You look at some of these new eCommerce players that have been making some big waves in the Food Distribution Industry lately and you must wonder, what’s their game plan? The entire addressable market for US food distributors is relatively small, very top-heavy and ever consolidating. Margins are extremely tight and customers tend to be price sensitive. Most in their right mind would pick any other industry for a software startup. Why would an investor put $10 Million, $20 Million+ into a startup eCommerce application that specifically targets food distributors, especially when there many established solutions out there already? When

I’m sure you have all been carefully following the FSMA rulings. The FDA is looking to transform the nation’s food safety system to target the prevention of foodborne illness. As the leading software provider to the food distribution community, you can be rest assured that NECS is on top of it. The final FSMA ruling impacts all companies that manufacture, process, pack, or hold foods on the Food Traceability List (FTL), maintain records containing Key Data Elements (KDEs) associated with specific Critical Tracking Events (CTEs); and provide information to the FDA within 24 hours or within some reasonable time to