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Food Industry Leader Seeks Strategic Innovation | Sopheon

Written by Sopheon | February 16, 2021

Food industry leader seeks strategic innovation

 Pizza is an American culinary staple, and quality mozzarella cheese is the key ingredient. This single 65-year-old manufacturer of dairy and whey products makes the vast majority of cheese used by U.S. pizza chains.

The company’s cheese and sweet whey products are produced at 11 manufacturing plants throughout the country. In an industry where innovation is driving competition, the company needed to streamline its world-class product R&D process. With more than 50 patents for cheese and dairy ingredient technology, the company relies on its pilot plant, QA lab and test kitchens to develop new products for market.

Desiring an updated strategic approach to new product innovation to drive revenue growth, the company needed process improvement, transparency and simplified gate reviews. This required a single platform for product management and information.

After selecting Accolade in 2017, the company built a collaborative relationship with the Sopheon team in order for Sopheon to better understand the company’s specific needs and processes.