Food Logistics

MAR 2015

Food Logistics serves the entire food supply chain industry with targeted content for manufacturers, retailers, and distributors.

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14 MARCH 2015 • FOOD LOGISTICS www.foodlogistics.com Tony Anthony, Operations Manager, Jake's Finer Foods The founder of Jake's Finer Foods, Kervin E. "Jake" Jacob, once said, "Dreams really can come true when your values include commitment, service, and a good day's work." Operations manager Tony Anthony embodies the foodservice company's values, says the co-worker who nominated him as a Food Logistics Champion. "He is a team player who is always looking for ways to innovate our warehouse management systems. Tony leads by example and is a man you can trust. And, he always goes the extra mile to exceed our custom- ers' expectations," he wrote. Jason Averill, Executive Vice President, Avercast LLC Jason has been a proponent both in and out of the boardroom for pushing the technological boundaries of what supply chain software can do for the food industry, particularly through end-to-end supply chain collaboration. Many of his current projects involve working with customers to facilitate a common medium of Web-based communica- tion that translates the entire supply chain plan- ning process to all trading partners, i.e. from retail POS sales data, to the distributor, the manufacturer, raw materials vendors, and so on. The food industry is unique in that forecasting and planning lives and dies by expiration dates. Jason consistently helps his customers reduce their lead times in this time-sensitive industry, increasing inventory turns and improving over- all customer service levels while allowing them to operate on less inventory (typical 25 percent or better reduction on inventory in first six months), and facilitate an overall lower supply chain cost that is shared by all trading partners. Colby A. Beland, Vice President Sales & Marketing, CaseStack As CaseStack's chief sales and marketing executive, Colby oversees sales and marketing by managing staff and maintain- ing corporate sales goals and projections for all logistics services. Over the past four years, he has developed strategies that have exceeded the organization's revenue target by 30 percent. Prior to joining CaseStack, Colby was director of strategic solutions at ABF Freight System, a national general commodities transporta- tion provider. Previously, he was a corporate account executive for FedEx Services and a sales and project manager at International Packaged Systems. Colby has a bachelor's degree in trans- portation and logistics from the University of Arkansas. He was awarded the "NWA Business Journal" Forty Under 40 award in 2013 and now serves as a board member on the Univer- sity of Arkansas Supply Chain Management Research Center. Joey Benadretti, President, SYSPRO USA In his current role, Joey con- centrates on developing ERP software solu- tions that meet the stringent needs of food and beverage manufacturers and distributors. These solutions include the traceability of all ingredients from supplier to consumer, the necessity of documentation to meet FDA requirements and rules, and the insight to real- time business statistics that enable manage- ment to make judicious and effective decision that speed inventory turns and avoid product perishability. Joey is highly regarded in ERP circles for his marketing capabilities, strategic initiatives and thought leadership. Eric Blackburn, CPG Director, NeoGrid Identifying and solving critical supply chain challenges is one of Eric's best attributes. During his tenure at the global information and research firm Nielsen, he developed one of the first Cus- tom Trade Geographies for a $16 billion whole- saler. The project provided statistical sampling and modeling for projected retail sales. Eric's advice for companies that are evaluating solu- tions providers is to explore the smaller, up-and- coming providers as much as large- to mid-sized ones. "In most cases, the size of the marketing and sales team is no indicator of solution capa- bilities," he says. Marko Cedilnik, Logistics Director, Mercator Group Headquartered in Slovenia, Mercator Group is a major player in the fast- moving consumer goods sector and one of the largest retailers in the Balkans with over 1,600 stores in seven countries throughout southeast- ern Europe. Marko is responsible for imple- menting Mercator's new click and collect ser- vice, which is particularly important for many of Slovenia's population living in rural areas. Marko has more than 20 years of experience in the industry and excels in the areas of business process re-engineering and change management. Ann Drake, CEO, DSC Logistics Ann's 20-year leadership at DSC Logistics follows a business model based on collaborative O ur inaugural "Food Logistics Champions: Rock Stars of the Supply Chain" award recognizes infuential individu- als in our industry whose achievements, hard work, vision and leadership have shaped and attained milestones in safety, effciency, productivity and innovation through- out the global food supply chain. We asked readers to nominate those who exemplify these traits. The magazine's editorial staff reviewed the nominations and selected Champions based on their qualif- cations for this award. THE 2015 FOOD LOGISTICS CHAMPIONS These 'rock stars of the supply chain' are driving their organizations and our industry forward. BY FOOD LOGISTICS EDITORS

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