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Infor today announced that BioMar, a leading sustainable aquaculture feed producer, has chosen Columbus as a strategic partner to implement its Infor M3 ERP system in the cloud as Infor CloudSuite Food & Beverage. Aiming to standardize and streamline business processes globally with the latest digital technologies, the solution will empower over 550 users in 13 countries to work more efficiently with a future-proof digital platform by 2023.

Learn more about Infor CloudSuite Food & Beverage: https://www.infor.com/en-gb/products/cloudsuite-food-and-beverage

With EUR 1.5 billion in turnover, sales in more than 80 countries and around-the-clock operations in every major time zone, the Denmark-based BioMar Group’s business is typical of a large multinational, which presents challenges in harmonizing processes.

“BioMar and Infor held a series of design-thinking sessions to obtain a common understanding of BioMar’s future strategies and goals,” says Johan Made, Infor’s executive VP for northern and eastern Europe. “Based on that understanding, a number of digital capabilities were identified, which were later used to form a digital roadmap going forward. The implementation of Infor CloudSuite Food & Beverage is the foundation and a major step in BioMar’s journey into the digital future.”

Operating in an aquaculture feed industry with many digital opportunities and challenges, the group’s digital roadmap and business goals through 2023 require more streamlined business processes and a more data-driven approach to decision-making.

BioMar has been using the Infor M3 ERP since 2013 but the company felt it was not getting the full benefit of the powerful ERP system as business processes were not well aligned across the multinational group of companies. BioMar’s CIO and global IT director Thomas Mortensen shares the plan for addressing this: “The case for this project is only 20% about technology and 80% about business. With strong management support and buy-in, we have adapted our governance structure by appointing group-wide leaders as business process owners in each business area to standardize and streamline processes. Combined with a future-proof digital platform built around Infor CloudSuite Food & Beverage, a corporate process template and strategic advice from Columbus, this will allow us to harmonize business processes across the group and drive major efficiency gains.”

Another challenge for BioMar is that its operations in each country have been focusing on solving country-specific challenges with individual modifications and customizations in Infor’s ERP system. Kent Enrico Petersen, executive director of international M3 business at Columbus, sheds light on how Infor CloudSuite Food & Beverage makes complex modifications directly in the database and software a thing of the past: “Any additional functionality needed will be deployed as add-ons and tools. As a result, 90% of the ERP system will be standardized across the group and only 10% will differ for localizations. By enabling the harmonization of item numbers, bills of materials and other parameters, this will drive data-driven decision making with vastly improved data comparability and availability. BioMar is a strategically important customer to us, and we see great potential for adding substantial value with our shared vision for strategic digital initiatives.”

Looking ahead, BioMar aims to take digital leadership by continuously investing in cutting-edge technologies with the Infor CloudSuite platform as a basis to fulfil its ambitious all-cloud and all-mobile 2020–2023 digital strategy. With plans to accelerate sustainability initiatives and innovation in digital services for customers as well, Mortensen highlights what support is needed to succeed: “By 2023, we aim to be on the forefront of using digital tools both internally and externally. This will create new ongoing digital skills needs and we will be challenged to attract and retain top talent. We also need a strategic partner that is invested in our future success, shares our focus on deliverables and can help us make the right strategic decisions every step of the way. Given their experience as one of the top M3 consultant organizations and global presence in the food and beverage industry, it was only natural to team up with Columbus.”

About BioMar

BioMar is an innovator in high-performance aquaculture feed dedicated to doing its part in creating a healthy and sustainable global aquaculture industry. Currently, BioMar operates 16 feed factories across the globe in Norway, Chile, Denmark, Scotland, Spain, France, Greece, Ecuador, Turkey, China, Australia and Costa Rica. Worldwide, we supply feed to around 80 countries and for more than 45 species. BioMar is wholly owned by the Danish industrial group Schouw & Co, which is listed on the NASDAQ, Copenhagen. Visit www.biomar.com

