Leading Business Magazine for the Food and Grocery Industry Segments Releases Annual Listing of Top Software and Technology Providers.

Alameda, CA — January 17, 2012 — Food Logistics, the only publication dedicated exclusively to the grocery and foodservice distribution supply chain, last month announced the eighth-annual listing of the FL100. Food Logistics Magazine selected PINC Solutions as a top 100 software and technology provider for the fourth consecutive year. 

Each year, the editors of Food Logistics recognize 100 software and technology providers that better enable grocery and foodservice distributors and manufacturers to realize their business goals. In 2011, the publication focused on solution providers that are helping their customers differentiate themselves in the marketplace, while simultaneously facilitating improved safety and traceability throughout the supply chain.

“With the passage of the FDA’s landmark Food Safety and Modernization Act, the entire food and beverage sector is under increased pressure to improve safety and traceability throughout the supply chain. In addition, the ongoing globalization of food supply chains demands closer collaboration with suppliers and enhanced visibility from farm to fork,” notes Lara L. Sowinski, editor-in-chief at Food Logistics. “Technology is a powerful tool that can ensure compliance, mitigate risk, and serve as a market differentiator in today’s highly competitive environment.”

“We would like to thank our customers for this recognition,” commented Ken Colby, PINC Solutions’ CEO. “Food safety and security has been a recurring agenda item for government regulators trying to build greater transparency and accountability into an increasingly global supply chain. As companies source and transport food products from farther afield the potential for contamination, security breaches, and shrinkage increases. As a consequence, our customers, such as Kraft Foods and Nestle, are becoming much more vigilant about how they track and monitor assets – especially in the yards.“

About PINC Solutions

PINC Solutions is the leading provider of advanced yard management and supply chain visibility solutions, with Fortune-500 customers in manufacturing, retail, logistics, and transportation sectors. PINC has pioneered the development of cost-effective real-time-location-systems (RTLS) using passive RFID technologies that minimizes capital investment required in the infrastructure. PINC’s award-winning products are designed with a scalable architecture for businesses of any size, and are expandable with modular components as customers’ needs grow. Available as turnkey and Software-as-a-Service (SaaS), these systems have proven their value through immediate efficiency improvements in customers’ daily operations, typically generating positive return on their investments in less than one year.  For more information, please visit www.pincsolutions.com. 

About Food Logistics

Food Logistics is published by Cygnus Business Media, a leading diversified business-to-business media company. The publication serves the information needs of executives involved in various aspects of the food, beverage, and consumer packaged goods supply chain. Through our print and online products, we provide news, trends, and best practices that help more than 24,000 grocery and foodservice suppliers, distributors, and retailers make better business decisions. Visit us online at www.foodlogistics.com.

Media Contact

 Rafael Granato – Marketing Communications Manager

PINC Solutions

+1-510-8454900 – press@pincsolutions.com

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BERKELEY, CA, July 12, 2011 - PINC Solutions, the leading provider of real-time supply chain asset visibility and advanced yard management solutions has been recognized as Top 100 logistics IT Provider by Inbound Logistics Magazine for the fourth consecutive year.

Every April, Inbound Logistics editors recognize the top 100 logistics IT companies that support and enable logistics excellence. Drawn from a pool of more than 300 companies, using questionnaires, personal interviews, and other research, Inbound Logistics selects the Top 100 Logistics IT Providers who are leading the way in 2011. Editors seek to match readers' fast-changing needs to the capabilities of those companies selected.  All companies selected reflect leadership by answering Inbound Logistics readers' needs for scalability, simplicity, fast ROI, and ease of implementation.

“When choosing the 2011 Top 100 Logistics IT Providers, Inbound Logistics editors looked at excellence in optimizing internal transport and logistics operations. At a higher, more strategic level, selections were based on how transformative solutions impact outward- facing business activities driving integration across internal, as well as external, business processes. PINC Solutions was selected because its solutions solve specific logistics challenges and improve processes, and create a ripple effect of efficiencies across the entire value chain. Inbound Logistics is proud to honor PINC for innovative solutions empowering logistics and supply chain excellence in 2011.”

“It’s a great honor for PINC to receive this recognition for the fourth year in a row,” said Ken Colby CEO of PINC Solutions. “Yard and supply chain management are essential links in logistics management; they impact the speed of the order cycle and inventory levels. PINC is very pleased to be recognized as a leading logistics IT provider helping shippers, 3PLs, and carriers to improve their profits.”

