SpenDifference, the Purchasing Group for 11 Restaurant Companies, Selects ArrowStream OnDemand Supply Chain Platform

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Tue Aug 24, 2010 9:00am EDT

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



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