AgEx.com is an Internet based e-commerce and content corporation with offices in San Francisco and Sacramento. Tailored to the global food trade community, AgEx.comÕs services include custom designed electronic exchanges for specific high-value agricultural crops. Each of the sites offers news and data reporting services. AgEx.com is designed as the umbrella organization for hundreds of crop-specific trading communities. Each is developed and implemented by a recognized industry expert, and with assistance from the trading community it serves. Each exchange floor provides a complete range of services including commodity-specific trading exchanges; on-line auction services; in-depth news and data reporting; and support services such as finance, insurance and logistics. AgEx.com members have the opportunity to bid, counter and execute the sale and purchase of agricultural products in a secure, neutral, virtual environment, 24 hours-a-day, seven days a week.
- Industries: agriculture, food
- Commerce Types: B2B
- Commerce Services: exchange, news
- Region: World
eMerge Interactive was launched to help the cattle industry realize its full productivity and profitability potential through an ever-expanding portfolio of business-to-business e-commerce, information-management and technology solutions. Headquartered in Sebastian, Florida, and with offices in Colorado, Oklahoma, Kansas and Texas, today our staff includes some of the best minds in the beef, Internet and information-management fields.
- Industries: beef, food
- Commerce Types: B2B
- Region: World
A Complete Marketplace For All Participants In Agriculture, Where Crop Producers And Livestock Farmers Can Come Together And Do Business Without Having To Step A Foot Off Their Farms.Farms.com was started in 1995 by cattle farmer Ben Zaitz. Zaitz grew up on a dairy farm and was dissatisfied as hard times hit the dairy business. He had a vision of creating," a complete marketplace for all participants in agriculture, where crop producers and livestock farmers could come together and do business without having to step a foot off their farms." Some of Zaitz's dairy business buddies poked gentle fun when he developed his first Web site called COW (Cattle Offerings Worldwide), which displayed classified ads for cattle. Not a lot of farmers were hooked up to the Internet four years ago. Now its estimated that up to 60% of family farms are online.COW has since become Farms.com, which provides an arena for real-time farm auctions and trading. Close to 100,000 farmers and people in agribusiness use this site every month. Millions of dollars in cattle, agricultural chemicals, pigs, feed & grain commodities, poultry and egg products, and animal healthcare products are traded every month.Forrester Research of Cambridge, Mass, a leading Internet analyst, in its report Resizing Online Business Trade, predicts that B2B (Business to Business) e-commerce will hit a total of $1.3 trillion by 2004, accounting for 9.4% of total U.S. business sales. Varda Lief, a senior analyst at Forrester specializing in e-commerce, says B2B transactions will far surpass business-to-consumer deals and dwarf giants like eBay and Amazon.com in revenue and sales.
- Industries: farming, agriculture, farm equipment, food, agriculture,
- Commerce Types: B2B
- Commerce Services: forward auction, business directory, news, exchange,
- Region: World
Offers a variety of services accessible through Web site, including employment listings, online auctions, supplier listings, tradeshow information, discussion forums, classified ads, daily market prices, foodservice books, industry news, and editorials.
- Industries: food, agriculture,
- Commerce Types: B2B
- Commerce Services: product catalog, business directory,
- Region: World
Gofresh.com a division of Gotradeseafood.com, the leading business-to-business Internet seafood trading site. Gotradeseafood.com is developing an on-line e-commerce marketplace site that enables real-time transaction management of market requests and market offers for seafood goods and services.This platform, developed by both seafood and e-commerce professionals takes into consideration the established traditional practices of the seafood industry and transports it to the wide horizons of the Internet. The same management group launched in 1997 the New York Seafood Exchange, the first Internet seafood auction which is the foundation of Gotradeseafood.comGofresh offers buyers and sellers the ability to:* Reach and manage relationships with many qualified buyers and sellers.* Establish market clearing prices online* Cope with price volatility.* Cope with supply and demand volatility.This e-commerce revolution improves your bottom lineÊ through reduced inventories, reduced costs of doing business and improved market liquidity.ÊWe hope you will enjoy and profit from our site as we continue to add new services.What's in store for the next six months?* Expansion of Gofresh e-commerce tool.Ê* View credit reports on other companies and more!* Many features to enable Internet seafood trading to become a reality.How big is Gotradeseafood.com?* Leader in the fresh seafood business to business Internet transactions.* Each month about million worth of product are offered on Gofresh.com* Monthly growth rate of 30% in terms of users and postings.Who are the founders?Jerry ten Brink: CEO. Ê * 30 year of diversified experience in the seafood industry.