DENVER, CO, UNITED STATES, June 3, 2016 /EINPresswire.com/ -- TraceGains, the leading Food Safety and Quality Assurance (FSQA) software solution for food and consumer packaged goods (CPG) companies, is honoring five forward-thinking food companies for innovating supplier management, regulatory compliance, and internal food safety and quality processes with next generation technology.

“These five forward-thinking food companies have demonstrated their commitment to innovation and are using TraceGains to boost efficiency and improve food safety and quality,” said TraceGains’ CEO Gary Nowacki. “We are proud to be associated with Nestle USA, Blue Buffalo, T. Marzetti Company, Mullins Food Products, and John R. White Company because these companies are leaders in the adoption of new technology and standardization in the industry by exchanging key quality, regulatory, compliance, and safety information with their supplies through TraceGains.”

TraceGains’ powerful, cloud-based collaboration tool links suppliers and customers to simplify the flow of required documents. Suppliers access the system free of charge and can post their documents to any TraceGains customer using powerful and time-saving features. With just a few clicks, suppliers and customers exchange needed information and collaborate instantly as needed. With TraceGains’ growing dominance in the food industry, more customers and suppliers collaborate each day.

TraceGains’ 2016 Innovation Award Winners

Nestle USA, Inc. was presented with the Collaboration Award for improving collaboration with suppliers through TraceGains to automate document collection and specification publishing, enabling a quicker, more collaborative process system-wide.

Blue Buffalo’s Quality & Customer Service teams were awarded the Process Improvement Award for developing greater transparency across departments and facilities which led to a streamlined and automated process for managing and resolving customer complaints.

T. Marzetti Company won the ROI Improvement Award for integrating data and documents in one system for tighter supply chain controls, which improved the company’s readiness to comply with the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) without hiring additional personnel.

John R. White Company Inc.’s Quality Manager, Dorothy Willingham, was personally recognized with the Audit Readiness Award for spearheading automated document management with suppliers and customers using TraceGains Network to save time, reduce costs, and achieve 365 Audit Ready™ status.

Mullins Food Products, Inc. took home a Collaboration Award for improving cross-departmental collaboration and transparency, which streamlined and automated processes for new product development and supplier onboarding, making the company 365 Audit Ready™.

TraceGains, Inc. presented trophies to the award-winning companies during its third annual Customer Conference and Training, known as “TGCon.” An audience of more than 160 customers assembled in Denver May 18-19, 2016 for the event and awards ceremony.

“Automating our supplier documents using TraceGains has simplified recordkeeping at The John R. White Company, saving us time and money,” said David Harris, spokesperson for the company. “We were extremely gratified to see our Quality Manager, Dorothy Willingham, recognized for getting this critical system up and running to ensure our company is 365 Audit Ready.”

Quality Assurance Manager Jamie Krystofiak who received the Collaboration Award on behalf of Mullins Food Products said, “Don’t be afraid of change as it leads you to a new beginning.” Ms. Krystofiak is part of a small team working with TraceGains at the company. According to Krystofiak, the team has already experienced many benefits from the system and they are looking forward to additional enhancements that will help not just their quality department, but the company as a whole.

About TraceGains
TraceGains’ provides food and beverage companies with a cloud-based integrated supplier, quality, and regulatory management software solution that eases compliance with FSMA, GFSI, and HACCP. By automating, innovating, and streamlining Food Safety and Quality Assurance, TraceGains’ customers are 365 Audit Ready™ and the system typically pays for itself in only four to six months.

TraceGains is among the Food Logistics Top 100 software and technology providers and was named a Top 20 Information Technology Firm by Coloradobiz magazine. Learn more about TraceGains products at www.tracegains.com. Follow TraceGains on Twitter @TraceGains.

Dana Johnson Downing
TraceGains, Inc.
7204659400
email us here