About Columbus
Columbus is a global IT services and consulting company with more than 2,000 employees serving 5,000+ customers worldwide. Columbus helps ambitious companies maximize, transform, and futureproof their business digitally. Our innovative solutions and services portfolio, 9 Doors to Digital Leadership®, delivers end-to-end digital solutions that address the lifecycle demands of the retail, distribution, food, and manufacturing industries. We help companies run a sustainable and profitable business. Columbus was founded in 1989 and is headquartered in Denmark with offices and partners all over the world, delivering solutions and services locally—on a global scale. Visit www.columbusglobal.com

About Infor
Infor is a global leader in business cloud software specialized by industry. Providing mission-critical enterprise applications to 67,000 customers in more than 175 countries, Infor software is designed to deliver more value and less risk, with more sustainable operational advantages. We empower our 17,000 employees to leverage their deep industry expertise and use data-driven insights to create, learn and adapt quickly to solve emerging business and industry challenges. Infor is committed to providing our customers with modern tools to transform their business and accelerate their own path to innovation. To learn more, please visit www.infor.com

For more information, please contact:

BioMar Group
Thomas Mortensen
CIO – Global IT Director
+45 52 15 76 14
tmo@biomar.com

Columbus A/S
Kent Enrico Petersen
Executive Director International M3 Business
+45 53 81 60 62
kent.enrico.petersen@columbusglobal.com

Infor

Richard Moore
Infor PR, EMEA
+44 7976 111 243
Richard.Moore@infor.com

Source: Infor

Infor today announced that Bio Partner Schweiz AG will implement Infor CloudSuite Food & Beverage. The CloudSuite will replace an on-premises ERP system and is designed to support the company’s continued growth by bringing many food industry-specific features to standard deployment and consolidate internal processes. The implementation will be done by Infor alliance partner Maximum Solution Consulting Group GmbH (MSC) with its many years of experience in the food industry.

Learn more about Infor CloudSuite Food & Beverage: https://www.infor.com/industries/food-beverage

Bio Partner Schweiz AG is the leading service provider and wholesaler for the Swiss organic specialist market. From its headquarters in Seon (Canton Aargau), the company serves 3,500 customers in the organic specialist trade and retail, and also in the catering and processing industries. The company has experienced strong growth in recent years in line with the trend towards organic and sustainable food — and accordingly the challenges facing the business have increased, particularly in terms of working with customers and additional value-added opportunities.

The previous ERP system was no longer able to keep pace with this development, precisely because it had been heavily modified over the years and supplemented by complementary isolated applications, so it had recently lost its ability to be updated. Bio Partner finally decided to replace the system and chose Infor CloudSuite Food & Beverage. The suite is designed specifically to meet the needs of the food and beverage industry, providing a range of features to help streamline global supply chains and accelerate processes. Many last-mile functions typical of the industry are already integrated as standard.

“In order to be able to offer our customers efficient and high-quality services at prices in line with the market, we depend on powerful systems that are technologically state-of-the-art. This is crucial to ensure we can also meet future customer requirements,” says Thomas Steiner, member of Bio Partner Schweiz AG’s management board and head of its commercial & commodity trading. “Infor can provide us with a solution that maps many industry-standardized processes right out of the box and differentiates itself from the competition with its multi-tenant cloud platform. The Infor CloudSuite enables us to continue to grow our business in the future.”

“At the moment, Infor is the only provider to offer a fully integrated industry-specific solution for food and beverage in a multi-tenant cloud,” said Joerg Jung, Infor’s executive vice president & general manager for EMEA Central, South and Israel. “This not only keeps Bio Partner on the cutting edge of technology and allows them to focus on their core business, but our CloudSuite also makes it possible to develop new business models.”

About Bio Partner Schweiz AG

Bio Partner Schweiz AG is the leading service provider and wholesaler in the Swiss organic market. Bio Partner serves 3,500 customers in the organic specialist trade, retail trade, catering and the processing industry. For more information, visit https://www.biopartner.ch/de/.

About Infor

Infor is a global leader in business cloud software specialized by industry. Providing mission-critical enterprise applications to 67,000 customers in more than 175 countries, Infor software is designed to deliver more value and less risk, with more sustainable operational advantages. We empower our 17,000 employees to leverage their deep industry expertise and use data-driven insights to create, learn and adapt quickly to solve emerging business and industry challenges. Infor is committed to providing our customers with modern tools to transform their business and accelerate their own path to innovation. To learn more, please visit www.infor.com.

