September 5, 2001
"H.E. Butt Grocery Company Moves to Production with ITN's Perishable E-Commerce Solution."
San Antonio, TX. September 5, 2001. - H.E. Butt Grocery Company today announced that it completed testing of the iTradeNetwork (ITN) produce e-commerce system and have begun wide scale deployment to all H-E-B perishable suppliers.
The ITN Internet solution provides real time functionality including quotes, order negotiation and processing, invoicing, shipping/receiving, catalog management and logistics.
"H-E-B is committed to using technology to strengthen management of our suppliers and partners. The ITN system has proven to be a key tool in that supply chain management. The ITN system integrates with our current procurement system and allows us to provide a cost effective solution for the entire supply chain," said Hugh Topper, Director of Produce Procurement at H-E-B.
"Launching into Production with H-E-B is an exciting event for ITN. We have a long-term relationship with H-E-B and this launch has been the results of many months of close partnership with H-E-B to provide the most highly scaleable and reliable solution available for buyers and customers to send orders electronically. " said John Abkes, President and COO of ITN.
About H.E. Butt Company:
H-E-B is a privately held Fortune 500 company established in 1905 in Kerrville, Texas with over 50,000 employees and more than 280 stores in over 130 communities throughout Texas, Louisiana and internationally in Mexico.
About iTradeNetwork:
iTradeNetwork is a privately held company that provides workflow automation solutions procurement, logistics, financial services and content for the perishable food industry and low cost integration to customers legacy systems. iTradeNetwork e-business solutions are being utilized by 34% of the U.S. Retail Grocery and Foodservice Industries with over 1,500 members.
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