Peet's Coffee & Tea Improves Forecasting, Inventory Management
Peet's Coffee & Tea, which operates 190 specialty stores nationwide, has cut waste while still maintaining a high threshold of quality by using RedPrairie's Site Operations solution. Peet's has used the full range of capabilities featured in the application to significantly reduce wasted product through improved forecasting, inventory management, and auto-ordering.
"Peet's has an extremely high standard of quality and freshness for the products we send to market. These freshness standards contribute to higher waste in our retail stores," says Tom Cullen, Peet's CIO, "Maintaining that superior standard while controlling cost is an absolute necessity. RedPrairie's solution offered us the ability to keep our commitment to excellence, while lowering our costs significantly through waste reduction."
RedPrairie Site Operations offers this ability by managing a variety of functions associated with food and beverage service with built-in features to provide flexibility and visibility. Through configurable workflows and exception-based reporting, the solution provides an exceptional ability to forecast demand and automate restocking of necessary items at each site.
"Peet's has an extremely high standard of quality and freshness for the products we send to market. These freshness standards contribute to higher waste in our retail stores," says Tom Cullen, Peet's CIO, "Maintaining that superior standard while controlling cost is an absolute necessity. RedPrairie's solution offered us the ability to keep our commitment to excellence, while lowering our costs significantly through waste reduction."
RedPrairie Site Operations offers this ability by managing a variety of functions associated with food and beverage service with built-in features to provide flexibility and visibility. Through configurable workflows and exception-based reporting, the solution provides an exceptional ability to forecast demand and automate restocking of necessary items at each site.