PIF is the standard Product Information Form developed by the Australian Food and Grocery Council (AFGC).
The Australian Food and Grocery Council (AFGC) has created an standard format to exchange technical food industry information. For ingredients, the Product Information Form (PIF) V6 definition will be available for Publishers (Supplier, Distributors, Brokers, etc.) to enter or load information, approve and provide xml and/or PDF to their customers via the internet.
ePIFPortal.com a certified AFGC PIF Portal is designed to enable publishers to seamlessly provide PIF V6 XML objects and PDFs to their customers and receive Supplier PIFs. Since every customer, manufacturer, co-packer, Supplier and Distributor has varying information needs and levels of IT maturity and support, you can choose the configuration that best meets your needs in the most cost effective manner. Our design allows you to thing strategic, start at the appropriate level and easily plug in additional components or process to continually improve.
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That's why we have tailored our online portal ePIFPortal.COM to suit your business. Oak Barrel’s ePIFPortal.COM will show you precisely what you need, automate and enforce your business processes, and streamline your information exchange and management. In addition to PIF, you can manage Specifications, COA, QAS and company information required by your customers.
Since every customer, manufacturer, co-packer, supplier and distributor has varying information needs and levels of IT maturity and support, you can choose the configuration that best meets your needs in the most cost effective manner. Our design allows you to think strategically, start at the appropriate level and easily plug in additional components or process to continually improve.
We strive to continually improve creation, approval, send and manage ePIFs. We created specific forms for flavours, ingredients and retail ready PIFs. Instead of scrolling through a long form, you’ll be automatically led through data-entry steps, and it’s arranged in a convenient tabular format for quick navigation and review
To further improve creation and approval, the can hide fields, add lists and set default values while creating complete ePIF xml files. Some customers have reduced the number of fields by 50% The configurable ePIFPortal.com is designed to be easy-to-use and easy-to-learn.
We support advanced use cases like creating customer PIF from PIFs without re-entry. For distributors, you can create customer PIFs from Supplier PIFs without re-entry.
Our Australian and New Zealand team is among the best. They have been working with many of the region’s top food companies for many years and are experts at making technology work the best for business. With a physical presence in Melbourne and Sydney, we also offer round-the-clock phone support for when time is of the essence.