Media contact
Richard Moore
Infor PR Manager, EMEA
Richard.Moore@infor.com
+447976111243

Source: Infor

Infor today announced that Norsk Kylling has deployed Infor CloudSuite Food & Beverage. Norsk Kylling aims to create the world’s best value chain for chicken production, where good animal welfare is at the forefront. Infor CloudSuite Food & Beverage, with Columbus as partner and supplier, will help provide even better control, quality and efficiency through the value chain.

Learn more about Infor CloudSuite Food & Beverage: https://www.infor.com/en-gb/products/cloudsuite-food-and-beverage

In the factory at Støren near Trondheim, Norsk Kylling produces tasty chicken products under the brand name Solvinge. Norsk Kylling also owns chicken incubator Hugaas Rugeri, since its acquisition in 2016, which means the company has the entire value chain, from hatchery egg production, up to hatchery, broiler raising and the completion of various prepared chicken dishes.

Norsk Kylling began producing chicken in 1991. In 2015, the grocery retailer Rema bought the manufacturer, and since then the business has been constantly developed, improved and adapted to new quality requirements, laws, regulations and sound production. With a new factory under construction at Orkdal, it became important to install a modern business system to support data capture and automation in the production facility and manage logistics, inventory, and maintenance processes.

“The ERP system now gives us tight control of data, materials and financials through our complex value chain. We have about 150 suppliers from three categories of farms that give us either eggs, hatching hens or broilers. The business system covers both hatchery and slaughterhouse, purchase and sale of eggs and chicken. Now we have full control over and can document the product from farm to fork,” says Norsk Kylling IT manager Torfinn Utne.

Control of tracking and documentation is the foundation for ensuring responsible production and good animal welfare. As Norsk Kylling itself says: “A chicken that is doing well tastes better.”

Previously, much of the information was collected and handled manually, which is time-consuming and can be a source of incorrect information. With more correct management information, Norsk Kylling has reduced waste, gained better control over inventory and can plan production better in relation to market needs, says Utne.

“We had control before, but now we get tighter control,” Utne says. ”We also now benefit from labour savings and a better reputation.”

The contract for Infor CloudSuite Food & Beverage was won in tough competition from over 20 other suppliers of ERP systems, with Infor alliance partner Columbus chosen as the supplier. Infor CloudSuite Food & Beverage was chosen over SAP in the final stages. It was important for Norsk Kylling to be completely confident that Infor CloudSuite Food & Beverage solution, which contains a number of preconfigured settings adapted to the food industry, covered the customer’s wishes, requirements and needs.

“Norsk Kylling has chosen a standardized, multi-tenant cloud solution without special adaptations,” says Per Christian Øen, Columbus’ business solution director for Infor CloudSuite.

Columbus’ Norwegian team has provided the solution. The team consists of Infor CloudSuite specialists with experience from many major food customers.

“The consultants from Columbus have had full control of integrations, and the project has been delivered according to schedule and budget,” says Utne.

About Norsk Kylling

Norsk Kylling AS is a food company located on Støren in Midtre Gauldal. Norsk Kylling is wholly owned by Rema, has 350 employees and a turnover of more than NOK 1 billion on the production and sale of white meat to the Norwegian market. The Trøndelag chicken producer includes both a slaughterhouse and Hugaas Rugeri, both of which will be included in the new ERP solution together with a new production facility. Visit http://www.norsk-kylling.no/

About Columbus

Columbus is an IT consulting company with over 2,000 employees worldwide and a turnover of DKK 1.2 billion. Its competent consultants implement and upgrade selected and market-leading solutions, and help the customer develop their business — all based on deep system and industry knowledge, very well-developed methodology and with long-term overall responsibility. Visit https://www.columbusglobal.com/en/

About Infor

Infor is a global leader in business cloud software specialized by industry. Providing mission-critical enterprise applications to 67,000 customers in more than 175 countries, Infor software is designed to deliver more value and less risk, with more sustainable operational advantages. We empower our 17,000 employees to leverage their deep industry expertise and use data-driven insights to create, learn and adapt quickly to solve emerging business and industry challenges. Infor is committed to providing our customers with modern tools to transform their business and accelerate their own path to innovation. To learn more, please visit www.infor.com.

