Centric Software® is pleased to announce that Teway Food has successfully launched the second phase of its partnership with Centric PLM™. Centric Software provides the most innovative enterprise solutions to plan, formulate, develop, procure, manufacture and sell consumer goods products in food & beverage, grocery, fashion and multi-category retail to achieve strategic and operational digital transformation goals.
Established in 2008, Sichuan Teway Food Group Co., Ltd. (Teway Food) is a leading enterprise in agricultural industrialization, specializing in the R&D, production and sales of compound seasonings. With two smart factories and four modern production bases, Teway Food offers five major brands—Hao Ren jia, Da Hong pao, Tian Che, Teway Cantonese High-end Customisation and Shi Cui Fang. Teway Food’s products are sold across all 31 provinces in China and exported to countries including the US, UK, Canada and Australia.
After successfully implementing Centric PLM in 2023, Teway Food has enhanced its R&D efficiency, boosted product innovation and streamlined business operations. The platform has enabled the company to standardize data, improve product management and create a more collaborative environment.
Mr. Hu Tao, Technical Director of Teway Food’s Innovation and Research Center, comments on the impact of Centric PLM, “We can now efficiently track formula adjustments, facilitating knowledge sharing and staff training. Integration with our ERP system also allows us to quickly assess sales performance and monitor the penetration rate of new products among distributors.”
Now, Teway Food is embarking on the second phase of its PLM project, aiming to further improve operational efficiency and expand the platform’s capabilities. This next phase will focus on automating food safety risk warnings, enhancing batch operation efficiency, managing shelf-life verification, refining real-time raw material cost monitoring and increasing transparency in competitive development.
Mr. Zhu Yi, Director of Teway Food’s Digital Center, adds, “In the second phase, we aim to continue our innovation efforts by deeply integrating Centric’s technology into our processes. Our goal is to better empower business development and maintain our leadership in the industry.”
Reflecting on the ongoing partnership, Mr. Tao shares his positive experience with Centric, “From the start, we’ve found Centric PLM to be incredibly flexible and well-suited to the fast-moving consumer goods industry. The Centric team is pragmatic, always striving to meet our needs, making the collaboration both efficient and enjoyable. This has been a key factor in our continued partnership with them.”
“We are delighted to continue our partnership with Teway Food as they advance to the second phase of their PLM journey,” says Fabrice Canonge, President of Centric Software. “The success of their first phase highlights how Centric PLM drives efficiency, innovation and seamless collaboration. We look forward to innovating with Teway Food in their ongoing digital transformation as they achieve their strategic goals and continue to lead in the food industry.”
