Elemica Named as Top Logistics IT Provider in Food Industry

EXTON, PA--(Marketwired - Dec 16, 2014) -  Elemica, the leading Supply Chain Operating Network provider for the process industries, announces being named to the annual FL100+ list of top logistics IT providers from Food Logistics magazine. Elemica was chosen for its robust Supply Chain Operating Network platform, enabling food ingredient processors to gain greater control over their global supply chains through improved visibility and business process execution across their network of trading partners. The actionable information derived from the network drives meaningful business outcomes and tangible bottom line results.

"Elemica gives agricultural and food ingredient businesses a B2B platform for conducting commerce and delivering value across their 'dirt to dinner plate' supply chains," said Gary Neights, Director of Product Management at Elemica. "By automating business processes that facilitate powerful collaboration across a critical mass of trading partners, our clients gain significant working capital savings, improve operational efficiencies, reduce errors, and advance their sustainability initiatives."

"The impact of software and technology on the global food supply chain is truly profound," emphasizes Lara L. Sowinski, Editor-in-Chief at Food Logistics. "Software solution providers, equipment manufacturers and numerous technology innovations are supporting growth in our industry while concurrently lowering operating costs, improving productivity and enhancing visibility from farm to fork."

For more than a decade, the editors of Food Logistics have profiled software and technology providers that hold influential roles in the global food and beverage supply chain. Their products benefit the industry in multiple ways, from reducing food waste and extending shelf life, to facilitating safe and sanitary transportation of product while assuring regulatory compliance.

Indeed, the robust activity in the software and technology sector relative to the global food and beverage supply chain prompted Food Logistics to expand the list this year and rename it as the FL100+. Companies who earned a spot on the FL100+ list are featured in the November/December 2014 issue of Food Logistics, as well as online at www.foodlogistics.com.

About Food Logistics

Food Logistics is published by AC Business Media Inc., a business-to-business media company that provides targeted content and comprehensive, integrated advertising and promotion opportunities for some of the world's most recognized B2B brands. Its diverse portfolio serves the construction, logistics and supply chain and other industries with print, digital and custom products, events and social media.

About Elemica

Elemica's Supply Chain Operating Network is designed to give clients greater control over their global supply chains. Capturing transaction data, across all trading partners, and translating it into actionable information is key to driving value out of the supply chain. By combining powerful SmartLink business process applications with a robust QuickLink Network, Elemica solutions improve operational efficiency, lower costs, and decrease working capital. Founded in 2000, Elemica today processes approximately $325B in annual transactions across more than 7,000 process industry trading partners. Elemica's global operations are headquartered outside Philadelphia and include offices in Amsterdam, Atlanta, Frankfurt, London, Seoul, Singapore, and Tokyo. Clients include BASF, BP, Continental, The Dow Chemical Company, DuPont, The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company, LANXESS, Michelin, Shell, Solvay, Sumitomo Chemical, and Wacker. For more information, visit www.elemica.com.