LAWRENCEVILLE, N.J. (June 14, 2011) –— In a combined announcement today, 1Sync, the world’s largest data pool, and SpecPage, the most comprehensive resource for product marketing information in the foodservice and jan/san industries, announced that SpecPage has completed its Solution Provider certification process to provide foodservice distributors with access to GS1 standard information from 1Sync’s data pool.
1SYNC enables companies to connect and communicate with their trading partners on item information and improve the accuracy and efficiency of their collaboration. Using 1SYNC, companies register and synchronize supply-chain information through the GS1 Global Registry, which serves as a centralized information repository. The elimination of information inaccuracies helps companies achieve a wide range of business benefits; including reductions in out-of-stocks and purchase order/invoicing errors, and better transportation utilization. SpecPage, a certified 1Sync Solutions Provider, will retrieve 1Sync data to provide customers with a complete turnkey package including product catalog, website, marketing data, product data for foodservice distributors of all sizes, regardless of their current technology bandwidth/capabilities.
“We’re very proud to award this certification to SpecPage and include them in our world class solution provider network,”said Dan Wilkinson, Vice President of 1Sync. “With 1Sync complete and accurate data, and SpecPage’s user-friendly front end access and integration with distributor back end systems, this is a winning combination for today’s independent distributor in an increasingly competitive market.”
“We’re thrilled to join the 1Sync Solution Provider network,” said Paul Meunier, CEO of SpecPage. “SpecPage’s tools and system integration are powerful resources for foodservice distributors, and when they are combined the world’s most complete and accurate data source, they bring an even more formidable competitive advantage to our customers.”
About SpecPage
SpecPage is a dynamic database of marketing focused item information for the Food Service, Jan/San, and Restaurant Supplies Industries. The item information includes detailed specifications, video, MSDS, ingredients and health information, as well as a graphic of the item. SpecPage can also provide distributors and suppliers with a total internet solution that covers ecommerce and catalog information as well as full website design/redesign and Search Engine Marketing solutions. In addition, SpecPage is the owner of the fastest growing food service website www.Anything4Restaurants.com . For more information, visit www.Specpage.com.
About 1SYNC™
1SYNC™, the largest certified data pool in the Global Data Synchronization Network® (GDSN®), is dedicated to the implementation of standards-based, global supplychain solutions. The 1SYNC community currently consists of 50 leading retailers and more than 5,000 suppliers worldwide. These implementations comprise data for more than 5 million items synchronized in the GDSN. 1SYNC offers a robust, easy-to-use solution that can reduce costly data errors and increase supply-chain efficiencies for companies of all sizes. For more information, visit www.1SYNC.org.
