CIMdata PLM Industry Summary Online Archive
17 February 2005
Implementation Investments
Leading Organic Foods Manufacturer Selects IFS Business Software to Support Rapid Growth
IFS announced that Nature's Path Foods, Inc., North America's number-one-selling brand of organic breakfast foods, has signed a contract to implement IFS ApplicationsT business software. Nature's Path, with head offices in Richmond, British Columbia, will use IFS' supply chain management, financial, engineering and product design, sales and marketing, document management, and quality management applications at its 400,000 square-foot owned manufacturing and distribution facilities in the United States and Canada.
The organic foods manufacturer markets its cereals, energy bars, cookies, crackers, toaster pastries, baking mixes, breads, and toaster waffles under the Nature's Path®, EnviroKidz®, Manna®, and LifeStream® brands.
"We needed an open, flexible enterprise system that would support an annual growth rate of 25 to 30 percent over the next three to five years," said Arran Stephens, president and founder of Nature's Path Foods. "After evaluating several other product offerings, we felt that IFS Applications would best meet our needs. The IFS system will provide better visibility of critical information, such as costing, inventory, scheduling, and product management, throughout our enterprise. IFS' broad functionality, including lot traceability and quality management, will enable us to improve quality and productivity, reduce costs, and better serve our customers as we continue to grow."
"Nature's Path Foods is widely known not only for its tremendous success in a fast-growing market but also for its exemplary business values, commitment to the environment, and sustainability," said Trudie Carlesso, president of IFS Canada. "We feel that Nature's Path and IFS are an excellent fit, and we look forward to partnering with them to help them achieve even greater heights in growth and profitability."
The process industry is one of IFS' targeted market segments. IFS provides industry-specific support for enterprises in the pulp and paper, metal, paint and adhesive, food and beverage, and pharmaceutical industry segments. IFS' powerful solutions for asset and product lifecycle management, enabling optimal utilization of heavy investments in plant and equipment, are at the core of IFS Applications for the process industry.
IFS customers in the food and beverage industry include Pepsi Shanghi, The Iams Co., Kettle Foods, Tazo Tea, Harry's Fresh Foods, Apffels Coffee, Freybe Gourmet Foods, and Canbra Foods. Other process industry customers include Willamette Valley Co., Jotun, SICPA, ANI Printing Inks, and SCA.
Nature's Path Foods, which employs approximately 250 people, markets its products throughout Canada, the United States, the United Kingdom, Australia, New Zealand, the Middle East, and the Far East. Its growth rate has exceeded 30 percent per year for the past three years. More information is available at http://www.naturespath.com .
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