
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Food industry expertise and unique closed-loop solution—to deliver greater visibility into complex trade spend processes. Phoenix, Ariz – Dec 11, 2017 – AFS Technologies announced today that Smithfield Foods, Inc. has selected AFS for its Trade Promotion Management solution for planning. Smithfield Foods is a $15 billion global food company and the world’s largest pork
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Phoenix, Ariz. November 1st, 2017 – AFS Technologies, a leading global provider of software solutions purpose-built for consumer goods companies was recognized for “Best-in-Class Field Analytics/Insight” in the TPx Vendor Panorama 2017, published by the analyst firm Promotion Optimization Institute (POI). In the TPx Vendor Panorama 2017, AFS TPM Retail received “Above Average” ratings for
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Phoenix, AZ and Paris, France – October 20, 2017 – AFS Technologies, a leader in software solutions for the consumer goods industry, and Planorama, the pioneer in image recognition for retail, have announced a partnership that will deliver a powerful, best-in-class retail execution solution to consumer goods manufacturers. Planorama’s image recognition technology will be integrated
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Your financial information is one of the single most valuable assets your organization has, and keeping it safe in today’s highly technical environment can be a difficult and daunting task for many organizations. Having a vendor partner that is SSAE 18 compliant offers you the peace of mind that the financial information that is entrusted
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AFS Support teams are reaching out to customers in the path of Hurricane Irma. We share your concern and want to make sure you are as prepared as possible to protect your valuable business data in the event of a direct hit. As your partner, we want to work with you through any issues around
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Phoenix, Ariz – Aug 18, 2017 – AFS Technologies, a leading global provider of software solutions purpose-built for consumer goods companies, is proud to announce that several of our Phoenix, Arizona employees and their families volunteered their time on Tuesday to give to a charity, ‘Feed My Starving Children’ www.fmsc.org a non-profit organization that provides
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Phoenix, Ariz – July 20, 2017 – AFS Technologies, a leading global provider of software solutions purpose-built for consumer goods companies, is proud to announce that Kurt Kaiser has joined the company as Vice President of Business Development for the Trade Promotion Management (TPM) solution group. Kaiser joins AFS from Nielsen where he served in
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Phoenix, Ariz – July 19, 2017 – AFS Technologies, a leading global provider of software solutions purpose-built for consumer goods companies, is proud to announce its Retail Execution solutions have been ranked Best-in-Class for both the Guided Selling and Merchandising categories by the Promotion Optimization Institute (POI) in their just released Vendor Panorama for Retail
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The Annual AFS Technologies User Conference wrapped up late Friday in Phoenix Arizona and it has been noted by our customers and CEO, Joe Bellini, as a success. The message was loud and clear, AFS Technologies is a committed technology partner who continues to reinvest in the area of their business that drives the most
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Phoenix, Ariz – May 9, 2017 – AFS Technologies, an award winning global provider of software solutions purpose-built for consumer goods companies, announces its 2017 User Conference, taking place May 17-19 at the JW Marriott Desert Ridge Resort in Phoenix. The conference will highlight the importance of leveraging the data available in both your applications
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PHOENIX – April 13, 2017 – AFS Technologies, a leading global provider of software solutions purpose-built for consumer goods companies, announces the latest release of its electronic proof of delivery (ePoD) application for Android®. AFS ePoD 2.0 for Android enables real-time delivery automation with paperless proof of delivery, ensuring food safety with the certainty that the
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PHOENIX – March 28, 2017 – AFS Technologies, a leading global provider of software solutions purpose-built for consumer goods companies, announces that its Direct Store Delivery (DSD) application is newly available for iOS®. The application is already available for Android, so the addition of iOS compatibility means that DSD users may implement a “Bring Your
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Phoenix—March 20th, 2017 — Food Logistics, the only publication exclusively dedicated to covering the movement of product through the global food supply chain, has named Jonathan Greene to its 2017 Food Logistics’ Champions: Rock Stars of the Supply Chain award. Jonathan Greene, Vice President of Customer Development – Supply Chain Division, AFS Technologies, Inc., has been a driving force at AFS Technologies,
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AFS is recognized for Customer Relationship Management, Trade Promotion Management, Retail Execution and Mobility. Phoenix, AZ– January 28, 2017 – AFS Technologies, (AFS) the global provider of software solutions purpose-built for consumer goods companies, has been voted into several categories of the “Best in Class” Top List of Providers in the Annual Consumer Goods Technology (CGT)
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AFS Services Team Shines with a smooth and timely implementation Phoenix, AZ – Feb 9, 2017 – AFS Technologies, a leading global provider of software solutions purpose-built for consumer goods companies, is proud to announce that the Beech-Nut, nutrition company has chosen AFS as the solution provider for its new trade management solution. The
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Supply & Demand Chain Executive (SDCE) congratulates AFS Technologies on winning a 2016 Green Supply Chain Award, our annual award listing that recognizes companies making green or sustainability a core part of their supply chain strategy, and are working to achieve measurable sustainability goals within the global supply chain. Phoenix, December 20, 2016 — Supply
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Food Logistics releases its 13th annual FL100+ List, which recognizes AFS Technologies for its supply chain solutions Phoenix, December 19, 2016 — Food Logistics, the only publication exclusively dedicated to covering the movement of product through the global food supply chain, this week announced the thirteenth annual FL100+ list, which appears in the November/December 2016
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AFS is pleased to announce that registration for the 2017 User Conference is now open. AFS would like to personally invite you to participate in our two-day event themed, “Practical Analytics for Everyday Decision Making.” Applications that we use to run our businesses should not only automate and integrate workflow across departments, customers, and
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AFS Technologies Successfully Implements ERP and Order Management Solutions to Expand Texan Foodservice Distributor’s Efficiency and Effectiveness PHOENIX – October 7, 2016 – AFS Technologies, a leading global provider of software solutions purpose-built for consumer goods companies, announced the successful go-live of its AFS™ ERP and AFS™ Order Management System (OMS) for Laptop and Web
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Optimization is limited to strategic or annual planning modeled at the regional level or across top-tier retailers. “Applying predictive analytics as part of the trade promotion management lifecycle will drive the desired business optimization.” AFS Technologies Joe Bellini, CEO Reality: Optimization techniques have historically been used by consumer goods manufacturers to analyze terabytes of data
