iTradeNetwork Announces Its 4th Annual Global Supply Chain Conference

January 26-27, 2009, Las Vegas
Conference to Focus on Thriving in Challenging Economic Times

PLEASANTON, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--iTradeNetwork (ITN), the leading global provider of on-demand supply chain management and intelligence solutions to the food industry, today announced its 4th annual ITN Global Supply Chain Conference. The two day conference, to be held at the Four Seasons Resort in Las Vegas, will focus on critical business fundamentals: leveraging every dollar invested while lowering the cost of doing business and closely supporting customers and partners. A senior level forum, the ITN Global Supply Chain Conference, will provide executives from across the foodservice and retail industries with the opportunity to learn first-hand from their customers and supply chain partners how they are tackling the challenges of a global supply chain, given the current economic downturn.

Companies attending ITN's 2009 conference include Ben E. Keith Company, Bunzl, DMA, GFS, Kraft Foods Inc., Loblaw, Performance Food Group (PFG), Publix Supermarkets, Schwan's Food Service Inc., SUPERVALU and SYSCO. The following topics are some of the areas that will be addressed:

• CFO Panel - discuss strategies used by distributors, manufacturers, operators and retailers to thrive in the current economic landscape
• Leveraging technology to manage cash, costs and competition
• Understanding trends in data synchronization and catalog sharing
• Understanding consumer trends to maximize sales
• Using advanced analytics to grow sales and beat quota
• Driving costs out of the supply chain through collaborative contract management
• Closing the loop on food safety, traceability and the recent COOL initiatives
• Bridging disparate IT and business agendas to advance strategic objectives
• Maximizing your partnership with iTradeNetwork across supply chain to drive further cost savings and revenue opportunities

"This year's conference will target viable, proven solutions that increase supply chain visibility, minimize costs and help organizations improve their margins," says Robert Bonavito, CEO of iTradeNetwork. "As a solution provider, our partners rely on us to present options that will help their business survive and thrive during challenging times. Our on-demand products and services are well positioned to do just that by maximizing return on existing investments with minimal associated cost."

In addition, ITN will share its 2009 strategic vision and objectives. Through the recently completed mergers with Amphire Solutions, barbox and Instill Corporation, the Company has brought together the best technology, information services and industry expertise into a single entity. ITN is focused on investing in current technologies that will help its partners better serve their customers and deliver greater competitive advantage.

The conference will be comprised of general and focused breakout sessions all aimed at providing attendees with actionable information that can create positive and immediate impact on their organization. To learn more about the 2009 ITN Global Supply Chain Conference, please visit our website at www.itradenetwork.com.

About iTradeNetwork, Inc
iTradeNetwork, Inc. is the leading global provider of on-demand supply chain management and intelligence solutions to the food industry. Built upon deep industry expertise, a rich data foundation and the industry's most extensive trading partner network, ITN's collaborative solutions allow distributors, manufacturers, operators and retailers of all sizes to reduce cost, grow revenue and strengthen trading partner relationships. Today, ITN's growing customer list includes over 5,500 global companies such as Ben E. Keith, BidVest 3663, CKE Restaurants, ConAgra Foods, Inc., General Mills, Kroger, Independent Purchasing Cooperative (IPC) for SUBWAY, Intercontinental Hotels, Safeway, Sodexo, SYSCO and UniPro. ITN has offices in Pleasanton and San Mateo, California, Boise, Idaho and Stokenchurch, Great Britain. For more information, visit www.itradenetwork.com.

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