JFE Systems, Inc. (President & CEO: Makoto Iwahashi, Head Office: Sumida-ku, Tokyo)
agreed with Crosslink Food Solutions, LLC (President: Neil Baker, Head Office: Columbus, OH, USA)
to enter an exclusive distributorship in North America of award-winning Quality Information Management System for Food Industry "Mercrius".
JFE Systems (JFE-SI) agreed to grant Crosslink Food Solutions (CFS) an exclusive
distributorship of "Mercrius", which is already very popular among Japanese major food
processors, in North America where public concern for "Food Safety" is very high as well
as in Japan.
JFE-SI started to sell "Mercrius" to food processors in 2002, and from then it
has developed a series of software solutions which support ensuring "Food Safety and
Integrity". "Mercrius", the principal merchandise among them, has been already adopted
by more than 50 major food processors in Japan, and is now regarded as "de facto
standard" solution in the industry.
JFE-SI and Crosslink Management Services (CMS, the parent company of CFS) made a
market research in North America since February 2008, and concluded that the
significant functions of "Mercrius", such as information
integration, workflow management, quick and easy search for specific quality information
of ingredients or merchandise, easy and accurate transaction of quality information with
upstream suppliers / downstream customers, have competitive edge in
this market as well as in Japan. Eventually, CMS, which has become
confident the promised future of "Mercrius", founded CFS for the special purpose of
marketing and selling software solutions for food industry. JFE-SI and CFS are now
planning to complete the first user implementation of this solution by the end of 2009.
The strategic goals, JFE-SI is aiming by this partnership with CFS, are as follows;
- Supply "Mercrius" in USA, Canada and Mexico
- Marketing and sales of other proprietary solutions for food industry
- Development of human resources with capability of international business
ABOUT JFE:
JFE Systems, Inc. (changed its corporate name from Kawatetsu Information
Systems Ltd. on December 1, 2004) was
established in 1983 as the independent company to represent the IT section of Kawasaki Steel
Co., Ltd. (present JFE Steel Corporation). In March 2001, the company's stock was listed in the
second section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange first among user system integrators
whose basis of business
is in the manufacturing field.
JFE Sysytems provides a range of original products including "Mercrius," and provides the best
solutions, independent of all manufacturers, for
customers of various business sectors and categories to suit their individual needs.
ABOUT CFS:
Crosslink Food Solutions delivers stable, cost effective and innovative solutions to
food processors which enable quality, safety and compliance management while reducing
costs and time to market. The portfolio of CFS products and services enhances the food chain
from farm to fork.
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JFE Systems, Inc.
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4-1-3 Taihei, Sumida-ku, Tokyo, Japan 130-0012
Tel: +81-3-5637-2106
Fax: +81-3-5637-2400
e-mail: pr@jfe-systems.com
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