{"id":15598,"date":"2019-03-26T09:07:30","date_gmt":"2019-03-26T13:07:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blueridgeglobal.com\/?p=15598"},"modified":"2025-09-15T17:59:58","modified_gmt":"2025-09-15T21:59:58","slug":"martignetti-inventory-svp-gary-keimach-named-to-the-2019-food-logistics-champions-rock-stars-of-the-supply-chain","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blueridgeglobal.com\/resources-press-releases\/martignetti-inventory-svp-gary-keimach-named-to-the-2019-food-logistics-champions-rock-stars-of-the-supply-chain\/","title":{"rendered":"Martignetti Inventory SVP Gary Keimach Named to the 2019 Food Logistics Champions: Rock Stars of the Supply Chain"},"content":{"rendered":"[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]ATLANTA, March 26, 2019<\/strong> \u2013 Food Logistics<\/em>,\u00a0the only publication exclusively dedicated to covering the movement of product through the global food supply chain,\u00a0has named\u00a0Gary Keimach, Senior Vice President Supply Chain and Pricing Strategy for Martignetti Companies,\u00a0to its\u00a02019 list of\u00a0Food Logistics\u00a0Champions: Rock Stars of the Supply Chain<\/em><\/strong>. Recipients are profiled in the March 2019 issue of\u00a0Food Logistics<\/em>, as well as online at www.foodlogistics.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n

In 2018, Keimach oversaw the implementation of Blue Ridge\u2019s supply chain planning<\/a> solution to align Martignetti\u2019s wine and spirits inventory with anticipated demand from its customers. The solution quickly improved the company\u2019s forecast accuracy, helping buyers make better decisions while also reducing daily average inventory. A video of Martignetti\u2019s story is available here.<\/a><\/p>\n

\u201cWe wanted buyers to have everything they needed to be able to order the right quantities, while having confidence that they will not have too much inventory, but also won\u2019t run short,\u201d said Keimach. \u201cThe Blue Ridge platform has helped us improve our forecasting while driving average inventory down by eight percent.\u201d<\/p>\n

Blue Ridge\u2019s cloud-based, distribution-focused forecasting and inventory planning system balances customer needs with business realities such as tracking and forecasting vintages, managing long lead times, seasonality, deal management and all the other variables that put pressure on today\u2019s wine and spirits distributors. For more information on how Blue Ridge serves the Wine & Spirits industry, click here.<\/a><\/p>\n

\u201cIn the past we measured overstocks on a different platform that was cumbersome and very difficult to pinpoint,\u201d Keimach said. \u201cNow, all of our buyers have that data at their fingertips, and I have it on my dashboard.\u201d<\/p>\n

In addition to Martignetti, Blue Ridge supports a long list of wine and spirits distributors in improving their operations, including Athens Distributing Company, Epic Wines, Frederick Wildman and Sons, Regal Wines, Georgia Crown Distributing Co., Opici Wines, Major Brands, Vectura and more.<\/p>\n

Blue Ridge will be available to answer questions at the WSWA Conference in Orlando on March 31-April 3.<\/p>\n

The\u00a0Food Logistics\u00a0Champions: Rock Stars of the Supply Chain<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0recognizes influential individuals in the food and beverage industry whose achievements, hard work and vision have shaped and attained milestones in safety, efficiency, productivity and innovation through the global food supply chain. From early pioneers and entrepreneurs to non-conformist thinkers and executive standouts, this award aims to honor these leaders and their contributions to the industry.<\/p>\n

\u201cOur 2019 Food Logistics Champions: Rock Stars of the Supply Chain<\/em><\/strong> reflects the expanding diversity that is emerging in our industry, both in terms of demographics and talent,\u201d said Lara L. Sowinski, Food Logistics<\/em> Editor-in-Chief. \u201cThe combination of experience and wisdom complemented with a new generation of professionals is resulting in a food and beverage supply chain that is in sync with consumers\u2019 demands while simultaneously staying ahead of the logistical requirements.\u201d[\/vc_column_text][vc_widget_sidebar sidebar_id=”Boilerplate Content”][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Food Logistics, the only publication exclusively dedicated to covering the movement of product through the global food supply chain, has named Gary Keimach, Senior Vice President Supply Chain and Pricing Strategy for Martignetti Companies, to its 2019 Food Logistics Champions: Rock Stars of the Supply Chain award.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":36,"featured_media":28306,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[74,58],"tags":[48,49],"scp_topic":[185],"sector":[180],"technology":[177],"class_list":{"0":"post-15598","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-awards","8":"category-resources-press-releases","9":"tag-inventory-optimization","10":"tag-supply-chain-planning","11":"industry-food","12":"scp_topic-generic","13":"sector-generic","14":"technology-generic"},"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blueridgeglobal.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15598","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blueridgeglobal.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blueridgeglobal.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blueridgeglobal.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/36"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blueridgeglobal.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=15598"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/blueridgeglobal.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15598\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":36018,"href":"https:\/\/blueridgeglobal.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15598\/revisions\/36018"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blueridgeglobal.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/28306"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blueridgeglobal.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=15598"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blueridgeglobal.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=15598"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blueridgeglobal.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=15598"},{"taxonomy":"scp_topic","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blueridgeglobal.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/scp_topic?post=15598"},{"taxonomy":"sector","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blueridgeglobal.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/sector?post=15598"},{"taxonomy":"technology","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blueridgeglobal.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/technology?post=15598"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}