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Stonyfield Farms Shifts to Innovative Supply Chain Management with SupplyShift
by Sara Isenberg
Publisher, Santa Cruz Tech Beat
Stonyfield Farm Inc. — think: organic yogurt — has signed up with Santa Cruz-based SupplyShift to manage its 
supply chain.
Organic dairy producer Stonyfield Farm, Inc. announced this week that it will utilize a new tool to manage its supply chain: SupplyShift™ — a new, cloud-based, supply chain management platform focused on sustainability, but flexible enough to assess any procurement need or supply chain risks.
SupplyShift was founded by three UC Santa Cruz Ph.D. graduates, Alexander Gershenson, Dustin Mulvaney and James Barsimantov. SupplyShift was one of seven TechCrunch Disrupt New York 2013 finalists.
Reflecting last May, Gershenson said:
We went to TechRaising a year ago,” said Gershenson, referring to the Santa Cruz event started by Andrew Mueller, Margaret Rosas and Matthew Swinnerton to launch startups. “That’s where we found our developer.
Sources and additional information:
- Sustainable Brands: Jan 24, 2014: http://www.sustainablebrands.com/news_and_views/supply_chain/sustainable_brands/stonyfield_shifts_innovative_supply_chain_management_
- Sentinel Jan 28, 2014: http://www.santacruzsentinel.com/rss/ci_25004988
- Sentinel May 4, 2013: http://www.santacruzsentinel.com/ci_23172910/santa-cruz-born-startup-reaches-finals-new-york
- Echoshift Consulting: http://www.ecoshiftconsulting.com/team/
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Sara Isenberg curates and publishes Santa Cruz Tech Beat for the benefit of the extended business and technology community. When she is not volunteering her time for the tech scene, Sara makes her living by managing software projects, web strategy planning, and providing development team services (including account management, vendor management, strategic partner management, beta project management, referrals to qualified technical team members, and more). Please visit her website: Sara Isenberg Web Consulting & Project Management, or contact Sara by email if you have any project management, account management, or Development Team leadership or service needs.
Tagged Alexander Gershenson, Dustin Mulvaney, James Barsimantov, Stonyfield, SupplyShift, Sustainable Brands
