SpenDifference, the Purchasing Group for 11 Restaurant Companies, Selects ArrowStream OnDemand Supply Chain Platform
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Church`s Chicken®, Citing Success, Renews ArrowStream OnDemand Relationship CHICAGO--(Business Wire)-- ArrowStream, a leading provider of supply chain management platforms and logistics services for the foodservice industry, announced two significant customer wins today: * SpenDifference, a full-service supply chain organization working primarily with mid-size restaurant companies, signed up as a new ArrowStream OnDemand customer, and * Church`s Chicken®, an international brand with more than $1 billion in sales per year, has once again renewed its OnDemand contract with ArrowStream. SpenDifference, offering a new model in the foodservice space, provides support to 11 restaurant companies that represent 16 restaurant brands with nearly half a billion dollars in purchasing spend in total. By combining buying power and depth of expertise, SpenDifference is able to fully support its customer`s individual brands and specifications to deliver both meaningful savings and infrastructure support. "Our business model is about providing excellence and distinct advantage to our chain customers in today`s market. We`re looking forward to an outstanding partnership with ArrowStream," said Maryanne Rose-Lewis, SpenDifference CEO and President. SpenDifference Director of Technology, Donald Holloran, said, "Our goal at SpenDifference is to support our customers` whole businesses - to drive out excess cost and highlight opportunities for continuous improvement. After an extensive evaluation, it was clear to us that ArrowStream's OnDemand technology and foodservice experience make the company uniquely positioned to generate significant benefits for our customers." "We are thrilled to welcome SpenDifference and its restaurant chain partners to ArrowStream OnDemand. SpenDifference immediately understood how ArrowStream can provide tremendous value integrating its supply chain to help its customers succeed. We look forward to a winning partnership," said Steven LaVoie, CEO and Chairman of ArrowStream. SpenDifference is in good company with its choice of ArrowStream. Church`s Chicken has just renewed its OnDemand contract again. Church's Chicken is one of the largest quick-service chicken concepts in the world, with more than 1,700 locations worldwide in 22 countries, serving 3 million customers per week. "The ArrowStream OnDemand system allows us to run our purchasing organization efficiently. With visibility to all our purchasing contracts and transactions, we can effectively determine where to focus our cost savings efforts. The system is tightly integrated across our business from our suppliers all the way into our stores" said James Caldwell, Senior Director Supply Chain at Church`s. "Church`s was one of ArrowStream`s first customers, and we are thrilled that they have once again renewed our relationship. We look forward to continuing to exceed Church`s expectations and deliver even greater value," said LaVoie. ArrowStream OnDemand builds world class supply chains by going beyond internal enterprise resource planning to: * Optimize restaurant chain and purchasing group business practices with its network of manufacturers, distributors and restaurants * Integrate supply chain management functions throughout senior management, purchasing, finance, customer service, operations, technology and marketing * Power decision-making with up-to-date, complete and accurate data, and * Maximize restaurant chain and purchasing group internal productivity and efficiency to increase profitability. About Church`s Chicken Founded in San Antonio, Texas, in 1952, Church's Chicken is a highly recognized brand name in the Quick Service Restaurant sector and is one of the largest quick-service chicken concepts in the World. Church's Chicken serves freshly prepared, high quality, flavorful chicken and tenders with signature sides and hand-made from scratch biscuits. Church`s differentiates from its competitors in care and attention given in preparation of food, and is positioned as the value leader in the Chicken QSR category. As of March 2010, the Church's system consisted of more than 1,700 locations worldwide in 22 countries, with system sales approaching $1.2 billion. For more information on Church`s Chicken, please visit www.churchs.com. About SpenDifference Denver-based SpenDifference, LLC is a full-service supply chain management organization that partners with mid-sized restaurant companies to leverage purchasing power, meet individual brand specifications, improve margins, and overall operational performance. SpenDifference currently works with 16 restaurant brands and represents nearly half a billion dollars in purchasing spend. Their full-service approach is a combination of deep industry expertise, strategy based on individual brands, and meaningful savings obtained by leveraging their customer scale. To learn more please visit www.spendifference.com or call 303.531.2680. About ArrowStream With its unrivaled $20 billion logistics network that includes more than 7,100 manufacturer shipping locations and its powerful OnDemand supply chain management platform, ArrowStream has become the long-term solution provider of choice for foodservice restaurant chains, distributors and manufacturers. ArrowStream`s dual focus on best-of-breed technology solutions and logistics give businesses end-to-end, real-time supply chain data that better informs strategic decision making, improves operations, and reduces costs: * For Restaurant Chains - ArrowStream provides world-class supply chain management software and logistics services that enable supply chain visibility, improve food cost and logistics cost management, generate generous rebates, and ensure the continuity of supply. * For Distributors - ArrowStream Logistics services provides foodservice distributors with a game-changing solution for achieving tremendous levels of operational efficiency, increasing asset utilization, reducing costs and delivering significant rebates to customers. * For Manufacturers - ArrowStream Logistics offers the opportunity to outsource the entire logistics process, letting manufacturers focus on what they do best. For more information, please visit www.arrowstream.com or call 312-267-4320. Media Contact: Laura Field ClearEdge Marketing 773-866-1822 LField@clearedgemarketing.com Copyright Business Wire 2010
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