News and Events
03/10/16 :: Will you be at Natural Products Expo West March 9-13 2016?
The TurnTree Solutions team will be there and are currently taking appointments! Contact us today to schedule yours and learn about how our great products can help you grow your business!
11/23/15 :: Introducing our newest Account Manager, Amy Miller
TurnTree Solutions is happy to introduce their newest Account Manager, Amy Miller. Prior to joining TurnTree, Amy was the Sales Manager for To-Go Ware where she implemented the TurnLink Sales Manager. She may be new to the TurnTree team but is no stranger to the natural products industry or our dynamic product line! Please contact her at sales@turntree.com if you would like to learn more about the TurnLink Sales Manager!
10/01/1015 :: New Feature-Company Overview Reports
TurnTree Solutions is proud to present a new report module that give you a summary of the Events in the Company Overview. If you have made sales to this Company you will be presented with monthly, annual and product specific sales information for a quick review of the sales activity.
06/18/2015 :: MapMyStores Supports International Locations
We're excited to announce that our MapMyStores solution now supports International locations if you are using our Google Maps skin or the XML data service. We've also made the search field smarter. A user can now type in a street address, a city, a zip code, an intersection or even a landmark such as 'Empire State Building'. We've also made speed and other performance improvements to the overall MapMyStores service.
03/08/2015 :: Expo West Anaheim
TurnTree Solutions co-founders, Ari Kent and Matt Koch, had a great trip to Expo West in Anaheim this year! They really enjoyed walking the show and meeting so many of our clients and friends. Thank you for a great show!
11/25/14 :: TurnTree Solutions client DPS Skis receives award from Skiing Magazine
Congratulations to TurnTree Solutions client DPS Skis whose Nina 99 received Testers' Choice from Skiing Magazine! Their Yvette 112RP2, Wailer 105 T2, and Cassiar 95 received Skiing Magazine Official Selections! Check out their web site today for great holiday gifts for the dedicated skiers in your life!
07/22/14 :: TurnTree Solutions client Urban Moonshine on Dr. Oz!
TurnTree Solutions client Urban Moonshine was featured on Dr. Oz! Crafted from exceptional blends of certified organic Vermont herbs and roots, complimented by a few worldly exotics, the Urban Moonshine digestive bitters revive the tradition of dazzling the palate while priming digestion. Click here to view clip 2 of the episode, and fast forward to minute 3 for the bitters segment! Dr. Oz's bitter face is priceless!
07/18/14 :: KeHE to acquire Nature's Best
KeHE Distributors announced on Friday it has agreed to acquire Nature's Best, a national distributor of health and natural food products. Completion of the acquisition is subject to customary closing conditions. KeHE provides natural, organic, specialty and gourmet products to retailers across North America. Nature's Best is one of the industry's largest privately owned wholesalers and distributors of health and natural food products in the U.S.
07/01/14 :: TurnTree Solutions client NibMor on the cover of Small Business Digest!
Congratulations to TurnTree Solutions client and Co-Founder of NibMor Organic Dark Chocolate Jennifer Love who made the cover of this months issue of Small Business Digest! Jennifer recently expanded her career as an entrepreneur, business coach, and inspirational speaker! Click here to read the full story and visit her web site JenniferLove.com.
05/22/14 :: UNFI to acquire Tony's Fine Foods
United Natural Foods, Inc. (UNFI) announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire all of the stock of Tony's Fine Foods, a leading distributor of perishable food products including a wide array of specialty protein, cheese, deli, food service and bakery goods throughout the Western United States, as well as Alaska and Hawaii. Founded in 1934 by the Ingoglia family, Tony's products are sold primarily to retail and specialty grocers, food service customers and other distribution companies.
03/01/14 :: Will you be at Natural Products Expo West March 6-9 2014?
TurnTree Solutions Founders will be there and are currently taking appointments! Contact us today to schedule yours and learn about how our great products can help you grow your business!