Media contact:

Richard Moore
Infor PR, EMEA
+44 7976 111 243
Richard.Moore@infor.com

Source: Infor

Infor, a global leader in business cloud software specialized by industry, today announced that De Menken Keuken has selected Infor M3 ERP (enterprise resource planning) solution to support growth, increase efficiency and help provide business continuity. The agile, future-proof solution offers the Dutch family business enhanced quality management and tracing capabilities, better warehouse, production and distribution management combined with increased supply chain visibility.

De Menken Keuken produces a wide range of salads, sauces and meat products for retail, catering and hospitality customers. This is done mainly under private label. Its portfolio includes the Albert Heijn supermarket brand Saladespecialiteiten, carpaccio from de Vleeschmeesters, and a selection of tapenades and hummus spreads.

As its ERP solution was becoming obsolete, as it was going off support, the Dutch food producer began searching for a replacement and found an ideal match in Infor after reviewing software products from three vendors. Hilbert Klop, CFO at De Menken Keuken, elaborates: “The knowledge of Infor and Infor Alfa-Beta of our industry, along with our confidence in the functionalities and quality of its ERP solution, made Infor an obvious choice for De Menken Keuken. They understood our needs and goals, and the application is perfectly able to fulfill them.”

By standardizing with Infor M3, De Menken Keuken can migrate from its existing IBM AS/400 solution to a modern, innovative, and industry-specific system that can help them navigate challenges while helping control costs, reduce manual work and boost efficiency.

“We are pleased to offer De Menken Keuken a robust foundation to help them achieve their goals and ambition of becoming the leading supplier in the private label market where cost and innovation leadership are decisive factors,” says Kees van den Houten, Infor’s country manager for Benelux. “Infor M3 with its deep, food industry-specific functionality is designed for progress and will optimize their operations and help to boost revenue opportunities.”

Looking ahead, De Menken Keuken is also evaluating the purchase of Infor’s Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) solution.

About De Menken Keuken

De Menken Keuken is a Dutch family business. For four decades, it has been supplying food products to virtually all major retail, catering and hospitality companies in the Netherlands. The wide range of salads, sauces and meat products is mainly produced under private label and in close consultation with the client.

The company strives to be the leading supplier in the private label market with high-quality products assembled by more than 300 employees at the production location in Sassenheim. Innovation, cooperation, open communication and flexibility are the core values of De Menken Keuken. Visit http://www.demenkenkeuken.nl/.

About Infor
Infor is a global leader in business cloud software specialized by industry. With 17,300 employees and over 68,000 customers in more than 170 countries, Infor software is designed for progress. To learn more, please visit http://www.infor.com/.

Infor customer include:

• The top 20 aerospace companies
• 9 of the top 10 high tech companies
• 14 of the 25 largest U.S. healthcare delivery networks
• 19 of the 20 largest U.S. cities
• 18 of the top 20 automotive suppliers
• 14 of the top 20 industrial distributors
• 13 of the top 20 global retailers
• 4 of the 5 top brewers
• 17 of the top 20 global banks
• 9 of the 10 largest global hotel brands
• 7 of the top 10 global luxury brands

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Media contact
Lubbers De Jong
Anke van Heerebeek
anke@lubbersdejong.nl
+31(0)6 48203864

Source: Infor

French chemical group to modernise IT infrastructure, centralize information and facilitate exchanges with subsidiaries to support continued global growth.

Infor, a global leader in business cloud software specialized by industry, today announced that Altaïr Group, a French chemical group composed of six leading companies in the field of cleaning products, fabric softeners, insecticides and repair pastes and putties, has decided to deploy Infor M3. The enterprise resource planning (ERP) application, which is specifically dedicated for chemical industries, will become the standard system for managing processes and sharing information between the group’s various entities.

Founded in 1946 under the name Brunel Frères SARL, the family-owned company has continued to grow through a series of strategic acquisitions over the past 15 years. In 2019, Altaïr Group achieved a turnover of 100 million euros and today employs nearly 400 people in France, Spain, Belgium and Poland. The group has some 3,000 products associated with five leading brands (Starwax, Oro, Mistol, Sinto and Kapo), which it sells in more than 40 countries.

