ERP Selection Process Profiled in Food Engineering
In the latest issue of Food Engineering magazine, leading
manufacturing journalist Thomas R. Cutler, profiled Calhoun Bend
Mill. Based in Jonesville, Louisiana, Calhoun Bend Mill
manufactures a wide variety of dessert, cornbread, and fry
mixes. The company sells its products to grocery stores via
direct store delivery distributors (DSD), and via phone, mail
order and the Internet. Other distribution channels for Calhoun
Bend Mill include sells to restaurants, hospitals, schools and
other institutions with the Food Service line. The company also
manufactures mixes for contract customers and offers private
labelling.
The Louisiana food manufacturer selected PRONTO ERP (Enterprise
Resource Planning), the leading food manufacturing enterprise
management systems. According to Martie Hoover, Operations
Manager at Calhoun Bend Mill, the company was seeking a solution
to automate current business processes and expand as the company
grows. "We reviewed several food manufacturing ERP vendors, but
PRONTO ERP stood out with its full suite of modules and
functionality." Hoover made it clear, "With PRONTO-Xi, we no
longer need to create manual spreadsheets. With faster and more
accurate reporting, we make better decisions about material
requirements and purchasing."
Pronto North America, Inc. is widely recognized as the authority
in technologically driven business solutions and process
management. Utilizing innovative implementation techniques and
tools, Pronto North America generates increased performance,
service, efficiency, and accountability.
Pronto North America is the North American Master Distributor of
PRONTO-Xi