Released on: September 2, 2008, 2:08 pm

Press Release Author: Thomas R. Cutler

Industry: Software

Press Release Summary: TraceGains Director of Industry Relations Richard Ross
Addresses Food Supply Chain Monitoring



Press Release Body: Richard Ross is Director of Industry Relations for TraceGains,
Inc. According to Ross, “A new imperative has appeared. Consumer trust of food
safety is shaken. Food businesses are realizing that traceability and supply-chain
monitoring exposes an opportunity for additional profit. Although the consumer has
always had the power to influence the food industry, that influence is being heard
loud and clear – safe, flavorful and affordable food - and the food businesses are
listening intently.”


Ross designed and owns PathTracer, a software-as-a-service food traceability
program. PathTracers design is derived from Ross’s thirty-some years of management
experience in the food industry. He has managed six different food businesses for
Archer Daniels Midland that includes flour and corn milling, packaging, custom
mixing and Martha Gooch pasta. As a vice president and general manager for ConAgra,
Richard was responsible for the Specialty Grains division that included eight food
manufacturing facilities (three international) associated with corn and oat milling,
wheat germ oil extraction, oat milk production and a special barley product for
diabetics and weight control.



TraceGains, Inc. (www.tracegains.com) was founded in 1998 with a 100% focus on
traceability. The company has a patented delivery system —14 patents granted and
growing —and also is an Issuer of United States Department of Agriculture Process
Verification Program (PVP) Label.

By providing real-time bi-directional supply chain transparency and traceability,
TraceGains reduces risks to the corporation and its executives, who may become
personally liable in case of a recall. Positively Assured Traceability provides the
following essential capabilities:
• Continuous attribute visibility for each incoming ingredient received.
• Identity preservation across commingling, batching, blending, transformation, and
re-work.
• Continuous comparison between on-floor activities, business rules, and compliancy
requirements.

However, TraceGains not only adds the missing capabilities to protect food
companies, its officers and executives, and consumers, but goes beyond to turn data
into actionable business intelligence from the floor to the board room.

With proven solutions and hundreds of implementations, return on investment (ROI)
and profitability enhancement has been independently confirmed in university
studies. Companies’ bottom lines are positively affected through the following
results:
• Improved operational efficiency by identifying profit leakages.
• Enhanced product consistency by pinpointing causes of variation.
• Increasing market share by assuring trading partners they are protected with
actionable data.

By using Web Services to interconnect with all leading ERP, SCM, and MES systems,
Positively Assured Traceability can deliver compliance with internal business rules,
assurance of pedigree claims, enhanced profitability, and increased operational
excellence. From the grower, aggregator, manufacturer and processor, to distribution
and logistics, and finally the retailer, only TraceGains provides bi-directional
unit-level (item, carton, pallet, etc.) traceability while boosting profitability
and cost-effectively improving operational excellence.


TraceGains Inc.
www.tracegains.com
Marc Simony, Director of Marketing
traceability@tracegains.com
(303)682-9898



Web Site: http://www.tracegains.com

Contact Details: TraceGains Inc.
1860 Lefthand Circle, Suite G
Longmont, CO 80501
(303)682-9898