9/20/13 :: Expo East September 26-28 2013
We're looking forward to Expo East September 26-28 2013! TurnTree Solutions Co-Founder Matt Koch will be there walking the floor and would love to stop by and say hi! Let us know your booth # and he'll see you there!
06/29/13 :: Will you be at the NYC Fancy Food show?
TurnTree Solutions Co-Founder Matthew Koch will be there walking the floor and would love to stop by and say hi! Let us know your booth # and he'll see you there!
04/15/13 :: Please join us in welcoming our new Account Manager Sage Gordon!
With over 15 years of natural product industry experience, and applying a strong expertise in sales, marketing, and long-term strategic planning, Sage is a welcome addition to the TurnTree Solutions team! Prior to joining TurnTree, Sage was the National Sales Coordinator for Mamma Chia where she implemented our TurnLink Sales Manager and utilized our AuditMyStores services. So, while new to our team, she is no stranger to our dynamic product line!
03/08/13 - 03/10/13 :: Expo West
TurnTree representatives will be attending the show, meeting with current and prospective clients as well as industry partners. Please contact us if you would like to meet with a TurnTree Solutions Representative at the show!
01/10/13 :: Our in-store auditing service called AuditMyStores is now available!
We've partnered with Turn-Key Marketing & Promotions and are excited to bring you AuditMyStores our new "real-time" auditing service! AuditMyStores provides CPG manufacturers and manufacturer reps with a "real-time" snapshot of their products on shelf, price points and promos, shelf positioning and other important info! Support your retailers on a store-by-store basis and augment what your sales team and brokers are doing at the regional level by keeping an eye on the actual shelves internally. Contact us for additional info!
09/19/12 - 09/22/12 :: Expo East Baltimore Convention Center
TurnTree representatives will be attending the show, meeting with current and prospective clients as well as industry partners. Please contact us if you would like to meet with a TurnTree Solutions Representative at the show!
06/17/12 - 06/19/12 :: Summer Fancy Food Show
North America’s Largest Specialty Food & Beverage Event was held at the Washington Convention Center in the nation's capital for it's second year while the Jacob Javitz Center in New York City was being renovated. Although attendance was slightly down, the show was busy and productive for the many TurnTree vendors exhibiting.
04/17/12 :: Advanced Audit Capabilities
Based on a request from Amy's Kitchen we have added a valuable new tool to the TurnLink Sales Manager suite of features. The Products Carried module of TurnLink allows you to record, store and track changes to existing product audit data, while allowing your company to customize which fields are important to track for your brand.
03/09/12 - 03/11/12 :: TurnTree Representatives attend Expo West
From March 9-11, Natural Products Expo West, the premier show in the natural and organic industry, took over the Anaheim Convention Center. The 32nd year brought with it a record-breaking attendance of more than 60,000 visitors.
The 2012 event also featured more than 2,000 exhibiting companies who filled more than one million square feet of space at the convention center.
12/15/11 :: TurnLink integration with Sage PeachTree
The TurnLink Sales Manager is proud to announce its newest integration with the Sage PeachTree accounting application. Sage has spent 30+ years living and breathing small business accounting software solutions. Using TurnLink as your web based order entry portal customer transactions can flow securly through the internet into your PeachTree account eliminating double entry and costly mistakes!
11/10/11 :: TurnLink integration with NetSuite
Although NetSuite has a CRM module tied to the ERP application, companies have found TurnLink to be more valuable for selling CPG products through many channels and distribution outlets. The TurnLink Sales Manager can handle third party turnover orders, as well as promotion and chain management, and many other extended features unique to CPG brands. Now, orders that are direct shipped can be placed in TurnLink and then with one click added to NetSuite for fulfillment without the need for double entry.
