Case Study: Pinnacle Foods Group achieves automated supplier management and supply-chain visibility with TraceGains

Automated Food Safety Systems for Pinnacle

Pinnacle Foods Group, a $3.14 billion maker of well-known shelf-stable and frozen brands with 4,900 employees across North America, faced growing complexity from rapid growth and M&A activity that left them struggling to manage suppliers, materials, and compliance. Relying on emails, phone calls, and spreadsheets, the team lacked visibility into original manufacturing locations, supplier performance, and up-to-date documentation, making audits and change management slow and error-prone.

Pinnacle implemented TraceGains Supplier Management to automate document collection, digitize records, and provide configurable dashboards, alerts, and advanced search. The platform centralized supplier communications, delivered upstream supply-chain visibility to the enterprise, and enabled fast KPI reporting—resulting in easier audits, improved cross-department collaboration, higher productivity, and real-time oversight of quality and compliance.

Pinnacle Foods Group

Karen Klansek

Senior Manager of Food Safety & Quality