Caterforce
One product, price and promotion file for 10 members and 190 suppliers
Caterforce product and price file
- Suppliers
- 190
- Member wholesalers
- 10
- Products
- 11,000+
- Labour saved each month
- 11 days
Caterforce's 190 suppliers each describe their products in their own way. The platform we built keeps one product and price file for all of them. Promotion management now takes 11 fewer days each month.
The client
Caterforce is a foodservice buying group representing £900m of trade. Its central team manages products, prices and promotions across 10 members and 190 suppliers.
The challenge
Mapping and tracking products, pricing and promotions across 10 members and 190 suppliers to create a "single version of the truth".
What we built
The work started with a low cost proof of concept and a series of workshops. The platform that followed holds one product, price and promotion file for the whole group. Suppliers, members and the central team use it to manage price changes, promotions and contracts.
Allowing all stakeholders to work with their own internal codes whilst enabling Caterforce to act as a single entity for its clients.
How the matching works
The platform uses AI to match up members' and suppliers' proprietary data feeds. Any exceptions are managed via an intuitive user interface allowing administrators to quickly assess and approve requests.
What changed
- 11,000+One file covers more than 11,000 products from 190 suppliers.
- 11 daysPromotion management takes 11 fewer days of labour each month.
- 95%95% of products are automatically matched and need no human interactions.
What happened next
Working with TWC, we are rolling the same platform out to other buying groups.
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