The group’s ambitions for growth are the origins of the Infor M3 deployment decision. “We could no longer evolve with our ERP under AS400 in a multi-company and increasingly international context,” said Sylvain Berdin, Altaïr Group ERP project manager. “We decided to focus on the most relevant way to reduce the time spent by our teams to develop specific functionalities for the existing system, as this methodology was no longer adapted to the needs of the Altaïr Group.”

Accompanied by the consulting firm Adix, Altaïr Group chose to trust Infor after surveying other vendors including SAP, IFS, Sage and Microsoft. “The reasons for our choice are very simple,” Berdin said. “Firstly, Infor was able to put us in contact with an impressive number of companies in our sector that are equipped with the solution, and that have all given us positive feedback, specifically addressing issues faced by the chemical industries and those associated with supply chain. Also, we liked Infor M3’s ability to manage and support international development ambitions, and its functionalities dedicated specifically to our industries. Overall, we were impressed by the functional richness, relevance and scalability, which allow us to envisage our ambitions for Industry 4.0.”

Altaïr Group has entrusted Infor to support the deployment of the M3 solution and outsourcing the IT servers and setting up a data centre in Lille, France, to serve the various entities of the group. This will help centralize information, improve communication between subsidiaries and share best practices. Infor M3 will help manage operations related to purchases/sales, production (manufacturing of chemical formulas and packaging), logistics, quality control and finance.

“Infor has once again proven its ability to respond to industry-specific issues, with a dedicated solution that scales to the size of the company and its international ambitions,” said Laurent Jacquemain, Infor SVP & GM southern Europe. “Infor M3 was chosen for its industry-specific qualities, its functional richness, its constant and relevant developments, and for the quality of our daily support. Furthermore, our industry and product experts are actively involved throughout the project to address specific questions raised by each user.”

About Group Altaïr

Based in Wasquehal near Lille, France, Altaïr Group is a major player in the manufacturing and distribution of home care, cleaning products and insecticides in Europe. Altaïr achieves 56% of its turnover abroad. The group’s offer, which counts more than 3,500 SKUs for a turnover exceeding 110 million euros, is built around five brands leader in their segments:

• Starwax: household care
• Kapo: insecticides
• Sinto: wood care
• Oro: insecticides, cleaning and household care
• Mistol: leading brand in the Spanish dishwashing liquids market

Altaïr products are primarily sold in DIY chains but also in independent stores, professional channels (materials wholesalers and professional hardware stores), garden centers and LISAs (agricultural products self-service stores) as well as online.

The group has three production sites: Noyelles-lès-Seclin near Lille and Aubagne in France, and Valencia in Spain.

About Infor
Infor is a global leader in business cloud software specialized by industry. With 17,300 employees and over 68,000 customers in more than 170 countries, Infor software is designed for progress. To learn more, please visit www.infor.com.

Infor customers include:

• The top 20 aerospace companies
• 9 of the top 10 high tech companies
• 14 of the 25 largest U.S. healthcare delivery networks
• 19 of the 20 largest U.S. cities
• 18 of the top 20 automotive suppliers
• 14 of the top 20 industrial distributors
• 13 of the top 20 global retailers
• 4 of the top 5 brewers
• 17 of the top 20 global banks
• 9 of the 10 largest global hotel brands
• 7 of the top 10 global luxury brands

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For more information:
Richard Moore
Infor PR manager, EMEA
Richard.moore@infor.com
+44 7976 111 243

Source: Infor

Finnish chilled convenience food market leader standardizes on Infor CloudSuite Food & Beverage.

Infor, a global leader in business cloud software specialized by industry, today announced that Saarioinen, the leader in the chilled convenience food market in Finland, has selected Infor CloudSuite Food & Beverage. The industry-specific suite of Infor applications — in the multi-tenant cloud — will help enable Saarioinen standardize, simplify and accelerate product development, improve customer experience and become a more data-driven company.

Following a thorough review of the market, Saarioinen chose Infor based on the industry-specific functionality of Infor CloudSuite Food & Beverage.

