VAI (Vormittag Associates, Inc.), a leading ERP software provider, today announced that it has been recognized by Food Logistics as a FL100 winner. Each year Food Logistics, the only publication dedicated exclusively to the food and beverage supply chain, recognizes 100 software and technology providers that help food and beverage manufacturers, food service distributors, and grocery retailers attain their business goals.

The FL100 list is comprised of software providers as well as equipment and technology companies whose products and services play a significant role in food and beverage supply chains. Companies that earned a spot on the FL100 list are featured in the November/December 2012 issue of Food Logistics, as well as online at www.foodlogistics.com. The FL100 is not a ranking, the list has been designed to help the readers of Food Logistics identify the leading software and technology providers in the food and beverage industry.

“With the evolution of the food supply chain, software and technology providers are playing a more critical role in addressing needs such as end-to-end visibility and collaboration, traceability, regulatory compliance, risk management, sustainability, and cost containment,” notes Lara L. Sowinski, editor-in-chief of Food Logistics. “Technology is the competitive differentiator for companies in our industry who need to stay ahead of dynamic changes in the marketplace.”

VAI S2K Enterprise for Food was specifically designed to help distributors meet the challenges of today’s economic environment by automating and integrating business processes across the organization. With S2K Enterprise for Food, organizations realize the following benefits:

• Improved alignment of strategies and operations
• Improved productivity and insight
• Reduced costs through increased flexibility
• Support changing industry requirements
• Reduced risk
• Improved financial management
• Optimized IT spending
• Higher ROI faster
• Retention of top performers
• Immediate access to enterprise information

“VAI’s inclusion on the FL100 2012 list is indicative of our commitment to both product and customer excellence,” said Joe Scioscia, Vice President of Sales, VAI. “S2K Enterprise for Food was specifically designed to cater to the unique inventory management and tracking challenges food distributors face, allowing for efficiently managed enterprise resources and customer relationships.”

About VAI (Vormittag Associates, Inc.)

VAI is a leading independent mid-market ERP software developer renowned for its customized solutions and ability to automate critical business functions for the distribution, manufacturing, specialty retail and service sectors. An IBM Premier Business Partner, VAI is the 2012 IBM Beacon Award Winner for Outstanding Solutions for Midsize Businesses. VAI continues to innovate with new solutions that leverage analytics, business intelligence, mobility and cloud technology to help customers make more informed business decisions in real-time and empower their mobile workforces. VAI is headquartered in Ronkonkoma, NY with branch offices in Florida, Illinois and California. For more information, visit www.vai.net, follow @VAISoftware on Twitter or “like us” on facebook.com/VAISoftware.

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 and beverage 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.