NECS Partnerships and Strategic Alliances
NECS has formed partnerships and strategic alliances with other technology based software companies who offer complimentary products and services for our entrée line of food distribution software. “Partners” also include food distribution buying groups, associations and others.
Our “partners” are leaders in their market segment and offer unique products and services which our large customer base of food distributors across the United States can benefit from.
To find out more about becoming a “partner” with NECS, please contact:
Chris Anatra, President
NECS, Inc.
Phone:
475.221.8210
email: chris@necs.com
Bellissimo Foods
1777 N. California Blvd. #305
Walnut Creek, CA 94596
Phone: 800.813.2974
Fax: 800.813.2976
www.bellissimofoods.com
Contact: Jeff McGuire
Bellissimo Foods is a group of specialty food distributors serving North America, including Puerto Rico, Alaska, and Mexico. Bellissimo was founded in 1995 when nine Italian food distributors partnered together to service the growing needs of their customers. Today, Bellissimo Foods has 40+ distribution centers and services more than 26,000 independent restaurants weekly, about 40% of the independent pizza and Italian restaurants in the country. Bellissimo Distributors generate $1.6 billion total revenue and are the largest specialty distributors of pizza, Italian and Mediterranean products in the USA.
Dot Foods
1 Dot Way
P.O. Box 192
Mt. Sterling, IL 62353
Phone: 855.461.2635
Fax: 217.773.4138
Contact: Tina Parker
Email: tparker@dotfoods.com
http://www.dotfoods.com
Dot Foods is the nation's largest food redistributor. They purchase full truckloads from 600 manufacturers and consolidate their products in eight distribution centers across the country. Then they resell these products in less-than-truckload (LTL) quantities to distributors on a weekly basis. There is normally no extra cost to the distributor when buying from Dot, and manufacturers compensate us to handle distribution of their costly LTL orders. It's a win-win for everybody along the food supply chain.
The Food Connector
851 Irwin Street, Suite 200E
San Rafael, CA 94901
Phone: 415.785.8539
https://thefoodconnector.com/
Contact: Ed Zimmerman
The Food Connector is the leading service provider of marketing programs for independent food distributors. Our decades of work with distributors gives us the experience, tools and data to build your business through new and traditional marketing methods. Our fees are affordable, we carefully plan our work, are accountable to results, work with your approval and creatively work with your vendors to increase your brand awareness, penetrate existing customers and generate leads.
Golbon
877 West Main Street, Suite 700
Boise, ID 83702
Phone: 208.342.7771
Phone: 800.657.6360
Fax: 208.336.9212
http://www.golbon.com/
Contact: Tony Taylor
Golbon is a national food buying and marketing group headquartered in Boise, Idaho. Formed in 1963, Golbon consists of hundreds of leading Distributor Members and Supplier Partners. Golbon Distributor Members take advantage of aggregated purchasing opportunities, personalized service, marketing support, innovative solutions, education, and relationship-building opportunities to drive profit and success across their total business.
Grande Cheese
Dairy Road
Brownsville, WI 53006-0067
Phone: 800.678.3122
http://www.grande.com
Grande produces only the finest cheeses. Each day they harvest, thoroughly test and ship Grade A milk from dedicated farms that meet their stringent quality standards. A majority of these dairies have received 5-Star Certification from the Milk & Dairy Beef Quality Assurance Program™, signifying that they have exceeded the government’s highest rating, while ensuring the highest level of animal health and welfare.
Legacy FoodService Alliance, Inc.
301 Concourse Blvd.- Suite 100
Glen Allen, VA 23059
Phone: 804.404.2000
Fax: 804.968.4712
http://legacyfoodservicealliance.com
Contact: Anne Barker-Smith
Legacy Foodservice Alliance is a distributor marketing and purchasing group offering a new vision of customer service to the food industry. The founders are people who are Legacy names in the business, and innovators who have taken a long view of the business cycle, the industry, and its needs. Drawing on decades of cumulative experience and the positive influences of the past, Legacy has built The Distributor Group of the Future.
Established in 2009, Legacy began as a regional group of 7 Distributor locations and 31 Supplier Members. In six years, Legacy has grown to a national organization that combines the purchasing power of more than 160 independent Distributor Members and over 500 Supplier Members, bringing best practices, and best products -- at the best prices.
Pomegranate Technologies, Inc.
524 BROADWAY
New York, NY 10012
www.usepepper.com
Pepper offers a comprehensive e-commerce solution tailored for food distributors. It specializes in enhancing customer experiences through seamless ordering, payment, and support processes. By integrating with advanced tools like Syndigo, Pepper provides rich product information, elevating the buying journey with robust data and visuals. This innovative approach, coupled with their expert services in marketing, sales enablement, and accounts receivable, positions Pepper as a leading partner for food distributors seeking to modernize and streamline their operations.