“We have been a customer of Infor for over two decades, but we have our eyes fixed firmly on the future,” said Eero Kinnunen, business development director at Saarioinen. “This modern technology will help create a platform, not only for better processes, but also faster, more responsive innovation.”

“We continue to support innovation throughout the global food and beverage markets,” said Andrew Dalziel, Infor VP of industry and solution strategy. “Saarioinen’s use of technology spans ERP and PLM and will help the established leader consolidate and extend its market position by pulling together production and financial elements.”

About Saarioinen

Saarioinen is the market leader in Finland for fresh ready meals. Based in the Tampere area, Saarioinen is a family-owned business with a long pedigree: the Saarioinen Manor site was first mentioned in written sources in 1469, and the business has been operating since 1941. Saarioinen produced the first ready meals in Finland in 1957. Saarioinen’s annual net sales amount to approximately EUR 260 million, and the group employs a total of 1,300 employees. Saarioinen has factories in Finland in Kangasala, Valkeakoski and Huittinen, as well as a consumer-ready food factory in Estonia, which mainly manufactures products for the Baltic market.

About Infor
Infor is a global leader in business cloud software specialized by industry. With 17,300 employees and over 68,000 customers in more than 170 countries, Infor software is designed for progress. To learn more, please visit www.infor.com.

Infor customers include:

• The top 20 aerospace companies
• 9 of the top 10 high tech companies
• 14 of the 25 largest U.S. healthcare delivery networks
• 19 of the 20 largest U.S. cities
• 18 of the top 20 automotive suppliers
• 14 of the top 20 industrial distributors
• 13 of the top 20 global retailers
• 4 of the top 5 brewers
• 17 of the top 20 global banks
• 9 of the 10 largest global hotel brands
• 7 of the top 10 global luxury brands

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For more information
Richard Moore
+447676111243
Richard.moore@infor.com

Source: Infor

World’s leading snowboard company to modernize ERP, inventory and supply chain with Infor.

NEW YORK – January 13, 2020 – Infor, a global leader in business cloud software specialized by industry, today announced that Burton Snowboards has selected Infor CloudSuite Fashion, an ERP (enterprise resource planning) system tailor-made for the fashion industry. Burton also has expanded its Infor Nexus supply chain management capabilities to optimize inventory across channels, increase its direct-to-consumer business, operationalize its expansion to global markets, and upgrade its technology footprint to the cloud.

Burton is the world’s leading snowboard company, founded by the late Jake Burton Carpenter in 1977. Burton has been a long-time customer of Infor, leveraging Infor Nexus solutions to connect to its suppliers, logistics providers and brokers to streamline global trade processes and provide better visibility to supply and payments.

“At Burton, we are consumer-centric and steadfast about leveraging the best tools to safeguard our production, product management and operations,” said Josee Larocque, Burton senior vice president of operations. “We are excited to partner with Infor and upgrade our enterprise resource planning footprint to its best-in-class cloud software solution.”

Burton is constantly challenged to manage inventory with seasonal demand and orchestrate products across a global supply chain. An end-to-end networked ERP solution redefines Burton’s core capabilities and provides connectivity to suppliers, 3PLs (third-party logistics providers), carriers and other parties for greater inventory visibility and agility. Infor will enable Burton to standardize enterprise processes and optimize inventory flow from source to customer across all channels, including direct-to-consumer and e-commerce, while reducing its legacy technology footprint.

“Given the uncertain nature of the fashion industry, we believe that visibility, collaboration and predictive intelligence are key to success,” said James Hannay, Infor senior vice president and general manager of major accounts. “Our fashion industry-specific ERP and Infor Nexus solutions will help Burton drive competitive differentiation in the market. We are pleased to expand our partnership with Burton and become its end-to-end technology partner. We are confident our solutions will help the organization transform its core operations. We are excited to partner and demonstrate how Infor can provide solutions to these common industry challenges.”

Additional resources

For more information on Infor’s Fashion industry solutions, please visit https://www.infor.com/industries/fashion

About Infor

Infor is a global leader in business cloud software specialized by industry. With 17,300 employees and over 68,000 customers in more than 170 countries, Infor software is designed for progress. To learn more, please visit www.infor.com.

