Crisp, a new "Software as a Service" platform that seeks to reduce food waste while increasing profitability, announced the availability of its software for beta-testing. This follows the onboarding of 30 customers, who have a range of $15M to $10B in revenue, during the alpha stage of the platform.
CEO and founder, Are Traasdahl, said he established Crisp to create fresh and actionable business insights for customers that address pain points throughout the supply chain, such as forecasting to staffing and campaign analytics. According to Crisp, its forecasting helps to eliminate over-ordering that causes food waste and reduces out-of-stocks.
“We have learned a tremendous amount after meeting with hundreds of food suppliers and retailers,” said Are Traasdahl. “Their feedback has informed our approach to create a solution that will simply integrate with their business operations, delivering clear and actionable insights. We will be consolidating complex data inputs into value-based solutions that offer a significant ROI.”
The company sees a lack of efficient communication between food suppliers, retailers and distributors as a root of the food waste challenge. It claims this is caused by an IT infrastructure that is often cumbersome, prone to human error, and siloed. Crisp aims to consolidate data to generate more reliable and automated sales forecasts.
"As an alpha partner for Crisp's forecasting platform, we have been impressed by the responsiveness of the Crisp team and their interest in truly understanding our business needs and goals," said Gary Pfeiffer, Executive Vice President, Superior Farms. "We appreciate that Crisp prioritizes ease of use and look forward to utilizing their platform to optimize our supply chain and reduce waste."
In September, the company announced a $14 million Series A funding round. As part of the company’s investment, FirstMark Capital founder and managing director Rick Heitzmann was named to the Crisp board of directors.
The Crisp platform will be available for General Availability in Q1 2020.
For more information:
Dana Miller
Crisp
dana.miller@gocrisp.com
www.gocrisp.com