* Pioneer in the fresh seafood industry.* Processor and exporter of lobster, shrimp, and tuna.* Owned and operated one of the largest shrimp fishing and processing operations in Central America.Ê* Owned and operated major state of the art tuna cannery.* Owner and operator of tuna purse seine fishing vessels.Ê* Seafood marketing experience in the USA, Europe and Japan.Joshua ten Brink, President.Ê Ê Ê * 5+ years e-commerce experience in web site development, marketing, traffic generation, link exchanges, affiliate programs,Ê shopping carts, auctions, software development, programming languages, secure transactions, graphics design and user interfaces.* Development of New York Seafood Exchange, the first Internet based seafood auction in 1997.Ê* Business development for several private major seafood companies web sites selling shrimp, tuna and other seafood.* Development and marketing of cigar web store e-commerce platform and virtual store front.Ê* Development and marketing of site selling long distance telephone services.Our board of directors is composed of prominent seafood, e-commerce and web site development professionals.Ê
- Industries: fresh seafood, fresh fish, sea food, food
- Commerce Types: B2B
- Region: World
Gofrozen.com a division of Gotradeseafood.com, the leading Internet seafood trading site. Gotradeseafood.com is developing an on-line e-commerce marketplace site that enables real-time transaction management of market requests and market offers for seafood goods and services.This platform, developed by both seafood and e-commerce professionals takes into consideration the established traditional practices of the seafood industry and transports it to the wide horizons of the Internet. The same management group launched in 1997 the New York Seafood Exchange, the first Internet seafood auction which is the foundation of Gotradeseafood.comGofrozen.com offers buyers and sellers the ability to:* Reach and manage relationships with many qualified buyers and sellers.* Establish market clearing prices online* Cope with price volatility.* Cope with supply and demand volatility.This e-commerce revolution improves your bottom lineÊ through reduced inventories, reduced costs of doing business and improved market liquidity.ÊWe hope you will enjoy and profit from our site as we continue to add new services.What's in store for the next six months?* Expansion of Gofrozen.com e-commerce tool.Ê* View credit reports on other companies and more!* Many features to enable Internet seafood trading to become a reality.How big is Gotradeseafood.com?* Leader in the fresh seafood business to business Internet transactions.* Each month about million worth of product are offered on Gofresh.com* Monthly growth rate of 30% in terms of users and postings.* Launched Gofrozen.com January 2000 to serve the frozen seafood industry.Who are the founders?Jerry ten Brink: CEO. Ê * 30 year of diversified experience in the seafood industry.* Pioneer in the fresh seafood industry.* Processor and exporter of lobster, shrimp, and tuna.* Owned and operated one of the largest shrimp fishing and processing operations in Central America.Ê* Owned and operated major state of the art tuna cannery.* Owner and operator of tuna purse seine fishing vessels.Ê* Seafood marketing experience in the USA, Europe and Japan.Joshua ten Brink, President.Ê Ê Ê * 5+ years e-commerce experience in web site development, marketing, traffic generation, link exchanges, affiliate programs,Ê shopping carts, auctions, software development, programming languages, secure transactions, graphics design and user interfaces.* Development of New York Seafood Exchange, the first Internet based seafood auction in 1997.Ê* Business development for several private major seafood companies web sites selling shrimp, tuna and other seafood.* Development and marketing of cigar web store e-commerce platform and virtual store front.Ê* Development and marketing of site selling long distance telephone services.Our board of directors is composed of prominent seafood, e-commerce and web site development professionals.Ê
- Industries: frozen seafood, frozen fish, sea food, food
- Commerce Types: B2B
- Region: World
Internet Commerce Systems, Inc. (ICS) is dedicated to providing the entire food industry with the most cost efficient, effective and proactive method for bringing together buyers and sellers.Ê ICS FoodOne gives chains, wholesalers and retailers real-time information and on-line ordering capability for new product introductions, special buys and promotional offers by manufacturers, producers and suppliers. ÊICS FoodOne levels the playing field and gives grocery and convenience store retailers the ability to communicate and make buying decisions in real time. It enables manufacturers, producers and suppliers to communicate instantly to all or selected retailers, speeding the sales process and improving speed-to-shelf. The team that created ICS FoodOne includes men and women who formerly held executive-level positionsÊ at such organizations as Safeway, Supervalu, Procter & Gamble, Sara Lee, Ralston-Purina, Con Agra, Dial and the Grocery Manufacturers of America.More than 125 manufacturers, 3,000 retailers and a number of wholesalers and chains now actively use ICS FoodOne to communicate, buy and sell Ð and more are joining them every day.
