The systems integration specialist, Cooper Software announced that they have delivered a robust data integration solution to leading whole food supplier, Whitworths. As cited from its own website, the project focused on creating an electronic data exchange solution to and from Whitworths’ existing ERP system in order to improve processes, efficiency and speed across their business.

It is still fresh to our mind when Infor, a leading provider of beautiful business applications specialized by industry and built for the cloud, and Whole Foods Market (NASDAQ: WFM) announced a partnership designed to redefine retail management software five months ago. For ERP experts and practitioners, these shifts surely trigger an interesting conversation. Probably with each market researches and analysis in their suitcases. Hence, one thing is clear: the whole food supplier business can still be better. 

This media release once again confirms the importance and urgency of applying an ERP system as some website pages had shown. Of course, whether you are in the management board or not, when it comes to choosing which one will be your next to-call list, any ERP solution provider with the best practice should be on the top. 

As for Indonesia’s food supply market, billion dollar companies like Ranch Market and Healthy Choice are the leaders of its class in Jakarta, the capital of the country. Even a more specific business that support the whole supply chain management like tea-bag packaging manufacturer PT Argapura has proven itself as a well established company since 1954 until today, indicating that the market is still a blue ocean.  PT Argapura itself had partnered with PT Bisnis Sistem Indonesia, Infor Gold  Channel Partner in Indonesia.