Infor customers include:

• The top 20 aerospace companies
• 9 of the top 10 high tech companies
• 14 of the 25 largest U.S. healthcare delivery networks
• 19 of the 20 largest U.S. cities
• 18 of the top 20 industrial distributors
• 13 of the top 20 global retailers
• 4 of the top 5 brewers
• 17 of the top 20 global banks
• 9 of the 10 largest global hotel brands
• 7 of the top 10 global luxury brands

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This announcement reflects the direction Infor may take with regard to the specific product(s) described herein, all of which is subject to change by Infor in its sole discretion, with or without notice to you. This announcement is not a commitment to you in any way and you should not rely on this document or any of its content in making any decision. Infor is not committing to develop or deliver any specified enhancement, upgrade, product or functionality, even if such is described in this announcement and even if such description is accompanied by words such as “anticipate,” “believe,” “expect,” “intend,” “may,” “plan,” “project,” “predict,” “should,” “will,” and/or similar expressions. Many factors can affect Infor’s product development plans and the nature, content and timing of future product releases, all of which remain in the sole discretion of Infor. This announcement, in whole or in part, may not be incorporated into any contractual agreement with Infor or its subsidiaries or affiliates. Infor expressly disclaims any liability with respect to this announcement.

Media contact
Steve Bauer
Infor
(628) 444-5101 (office)
(650) 670-7135 (mobile)
steven.bauer@infor.com

Source: Infor

NEW YORK – January 13, 2020 – Infor, a global leader in business cloud software specialized by industry, today announced a number of solutions designed to help omni-channel retailers and fashion brands optimize their inventories, improve demand and supply planning, boost factory efficiency and help take their fashion products to market faster.

MILAN – November 27, 2019 – Infor, a global leader in business cloud software specialised by industry, today announced that leading Italian tile manufacturer IRIS Ceramica Group has selected an Infor enterprise software suite based around Infor M3 as part of a digital transformation designed to boost productivity, performance and service to customers. The suite incorporates enterprise resource planning (ERP), product lifecycle management (PLM) specific for the fashion industry, enterprise asset management (EAM) and analytics capabilities (Birst). The Infor platform will help to expedite product development from design through production, facilitating increased innovation at the design- and quality-focused tile company. The enhanced reporting tools will facilitate full data integration and real-time analytics from across all departments, plants and subsidiaries.

IRIS Ceramica Group selected Infor based on its partnership approach and industry vertical expertise, as well as the scalability and industry-specific capabilities of the platform. As part of IRIS’ digital transformation strategy, the solution will accelerate processes, allow the organisation to get closer to customers and lead the way in demonstrating best practices across the tile sector as a whole.

“As an industrial design company, we pride ourselves on our innovative product development, state-of-the-art industrial equipment and vision,” comments Francesco Verde, group CIO of IRIS Ceramica Group. “Infor’s dedicated innovation platform aligns well with our values and processes, and will allow us to take the next step in our journey, while the advanced analytics will allow us to simplify access to company-wide data through dashboards and tailored reports. Through providing intuitive tools to boost productivity and enhance decision-making, we plan to create an environment that prioritises both innovation and customer satisfaction. Infor represents the backbone of this vision.”

“Delivering the best possible customer experience is paramount, and with an industrial design sector leader such as IRIS Ceramica Group, product innovation is at the heart of this,” comments Laurent Jacquemain, Infor vice president for Southern Europe. “Through harnessing all of its key product and production processes, and ensuring that designs reach production quickly, in line with seasons and collections, the organisation is leading the way in its industry.”

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About Infor

Infor is a global leader in business cloud software specialized by industry. With 17,300 employees and over 68,000 customers in more than 170 countries, Infor software is designed for progress. To learn more, please visit www.infor.com.