About Inbound Logistics

Inbound Logistics is the pioneering publication of demand-driven logistics practices, also known as supply chain management. IL’s educational mission is to guide businesses to efficiently manage logistics, reduce and speed inventory, and neutralize transportation cost  increases by aligning supply to demand and adjusting enterprise functions to support that paradigm shift. More information about demand-driven logistics practices is available at www.inboundlogistics.com

About PINC Solutions

PINC Solutions is the leading provider of real-time supply chain asset visibility and advanced yard management solutions, with Fortune-500 customers in manufacturing, retail, logistics, and transportation sectors. PINC has pioneered the development of cost-effective RTLS using passive RFID technologies that minimizes capital investment required in the infrastructure. PINC’s award-winning products are designed with a scalable architecture for businesses of any size, and are expandable with modular components as customers’ needs grow. Available as turnkey solutions with optional hosting and Software-as-a-Service (SaaS), these systems have proven their value through immediate efficiency improvements in customers’ daily operations, typically generating positive ROIs in less than a year.  For more information, please visit www.pincsolutions.com.

Media Contact

PINC Solutions: Rafael Granato (press@pincsolutions.com, +1 510-845-4900)
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Holland, Mich., February 22, 2011 – LeanLogistics, a global solutions provider of transportation management system (TMS) applications and supply chain services, announced a new partnership with PINC Solutions, the leader in Real Time Location Systems (RTLS) technology for yard visibility and management.

PINC Solutions' flagship product, Yard Hound™, provides live data for all yard activities automatically and cost-effectively. Information such as trailer parking positions, yard truck locations, gate activities and the temperature of refrigerated trailers are presented in real-time through an easy-to-use graphical user interface. With Yard Hound™, customers can increase labor productivity and reduce operational costs. PINC Solutions' seamless integration with LeanLogistics On-Demand TMS® will provide transportation professionals with active yard visibility as part a complete supply chain solution.

"The combination of the LeanLogistics solutions with PINC's RTLS-based asset tracking technology provides a greater understanding of the flow of products and materials for our clients," said Chris Timmer, LeanLogistics Senior Vice President of Business Development and Marketing. "Our partnership with PINC will result in significant return on investment for our customer base."
"Integrating PINC's RTLS system with LeanLogistics On-Demand TMS® will provide customers with enhanced visibility into their supply chains, both inside and outside the distribution center," said Thomas Colby, VP Business Development for PINC. "We are excited to partner with LeanLogistics and bring these capabilities to their clients."Access to Yard Hound™, as well as LeanDex™, LeanSource™, and Supplier Inbound Management, gives On-Demand TMS® users a growing number of tools for collaborative planning and execution within the LeanLogistics SaaS Cloud Network.

About LeanLogistics

LeanLogistics is a global solutions provider of TMS applications and supply chain services enabled by the industry's largest transportation network. The LeanLogistics network empowers shippers, carriers and other participating members to reduce costs, improve services and gain complete visibility.Used by many Fortune 1000 companies and leading 3PLs, LeanLogistics On-Demand TMS® delivers complete transportation planning, execution, settlement, and procurement, as well as supply chain visibility and business intelligence to improve business processes, increase efficiency and reduce costs. On-Demand TMS® processes millions of shipments representing more than $5 billion in annual freight spend across the largest multi-modal transportation network -- more than 51,000 shippers, suppliers and trading partners interacting with thousands of carriers.For outsourced transportation solutions, LeanLogistics offers Managed Transportation Services, GreenLanes™, Network Optimization and Carrier Procurement Services that leverage the data intelligence of the On-Demand TMS® network with best practices and transportation expertise to ensure clients receive maximum value.Known for exceptional customer service as well as technology leadership, LeanLogistics is headquartered in Holland, Michigan, and is a Brambles Company. For additional information, visit http://www.LeanLogistics.com or call 616.738.6400.

About PINC Solutions

PINC Solutions is the leading RTLS Yard Management Systems (YMS) provider in North America. PINC real-time yard visibility and management solutions are deployed with industry leading companies in manufacturing, retail and transportation. Found in 2004, PINC pioneered the development of RTLS-based asset tracking technology using an innovative combination of passive RFID and other low cost sensors. PINC's Collaborative Portals enable carriers and corporations across the supply chain to track and manage assets throughout the supply and logistics cycle. Headquartered in Berkeley, Calif., PINC's world-class engineering team continues to develop innovative technologies for logistics and supply-chain management applications.

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