Ed is the founder and CEO of Outfox Solutions, the leading provider of cloud-based purchasing and supply chain management systems for restaurants, caterers, country clubs, and hotels – multi-unit and single locations. Saving an average of 10% - 15% on the cost of sales, Owners, Chefs, Purchasing Directors, and CFOs use Outfox Solutions Smart Buying technology to get the best prices every time for food, beverage, and restaurant and hotel supply purchases, because they can compare real-time bids (automatically updated) from hundreds of suppliers. And they can execute orders – all from a single computer screen. By tapping into a database of over 30,000 food and beverage categories, operators have the ability to analyze costs based on comparable product quality and pack size. Outfox manages daily supply chain technology and cost of sales (including inventory and financial management and warehousing logistics) at a fraction of typical IT costs. And with the company’s detailed costing/menu profitability analysis at any level of usage, operators can assess profits from each menu item.Before founding Outfox in 2006, Ed successfully developed business and supply chain technologies – as a senior executive and consultant – for such leading companies as General Food, Kraft Foods, Avon Products, and restaurant companies, as well as Fortune 500 companies. Ed has been responsible for revitalizing and modernizing a company’s IT infrastructure and supply chain management system, which generated over $15 million in annual savings as well as developing programs reducing on-hand inventory by an average 20%. Contact Ed to learn more about Outfox’s innovations in food service operations: Smart Buying Solutions – saving 15% on cost of sales, Inventory Management Software/System, Warehouse Management, and Back Office Financial Management.Email – etatro@outfoxsolutions.comPhone – 203-276-8972Website – outfoxsolutions.com