Vandemoortele chooses Esko WebCenter

Vandemoortele, European manufacturer of frozen bakery products and lipids (margarines and fats) has chosen EskoArtwork’s WebCenter to manage the increased demand for packaging designs and streamline any changes or updates to artwork.

Jost Buthmann, Vandemoortele's group procurement manager – responsible for all purchasing of packaging – explained: ‘On a yearly basis we handle over a thousand design changes in our packaging that consists of over 5,000 SKU's. Very often, these are only small changes that, for example, concern updates in texts. But the approval cycles can still take up to six or eight weeks. We really needed a solution to speed up that process, and make it more efficient and effective.’

Vandemoortele opted for Esko WebCenter to manage the pre-production approval and project life-cycle. Buthmann explained: ‘We looked at various solutions from different suppliers. Esko obviously brings a vast amount of experience and expertise in the packaging and print industry. We were especially impressed by WebCenter’s capabilities for online reviewing and approval of graphical content from anywhere, anytime – with everybody always able to review the same picture of the latest version. This provides us with more control and flexibility during the process.’

‘I'm confident that we will be able to halve the amount of time we need for decision making cycles, without compromising quality or security. There will be less mistakes or misunderstandings, and at the same time it will speed up our time to market,’ continued Buthmann. ‘Vandemoortele wants to be a market leader. WebCenter from Esko, a market leader in their own field of expertise, will enable us to stay ahead of competition.’

Pictured: Vandemoortele offers a wide range of margarines, frying fats and frozen bakery products throughout Europe

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