PHOENIX, US: AFS Technologies, a provider to trading partners throughout the food and beverage industry, and 1SYNC, a player in data synchronization, announced the parties’ intention to work together to provide a product information exchange solution that makes it easier for trading partners to exchange and use information throughout both the supply and demand chains.
Once certified, manufacturers can publish data to the 1SYNC and PROFILE solution, and the information will be synchronized throughout the entire network of PROFILE distributors. Similarly, distributors, brokers and/or foodservice operators who want to receive data from 1SYNC or PROFILE will have access to GDSN-certified (Global Data Synchronization Network) data1SYNC is a leading certified data pool connecting companies to the GDSN, which allows trading partners to synchronize product and company data globally. PROFILE, offered by AFS Technologies, is a comprehensive source of product information in the food channel with advanced data management tools and integrations with software solutions throughout the industry.
“1SYNC is committed to providing the foodservice industry with complete solutions to meet their data management needs. This partnership enables PROFILE members to quickly and effectively connect to the GDSN to send and receive high-quality product data needed to realize supply chain and logistics benefits,” said Tim Meester, Vice President, Product Solutions, GS1 US.
PROFILE was originally created in 1988 as a source for product information that could be integrated with laptop and PC-based order entry systems. The rapid growth of mobile sales and marketing solutions and e-commerce systems helped PROFILE to become the most widely distributed database of its kind, adds a press release.
“We’ve invested considerable resources in creating the food industry’s most comprehensive data exchange model over the last 20 years,” said Ken Yontz, Executive Vice President of AFS Technologies Inc. “We are very excited about working with 1SYNC to bring an even higher level of data integrity and increased efficiency to our customers’ supply chains.”