Bar-S Foods Selects Nistevo's Transportation Management Solution; Nistevo Network to Automate Leading Meat Processing Company's Transportation Management Processes

Business Wire, Dec 12, 2005

MINNEAPOLIS -- Nistevo Corporation, the leading Collaborative Logistics Network(SM) for transportation management, today announced that Bar-S Foods, a leading meat processing company in the United States, has selected the Nistevo Network.

Selected over 20 other leading transportation management software (TMS) vendors, Nistevo's Web-hosted Network will enable Bar-S to automate its transportation planning, execution, settlement and reporting/scorecarding processes.

"At the end of our vendor evaluation process, we selected Nistevo for several reasons, with the leading reason being they are the largest on-demand TMS player," said Jim Kline, vice president of procurement, logistics and product management for Bar-S Foods. "Their proven success with customers and ease of deployment met our wants and needs for a new TMS solution."

"We welcome Bar-S Foods to the Nistevo Network," said Kevin Lynch, president and chief executive officer of Nistevo. "We look forward to them experiencing successes similar to those other CPG and protein customers within the industry have had with us."

About Bar-S Foods Company

Headquartered in Phoenix, Bar-S Foods began operations in 1981 following the acquisition of facilities, brand names and other assets of the Cudahy Company. Today, Bar-S is recognized as one of the ten largest privately held companies in Arizona and ranks among the top 40 largest meat processing companies in the United States. Bar-S markets over 100 processed meat products under brands such as Bar-S(R) , Extra Lean(TM), President's Pride(R), Chuck Wagon(R), Jumbo Jumbos(R) and others. Bar-S products are marketed in all 50 states as well as in foreign countries, and annual sales exceed $400 million. For more information, visit www.bar-s.com.

About Nistevo Corporation

Nistevo is the leading Collaborative Logistics Network(SM) for transportation management, a hosted software service that enables manufacturers, retailers, distributors, logistics service providers and carriers to view, plan, execute, settle and report on their shipments. Using the Network, members are managing more than five million shipments annually, resulting in significant cost savings for freight moved. Nistevo's clients include Church & Dwight Co., The Dial Corporation, Tractor Supply, Ocean Spray, Smithfield Foods, Cargill, General Mills, HP Hood and Seneca Foods, among others. For more information, visit www.nistevo.com.