Case Study: Modern Gourmet Foods achieves centralized PLM, faster seasonal launches and $70K-$100K annual savings with Centric Software

A New Flavor of Success at Modern Gourmet Foods

Modern Gourmet Foods, founded in 1998 and based in Irvine, CA, designs and supplies seasonal food-and-beverage gift lines for major retailers and licensors. Faced with tight holiday windows, complex coordination between its U.S. and China offices, and no single source of product data (relying on Excel and email), the company needed a fast, low-cost way to centralize workflows and improve visibility across licensed and own‑brand projects.

Modern Gourmet implemented Centric SMB, a cloud PLM, and completed a full North America–China rollout in two months with a single cutover. The solution centralized all product data, enabled real‑time collaboration and remote approvals, drove complete user adoption, and delivered faster decision-making and lifecycle visibility—yielding annual project‑management savings of $70,000–$100,000 and a rapid return on investment.

Modern Gourmet Foods

Nadeem Mumal

Chief Operating Officer