Infor customers include:

• The top 20 aerospace companies
• 9 of the top 10 high tech companies
• 14 of the 25 largest U.S. healthcare delivery networks
• 19 of the 20 largest U.S. cities
• 18 of the top 20 industrial distributors
• 13 of the top 20 global retailers
• 4 of the top 5 brewers
• 17 of the top 20 global banks
• 9 of the 10 largest global hotel brands
• 7 of the top 10 global luxury brands

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This announcement reflects the direction Infor may take with regard to the specific product(s) described herein, all of which is subject to change by Infor in its sole discretion, with or without notice to you. This announcement is not a commitment to you in any way and you should not rely on this document or any of its content in making any decision. Infor is not committing to develop or deliver any specified enhancement, upgrade, product or functionality, even if such is described in this announcement and even if such description is accompanied by words such as “anticipate,” “believe,” “expect,” “intend,” “may,” “plan,” “project,” “predict,” “should,” “will,” and/or similar expressions. Many factors can affect Infor’s product development plans and the nature, content and timing of future product releases, all of which remain in the sole discretion of Infor. This announcement, in whole or in part, may not be incorporated into any contractual agreement with Infor or its subsidiaries or affiliates. Infor expressly disclaims any liability with respect to this announcement.

Media contact
Steve Bauer
Infor
(628) 444-5101 (office)
(650) 670-7135 (mobile)
steven.bauer@infor.com

Source: Infor

NEW YORK – Oct. 3, 2019 – Infor, a global leader in business cloud software specialized by industry, today announced that Sanimax, a leading environmental solution provider in the agri-food industry, has selected Infor CloudSuite Food & Beverage. Sanimax has 17 locations throughout Canada, the U.S., Brazil and Colombia, and serves customers around the globe. Company leaders knew they needed an agile solution and technology partner as part of their growth strategy, and Infor’s ERP solution is poised to provide Sanimax with applications designed to help overcome certain business challenges that are unique to its industry, such as managing short lead-times, managing commodities’ impact on supply chain, and meeting changing regulatory requirements.

“We needed a cloud-based solution that we could quickly implement to help manage operations and material collected,” said François Berthiaume, vice president of Finance and Administration at Sanimax. “Infor offered a dedicated implementation project team, built in support services and a full complement of products that can help us migrate from legacy software to more modern business applications to help us become more efficient. Their team’s knowledge of our industry, along with our confidence in the reliability of their cloud-based platform, CloudSuite Food & Beverage, made Infor an obvious choice for Sanimax.”

By standardizing with Infor CloudSuite Food & Beverage, powered by Infor M3, Sanimax can migrate from its existing, outdated and highly customized solution to one system that can better align teams on the priorities of deliverables and can help streamline processes across various categories within the business. Infor expects to deliver tools designed to help accelerate global supply chains, bring new products to market faster, and implement efficiencies across the board.

“Sanimax is a complex business and, like most process manufacturers, is facing challenges that force it to rethink the way business is done. Infor’s industry-specific applications are structured to provide customers with technology that can help them navigate industry-specific challenges while helping to control costs, increase innovation and boost efficiency,” said Mike Edgett, Infor director of industry and solution strategy. “Having a technology partner that you can trust is incredibly important, especially as an organization grows and evolves. Infor’s applications can deliver real-time data that is accessible anytime, anywhere, which can make it easier for our customers to expand to new locations, add users, and have visibility across multiple sites and warehouses.”

For more information please visit: https://www.infor.com/products/cloudsuite-food-and-beverage.

About Sanimax

Sanimax is a family business working in the environmental field for the past 80 years. With its 2500 employees, Sanimax reclaims, renews and returns more than 2 million tons of organic by-products that would otherwise be redirected to landfill. Sanimax, for a greener future. To learn more, please visit www.sanimax.com.

About Infor

Infor is a global leader in business cloud software specialized by industry. With 17,300 employees and over 68,000 customers in more than 170 countries, Infor software is designed for progress. To learn more, please visit www.infor.com.

Infor customers include:

• The top 20 aerospace companies
• 9 of the top 10 high tech companies
• 14 of the 25 largest U.S. healthcare delivery networks
• 19 of the 20 largest U.S. cities
• 18 of the top 20 automotive suppliers
• 14 of the top 20 industrial distributors
• 13 of the top 20 global retailers
• 4 of the top 5 brewers
• 17 of the top 20 global banks
• 9 of the 10 largest global hotel brands
• 7 of the top 10 global luxury brands

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Media contact:
Christina Ledger
Infor
312-662-2135
christina.ledger@infor.com

Source: Infor