- Industries: food industry, food
- Commerce Types: B2B
- Region: World
Instill provides a suite of e-Business solutions for foodservice operators, distributors, and manufacturers that help them lower costs and grow their businesses. Instill's services for foodservice operators include, Instill Purchase Web, an innovative e-procurement service for enhanced control and management of foodservice purchasing, Instill Purchase Insight, a consolidated purchase information service for monitoring contract compliance and capturing rebates. Instill Market Intelligence is an Internet-enabled service for manufacturers, providing market-share data across industry categories and segments.
- Industries: foodservice industry, food
- Commerce Types: B2B
- Region: World
MBT International Inc. is engaged in the development of industry- specific Internet portal sites, which encompass auctions,broker-assisted buy and sell programs, searchable databases and graphic-intense display of products. The Companycurrently has over 400,000 users and is the parent company of AgriMall.com (www.agrimall.com), HorseNet.com(www.horsenet.com), BookStable.com (www.bookstable.com), and the recently launched LifeatHome.com(www.lifeathome.com), a vertical portal targeted at the home improvement and real estate markets, as well as its latestacquisition of IMall Global and its properties (www.equestrianmall.com), (www.horsechat.com), (www.equiseek.com),and (www.equiauction.com).-
- Industries: food, agriculture,
- Commerce Types: B2B
- Commerce Services: forward auction,
- Region: World
The Novopoint marketplace helps buyers and sellers of food ingredients, packaging and related services to connect with one another, conduct transactions and better manage their supply chains, the companies said in a statement. Novopoint, which will operate as a neutral, independent company, will serve participants of all sizes in the giant food industry, including buyers and suppliers of oil, sugar, packaging and freight.
- Industries: food industry, food
- Commerce Types: B2B
- Region: World
Restaurantpro.com was founded by restaurant owners who understand firsthand the difficulties of managing the bottom line in the margin-constrained, highly fragmented foodservice business. Foodservice industry research indicates that $14.3 billion is lost each year due to inefficiencies in the supply chain. This is due, in part, to the fact that the $376 billion foodservice industry still does most of its purchasing by phoning in orders that are transcribed by hand.Restaurantpro.com plans to significantly reduce these inefficiencies with a business-to-business (B2B) marketplace that is customized for the needs of foodservice operators. Restaurantpro.com connects restaurants with their suppliers in a secure extranet online marketplace that allows them to work together more efficiently and enhance existing relationships. Many people think the restaurant business is one big party, night after night. What goes on in the "front of the house" may give that impression, but what happens in the "back of the house" can make or break the business.With an acute understanding of the time and money constraints under which restaurant operators work, the companyÕs founders established Restaurantpro.com as a service organization. Restaurantpro.comÕs fundamental ground rules to success are:1. Direct Sales Force: The restaurant business is built on relationships. We have a team of sales representatives dedicated to delivering our service to the customer and forming a long-term e-business relationship.2. Complete, Tailored Solution: The Restaurantpro.com service is customized for each user. We provide each user with a password-protected account on our secure, extranet marketplace. In that account are the restaurantÕs preferred supplier lists, pre-populated online order forms and updated negotiated pricing. All current and past purchasing data resides in one place, making it easier to monitor and control costs.3. A Free Restaurant Service: Restaurantpro.com provides a PC, Digital Subscriber Line (DSL) Internet access and its e-procurement service completely free of charge to targeted, full-service independent restaurants. The company also manages system installation, offers on-site user training and provides 24/7 customer and technical support Ð all for free.Because we view foodservice suppliers as our partners, we connect them to our B2B marketplace at no set-up costs, including a free PC, DSL Internet access and a customized online storefront.Restaurantpro.com will give restaurant professionals the tools and time they need to perfect the business of running a restaurant. We have the management team, strategic partners and business plan to create the dominant B2B marketplace in the foodservice industry.
