31 May, 2021

SNS Food Gets a Taste for Innovation with Centric PLM

Condiment producer selects Centric Software^® to enhance competitiveness by digitally transforming innovation

CAMPBELL, Calif., June 1, 2021 – SNS Food Co., Ltd, the Chinese condiments company, has selected Centric Software’s Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) solution. Centric Software provides the most innovative enterprise solutions to plan, design, develop, source and sell products such as apparel, footwear, sporting goods, furniture, home décor, cosmetics, food & beverage and luxury to achieve strategic and operational digital transformation goals.

SNS Food was established in Wenjiang, Chengdu in 2007. As a catering compound condiment producer providing flexible customization services, SNS Food combines modern food science and flavor formulation technology with in-depth research. In long-term partnerships with many famous Chinese catering chains, SNS Food has enjoyed swift growth since 2014.

SNS Food is serious about product R&D investment and continues to gain quality-focused customers, even during the Covid-19 pandemic, but faces challenges associated with rapid growth and coordinating many complex projects and products to serve over 6,000 customers. To maintain its high standards, SNS Food needed a digitalized innovation platform.

SNS Food selected Centric Food and Beverage PLM as a perfect match for the company’s ‘Make Customers Satisfied’ philosophy and noted that Centric is a proactive collaborator with a devoted team, sophisticated software and insightful understanding of the industry.

SNS Food’s digital transformation project will use Centric PLM to establish one holistic digital management platform that replaces many different and disconnected systems, enabling a centralized and simplified data flow centered around products.

“Joining forces with Centric, we look forward to establishing integrated product databases that include raw materials, formulas, regulations, materials and packaging, as well as achieving standardization and digitalization for innovation initiatives,” says Ms. Zhang Min, Co-founder and Technical Director of SNS Food. “We expect to enhance competitiveness with quick and sensible market judgments. A good product and business model means long-standing competitiveness, even in a pandemic.”

“We are very happy to announce that SNS Food is our first food and beverage customer in China,” says Chris Groves, President and CEO of Centric Software. “SNS Food is a leader in whole-chain digitization, and we look forward to working with them to build an innovation platform that will drive their future development.”

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SNS Food (www.snsfood.com)

In 2007, SNS Food Technology Co., Ltd. was established in Wenjiang, Chengdu. As a catering compound condiment producer providing flexible customization services, SNS Food has always remained true to its original aspiration of “safety, naturalness, and delicacy”. In the compound condiment field, SNS Food combines modern food science and flavor formation technology with in-depth research.

In researching traditional cuisine techniques and classic ingredients, SNS Food adopts modern biotechnology. To this end, the Flavor Module Database, the Whole Process Quality Management System, and the Visual Information Management System are in place for the innovation of up-to-date flavors. Monitored by the Testing Center approved by CNAS Lab, SNS Food is dedicated to offering individualized, standardized and customized seasoning services, providing safe and stable products with intellect and digitalization, and bringing the joy of food to everyone.

In long-term partnerships with Shudaxia, Dalongyi, Xiaolongkan, Xiangtianxia and other famous Chinese catering chains, SNS Food has enjoyed rapid growth since 2014.

Centric Software (www.centricsoftware.com)

From its headquarters in Silicon Valley, Centric Software^® provides a Product Concept to Replenishment Digital Transformation Platform for retail, consumer goods, fashion, food and beverage as well as health and beauty companies. Centric’s flagship Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) platform, Centric PLM, delivers enterprise-class merchandise planning, product development, specification and formulation, package and labeling, sourcing, quality, compliance, traceability and assortment management functionality tailored for fast-moving consumer industries. Centric’s innovations are 100% market-driven with the highest user adoption rate in the industry. Centric pioneered mobility for product development, introducing the first mobile apps for PLM enabling teams to collaborate on the move. Centric was also first to launch innovative Adobe^® Illustrator Connect and 3D CAD connectors, empowering design and product development teams to work in familiar 2D and 3D software environments while directly connected to PLM. Centric’s Agile Deployment methodology speeds implementation for the industry’s fastest time to value. All Centric innovations shorten time to market, boost product innovation and reduce costs.

Centric Software is majority-owned by Dassault Systèmes (Euronext Paris: #13065, DSY.PA), the world leader in 3D design software, 3D Digital Mock Up and PLM solutions.

Centric Software has received multiple industry awards and recognition, including being named by Red Herring to its Top 100 Global list in 2013, 2015 and 2016. Centric also received various excellence awards from Frost & Sullivan in 2012, 2016, 2018 and 2021.

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