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LaVoie Recognized for Supply Chain Transformation Thought-Leadership & Developing Progressive Tools, Processes

Chicago, IL, March 24, 2009 – ArrowStream, a leading provider of supply chain management solutions for the foodservice industry, announced that CEO and Chairman, Steven LaVoie, has been recognized by Supply & Demand Chain Executive Magazine in its 2009 Provider Pros to Know List.   

Supply & Demand Chain Executive Magazine, the executive's user manual for successful supply and demand chain transformation, announced this week the ninth-annual listing of Pros to Know in its February/March 2009 issue.The listing includes individuals from a software firm or service provider, consultancy, or analyst or research firm who have personally helped clients during the current economic downturn by helping them manage risk in the supply chain, provide competitive advantage and/or deliver value to the bottom line.

"This year's Provider Pros to Know have shown themselves to be thought-leaders in their respective supply chain segments.  Their efforts in developing the tools and processes that enable companies to weather risky economic conditions and place them in a position to surge in better times have earned them a place on this year's Provider Pros listing," said Andrew K. Reese, editor of Supply & Demand Chain Executive.

The criteria for the award included:

• demonstration of strategic leadership regarding how companies should manage the supply chain in challenging economic times; 
• progressive view on the role of technology in enabling the Supply Chain process to manage risk, provide competitive advantage and/or deliver value during the current turbulent economic times;
• proven success in helping clients to implement transformations, including new programs, processes and technologies, based on this philosophy or strategy, and
• qualified results that clients are realizing by moving toward this vision.

 “This award is a testament to our customers and their willingness to collaborate in the sharing of savings and information.  ArrowStream brings customers together to overcome traditional barriers to transparency, leveraging technology that synchronizes and integrates the supply chain to cut costs and open revenue streams.  This honors all of the trading partners who continue to work with us toward that objective,” said Steven LaVoie, Chairman and CEO of ArrowStream, Inc. 

The full listing of the 2009 Pros to Know is available in the February/March 2009 issue of Supply & Demand Chain Executive magazine and ebook and on the Supply & Demand Chain Executive Web site at www.SDCExec.com.