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Epicor Software Corporation, a global leader in business software solutions for manufacturing, distribution, retail and services organisations, has announced two new customers for its Epicor Tropos process manufacturing system, which provides recipe-based production, materials traceability, and regulatory compliance for UK process manufacturers. PureMalt Products, an ingredient supplier to the food and beverage industry, and Wagg Foods, a UK-based pet foods producer, both have selected the Epicor Tropos solution.

In the 21st century where process accuracy, efficiency and traceability are central to the success of any process manufacture, Epicor Tropos is selected time and time again over competitors in the marketplace due to its depth of functionality, as well as the flexibility and value it delivers to process manufacturers.

Whether in the food and beverage, pharmaceuticals, healthcare or cosmetics industries, Epicor Tropos is designed to meet specific industry challenges.  With built-in niche application tools for industries such as distilleries and cheese-making, and the flexible business process management engine, customers get flexible, practical, and automated capabilities that enable them and their supply chain to connect more effectively and efficiently.

PureMalt Products is an independent, privately owned company located in Scotland. It has evolved and transformed over the past 40 years from flour Milling and Malting into the specialised production of refined malt extracts. A team of 65 produce and distribute a unique range of refined malt extracts for the Food and Beverage Industries across more than 50 countries worldwide.

A family-run business started in 1923, Wagg Foods began life selling animal feed, before starting to manufacture pet foods in the 1980s. Automation and high quality products have been at the centre of Wagg’s success and it now sells pet food products throughout the UK to the major grocers, general multiples, cash & carry chains and independent pet shops, as well as in more than 16 countries globally.

“For us, the depth of industry specific functionality in Epicor Tropos and its flexibility makes it the best system on the market,” says Ross Turner, Business Systems Manager at PureMalt Products. “The technology underpinning the solutions will allow us to make changes easily as we grow and diversify as a business in the future. The team that presented to us gave us great confidence that Epicor will be able to deliver what we needed, through their clear market expertise and enthusiasm.”

Epicor Tropos gives organisations the power to improve decision making, strengthen internal and external connections, deliver on shorter production and supply schedules, and gain business efficiency and cost savings. It is and end-to-end solution with integrated management, automating activities and access to information across sales, inventory, scheduling, manufacturing, quality control, materials traceability, regulatory compliance, customer relations and finance.

“Process manufacturing is a complicated business and whilst there are common processes within vertical markets, every business has its own twist on how to do things,” says Steve Winder, regional vice president UK and Ireland for Epicor. “Epicor Tropos includes not only a set of standard features for all the key areas of your business, but an incredibly flexible business process management and business intelligence tool set so that you can get exactly the process and information you need to succeed as a company.”