- Industries: restaurant supply industry, food service industry, restaurant, food
- Commerce Types: B2B
- Region: World
Seafood.com, Inc., is the new company incorporating Seafood Datasearch, Seafood Link, and our web site, Seafood.com. Our goal is to bring seafood buyers, sellers, and consumers together on the Internet. Here you will find daily industry news, a trading board that changes hour to hour, and a seafood discussion area -- "Ask the Experts" -- with daily posts and responses. All areas of the web site are fully searchable. We provide services for wholesale buyers and sellers to find customers and promote products. We also have extensive database services, commodity and price reports, and seafood consulting services. Our philosophy is that seafood is a unique commodity, bought and sold worldwide by a core group of experienced, knowledgable buyers and sellers. Our services, on the Internet and through our market reports, are designed to bring buyers and sellers together, to spread market knowledge, and to support the sale of commercial seafood products. Seafood consumers are also an important group. In the U.S. 80% of the seafood is consumed by 20% of the consumers. These heavy seafood buyers are knowledgable and interested, and they care about seafood. Our website is designed to encourage direct connections between seafood consumers and the industry that supplies them, and to unite them around their common interest in seafood knowledge. We develop and support web sites that sell seafood directly to consumers, and we promote a seafood experts archive about all seafood topics, which is of use to consumers, restaurant wait staff, fish store employees, buyers, and all those who have questions on anything to do with seafood. Our web site is designed to bring seafood buyers, sellers, and consumers together in as many useful ways as possible, with the goal of promoting commerce, knowledge, and the prosperity of the entire seafood community.
- Industries: seafood, fish, sea food, food
- Commerce Types: B2B
- Region: World
John Sackton - President, Seafood.com, Inc. - phone: 781-861-1760Paul Brown - President, Urner Barry Publications, Inc. - phone: 800-932-0617 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ÊÊÊÊÊSeafood.com and Urner Barry announced today the joint development of Seafoodbuyer.com, a new website for buyers and sellers in the seafood industry. Seafoodbuyer.com will provide Internet based tools to enhance the existing buying and selling relationships in the seafood industry. ÊÊÊÊÊAccording to John Sackton, President of Seafood.com, "Many seafood companies are considering how to use the Internet to improve their service to existing customers, and to find new customers. Our service, Seafoodbuyer.com, allows seafood companies to take advantage of all the benefits of the Internet, yet maintain their very important relationships with existing suppliers and customers." ÊÊÊÊÊ"We see the Internet as helping existing businesses to sell seafood more effectively, not as a platform that will replace the existing sales of seafood today", Sackton said. ÊÊÊÊÊThe heart of the Seafoodbuyer.com concept is that both buyers and sellers have complete control over how their product and price information is viewed and displayed. Therefore, companies can use the Internet to distribute price and product information that is faxed today, and can reach a wider circle of buyers more effectively. ÊÊÊÊÊPaul Brown, Jr., President of Urner Barry Publications, Inc. said "Our Company has been providing market prices, directories, and trade data to the seafood industry for over 20 years. We see Seafoodbuyer.com as a natural extension of these services to the Internet. We think that creating new opportunities for buyers and sellers to work together on the Internet will be a benefit to the entire seafood industry." ÊÊÊÊÊFor buyers, Seafoodbuyer.com offers many tools to allow them to place orders more efficiently with their existing suppliers, and to search out new suppliers as necessary. ÊÊÊÊÊBuyers will also have access to Urner Barry's market reports, and to daily industry and market news from Seafood.com. Urner Barry's Who's Who in the Fish Industry will be on the site, and electronic subscribers to Urner Barry's Seafoodnet.com will be able to access price information directly from the Seafoodbuyer.com web site. ÊÊÊÊÊIn addition, Seafoodbuyer.com will have a clearance area, where sellers can directly sell product that they want to move out of inventory. However, all final sales on Seafoodbuyer.com will be between the two parties involved, and will not involve the web site as an intermediary. ÊÊÊÊÊSeafood.com, Inc. operates the seafood.com web site which in less than one year has become the most heavily visited seafood industry web site in the U.S. Seafood.com currently receives hundreds of thousands of hits per month, and each month records as many unique visitors as annual trade shows such as the Boston Seafood Show. ÊÊÊÊÊUrner Barry Publications, Inc., established in 1858, is the oldest and most respected publisher of commodity prices and market news in the U.S. In the seafood industry, Seafood Price Current and seafoodnet.com are the standard references used by buyers and sellers alike for discovery of market prices.
- Industries: seafood, fish, sea food, food
- Commerce Types: B2B
- Region: World
Based in Seattle, Washington, WholesalePortal.com (www.wholesaleportal.com) is the leading Internet-based B2B marketplace, transaction service, and information portal, facilitating transactions for wholesale buyers and sellers. Directing its efforts toward smaller suppliers and buyers who are underserved by the traditional distribution channels, the Company's initial focus is in the specialty foods industry, through its WPGourmet vertical, with plans for future expansion into additional markets. The Company's management team consists of a unique blend of highly experienced technology and e-business professionals, alongside gourmet food industry veterans.
- Industries: food
- Commerce Types: B2B
- Commerce Services: exchange
- Region: World
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