IRVINE Calif. Instill Corp.'s Web-based and hosted Food Spend Management technology is being deployed by Irvine-based El Pollo Loco Inc., which operates or franchises to others more than 360 flame-grilled chicken restaurants.
Steve Lash, EPL's director of supply chain management, said the Instill service "will enable us to audit 100 percent of our spend, helping to ensure that our franchisees benefit from the full value of our negotiated contracts."
EPL vice president of information technology Tom Giannetti added, "The ability to leverage proven technology that can be rapidly deployed in a service-based model also made Instill an easy choice."
Instill said its technology helps operators monitor and enforce unit-level compliance with order guides while identifying variances in contract prices, purchases eligible for rebates and SKU rationalization opportunities, among other possible cost savings. The system supports graphically oriented "dashboard" presentations of information and exception-based reporting with alerts, sources at Redwood, Calif.-based Instill indicated.
