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As many as 50% of consumers are now seeking more plant-based foods in their diet, and food manufacturers are listening.

Leveraging a TPO tool enables you to create promotional plans that optimize spend and fuel your volume, revenue and profit goals.

Blacksmith Applications provided personalized explanations to help the broker lower the outstanding pending claims and pending dollar amount.

As an operator, you’re responsible for building rebate programs for your location(s). So, you need a way to connect all of the pieces together.

This an exciting time to be in foodservice manufacturing; 61% dined out at least once a week. Trade spend dims this excitement. Optimize your trade spend approach with these tips.

Foodservice manufacturers need to be on top of their contracted business and trade spend process.

The inability to differentiate between profitable and fruitless promotions is costly. Improve your TPM framework and boost your bottom line.

The consumer votes with their feet and if we are to win their dollar then all players in the supply chain must work together to give them what they want.

According to a survey, 63% of CPGs targeting cost reductions plan to address commercial spend. 22% of CPGs have turned to zero-based budgeting.

Whose customer is it? Distribution bids have challenged manufacturers and upped the ante on the implications of winning an losing.

Today’s digital shopper is spending about 25% of their food budget online; this number is anticipated to grow five-fold over the next decade.

With Blacksmith TPM, Impossible Foods can efficiently run their programs and have full visibility into workflow, profit, claims, and deviations.