Top five questions about implementing PIF V6
The recent PIF V6 webinar by the Australian Food & Grocery Council (AFGC) was a chance for food and beverage companies from across the region to ask questions about how to make the transition to online PIFs without hassle and unnecessary expense. Here are the top...
The Importance of Online Product Data in a Post-COVID World
While online purchasing rates have been steadily increasing over the past two decades, the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic prompted a significant shift in consumers opting to buy their products – particularly food and beverages – via digital channels. As lockdowns and...
The quest for the golden product record
Effective product master data management is essential for online retail success. As online retail continues to grow – and even become the norm – for increasingly tech-savvy consumers, the demand for accurate product content that’s complete, trustworthy and...
Keeping things interesting
John O’Malley is Bizcaps Software’s accountant. What makes each day interesting? Not sure I can make accounting interesting! But I do value my role as one where I provide reliability and get things done. These days I value the flexibility of being able to divide my...
PIF Manager Partners bring PIF V6 benefits to small food companies
The Bizcaps PIF Manager™ Partner Program puts all the benefits of the online PIF V6 and a PIF portal within easy, affordable reach of small to medium food companies. Plus you benefit from professional QA expertise, on hand just when you need it - without the...
Ready for launch: The race to provide extended labelling information for new Healtheries products
When health food and supplements brand Healtheries (part of the Vitaco network) was asked to meet new extended labelling data requirements by Foodstuffs – New Zealand’s largest grocery distributor – the company needed more than just an easy-to-use solution to help...
PIF V6 makes sharing product information easy for a family business
Patel Services imports and exports high quality herb, spices and psyllium products. As a mid-sized Australian family-owned and operated business, keeping red tape to a minimum and ensuring compliance is smooth and efficient is critical to the company’s bottom line....
Championing PIF V6 industry take-up
The AFGC has brought together industry leaders to form the PIF Implementation Group, helping food companies big and small adopt the V6 PIF. The group will develop a range of case studies and resources, and share everything you need to know to make a smooth transition...
PIF V6 helps stamp out food fraud
Food fraud costs the global food industry around $50 billion each year, according to the Australian Institute of Food Safety. It’s a growing economic and public health problem that erodes consumer confidence in the food industry and can create lethal risks for people...
PIF V6 delivers efficiencies for global supplier Shanghai Freemen
Shanghai Freemen is a global nutritional ingredients supplier with an international team of experts, and offices and warehouses in four continents. From vitamins to custom nutritional specialty ingredients, their seamless supply chain brings everything together to...
How 10 Australian companies are saving time & money with PIF V6
One of the best things about my job is getting to know food companies across Australia and New Zealand, and hearing how an affordable and user-friendly piece of software is making a real difference to their bottom line. It’s no surprise actually, because the original...
PIF V6 affords The Riverina Dairy consistency and control
The Riverina Dairy stands out from the crowd as one of the most modern dairy operations in Australia. It breeds its own cows, and controls every aspect of production and transportation – so its milk is used within hours. This commitment to control, quality and...
Why PIF V6 is important for your organisation
Why PIF V6 is important for your organisation by Geoffrey Annison, Deputy Chief Executive, Australian Food and Grocery Council The new online Product Information Form, affectionately known as the PIF V6, is designed by the industry, for the industry – and is designed...
What’s cooking? Meet our chefs and help families in need
The challenges of 2020 are serious, but getting through them in the best way possible has boiled down to keeping our spirits up at home and at work…and home-made sourdough and dumplings have helped! Like you, most of us here at Bizcaps spent a fair chunk of lockdown...
The safest way to share your PIF data
Whether you’re international organisation or a family-owned manufacturer, the security and integrity of your business-critical data and intellectual property (IP) is vital. An online PIF V6 portal makes your data even more secure. At Bizcaps Software our business is...
PIF V6: A must-have for trading partners
When Murray River Salt first moved to online V6 PIFs, they were seen as an early adopter of this emerging digital technology. In just two years the food industry has embraced the new system, keen to reap the rewards in efficiencies and convenience. “At first, the...
The future is here
Bill Blinco is Director, Software Development at Bizcaps. What makes each day interesting? I’ve been in the software business for over 40 years and I’m learning every day. With Bizcaps, it’s about getting to know our clients’ businesses and how they work. Because...
Not using PIF V6? Here’s what you are missing.
Everyone in the food and grocery industry knows how time-consuming it is to ensure your organisation is meeting all the relevant regulations. Streamlining and de-risking compliance saves your company time and money, not to mention the odd headache! That’s why industry...