ProCat Distribution Technologies
2 Eastwick Drive, Suite 100
Gibbsboro, NJ 08026
Phone: 856-767-8502
www.procatdt.com
Contact: Joe Doyle
Email: jdoyle@procatdt.com
ProCat Distribution Technologies helps small to medium sized distribution centers implement barcode scanning technology into their operations. ProCat has developed a suite of 14 modular software solutions that improve accuracy and productivity in every part of a warehouse. PickRight, ProCat’s order picking solution, has proven to achieve 99.99% order accuracy and a 90% reduction in customer claims. PickRight is fully integrated with the NECS solution and does not require any changes to your current WMS.
Produce Alliance
One Vantage Way Suite B-440
Nashville, TN 37228
Phone: 615.259.0290
Fax: 615.259.0295
http://www.producealliance.com
Contact: Joe Collier
Produce Alliance specializes in providing fresh produce procurement and distribution services to food service clients across North America, the Caribbean and beyond. They manage an alliance of 44 independently-owned specialty distributors of fresh products, with combined produce sales of over $3 billion annually. Distributors are carefully selected using the most rigorous qualification criteria. Each commits to full compliance with our audited distribution, purchasing, and category management programs designed for client success.
Select Marketing, LLC
3240 Pointe Parkway
Suite 500
Norcross, GA 30092
Phone: 800.804.8849
Fax: 770.650.1038
http://www.selectmarketingllc.com
Contact: Bill Strong
Select Marketing, LLC is a food distributor buying group. Founded in August 1998 by midsize distributors that wanted a buying group that truly works for the benefit of its members. They currently have 125 members and over 350 suppliers encompassing all the products needed for broad line sales. They add new members and suppliers on a regular basis.
Today Payments
2305 Historic Decatur Road
Suite 100
San Diego, CA 92106
Phone: 619-450-5800
Fax: 216.831.3606
http://www.TodayPayments.com
Contact: Leigh Cook - President
NECS, Inc and Today Payments have released a perfect solution for payment automation. Today Payments is an award winning payment processor bringing over 4 decades of knowledge and payment software innovation to the NECS, Inc.'s family of clients.
Streamline your AR and enjoy the convenience of a simplified payment experience with our fully embedded automation. All forms of payments may be accepted and recorded directly within the entrée line of food distribution software. We recognize the need for automation and innovation to eliminate double entry and the mistakes that are inherent in a manual process. Streamline Credit Card Payments, ACH and (Real-Time Payments as soon as it is available), directly in the software that you love.
Call for a quick discussion of this amazing solution!
TMW Systems / Appian Logistics
Eastpoint 1
6085 Parkland Blvd
Mayfield Heights, OH 44124 USA (Map it...)
Phone: 216.831.6606
Fax: 216.831.3606
http://www.tmwsystems.com
Contact: Steve Chilinski
TMW is the leading Transportation Management Software (TMS) provider for For-Hire, Private Fleet, Brokerage and 3PL companies. Since its founding nearly 30 years ago, TMW has focused exclusively on providing mission-critical enterprise software to the transportation industry. Today, the company is the established market leader with over 2,300 customers, including many of the largest, most sophisticated and complex trucking companies in North America.
Trackmax
P.O. Box 101490
Cape Coral, FL 33910
Phone: 888.540.9200
http://www.trackmax.com
Contact: Tim Rawson
Trackmax is the leader in "Profit Optimization" software solutions. They help food distributors optimize the income they rightfully earn. Their Earned Income Profit Optimizer (EIPO) is the most widely used food distributor contract and rebate management system available today. On average, users report up to 20% increase in vendor purchase and sales rebate income on existing sales and an ROI within six months.
VistaTrac
4540 Park Ave
Ashtabula OH 44004
www.vistatrac.com
Contact:
Matt Schoneman
Sales Manager
Office: 440.998.2273
Cell: 440.813.6713
matt@vistatrac.com
Founded in 1987, Schoneman, Inc. is the maker of the popular VistaTrac traceability system. VistaTrac is known for easy to use plant floor solutions that utilize iPads, GTIN barcode labeling and scanning. VistaTrac fills a unique need in the industry for customizable plant-floor technology that integrates with their customer’s existing ERP systems, including NECS entree. VistaTrac offers solutions for shipping, receiving, batching/yield, catch weight labeling and real-time inventory. VistaTrac has custom solutions for a variety of food manufacturing industries including meat, seafood, poultry, dairy and produce.