7/10/11 - 7/12/11 :: Fancy Food Show moves to Washington, DC
Due to the renovations at New York City's Jacob Javitz Center, the NASFT Summer Fancy Food Show took place at the Washington Convention Center. 180,000 products including confections, cheese, coffee, snacks, spices, ethnic, natural, organic and more, along with 2,400 exhibitors, representing 80 countries, and 24,000 attendees filled the busy show in the nation's capital. Many TurnTree clients exhibited their wares and continued to grow their successful businesses at this annual show to the specialty food trade. More information on the NASFT trade shows can be found at specialtyfood.com.
6/10/11 :: TurnLink adds Document Management integrated with Google Apps
TurnTree Solutions is excited to launch a new module to TurnLink Sales Manager, it's robust CRM application for CPG companies. The Documents module allows users to attach various files to Company Overviews in their database, as well as add photos to accounts as well. Documents such as regional and distributor promotion files, estimates, quotes, store specific ad programs, and more can be added to Companies in the CRM, while at the same time are stored in the users' Google Docs account making them accessible, editable, and shareable across the whole team. Photos of things like shelf sets, end caps, store fronts and more can also be added in the same fashion. They are stored in Google Picasa for Web so that they can be viewed by anyone via the Picasa applications or from inside of TurnLink.
5/17/11 - 5/18/11 ::Comprehensive Sales Seminar for Companies in the Natural and Specialty Channel - San Mateo, CA
Matthew Koch, of TurnTree Solutions, presented on the second day of this great seminar which is geared towards Becoming a More Effective Sales Manager in the Natural and Specialty Channel.
The seminar is put on by the Natural Products Consulting Institute and it's founder Bob Burke. As a consultant since 1998, Bob Burke provides assistance in strategic planning, budgeting and pricing, developing sales and marketing plans, building distribution, broker selection and management, organizational development, strategic options, export plans, sales reporting systems and analysis.
Other speakers included Tim Sperry, former Director of Grocery for Whole Foods Market, North Atlantic Region; John Maggiore of Maggiore Sales and Marketing, former Category Manager of Natural Foods at Stop & Shop; Steve Wangler of SPINS; Sue Taggert and Melody Morrow, from Ad Infinitum a social media marketing firm; and Mary Scarcello, Regional Vice President Presence West & Dynamic Presence West sales brokerage firm.
Contact: 978-975-9902; BobNPCI@aol.com
05/10/2011 - 05/12/2011 :: UNFI Northeast Tabletop Show 2011, Foxwoods MGM Grand, Ledyard, CT
As the UNFI Table top shows increase in size and frequency, the Foxwoods northeast show continues to be one of the busiest, most well-attended of all of these events. Combining the strong natural market presence of New England with an equally large specialty presence (formerly Millbrook), Foxwoods has been a great source of order writing, especially for new vendors and new product launches. Many TurnTree vendors will be exhibiting at the show, and TurnTree sales associates will be available for guided tours of TurnLink, as well.
03/11/11- 03/13/11:: Natural Products Expo West, Anaheim Convention Center, Anaheim, CA
Join TurnTree Solutions in 'an experience with over 3000 exhibits from over 1,800 different companies showcasing the newest products in natural and specialty foods, organic, health and beauty, natural living, supplements and pet products.' Take a tour of TurnLink on an Apple iPad from a TurnTree associate or ask one of the many successful brands exhibiting at Expo how TurnLink and MapMyStores is helping their brand thrive.
12/14/10 - 12/15/10 ::Comprehensive Sales Seminar for Companies in the Natural and Specialty Channel - Burlington, MA
Matthew Koch, of TurnTree Solutions, presented on the second day of this great seminar which is geared towards Becoming a More Effective Sales Manager in the Natural and Specialty Channel.
The seminar is put on by the Natural Products Consulting Institute and it's founder Bob Burke. As a consultant since 1998, Bob Burke provides assistance in strategic planning, budgeting and pricing, developing sales and marketing plans, building distribution, broker selection and management, organizational development, strategic options, export plans, sales reporting systems and analysis.
Other speakers included John Raiche, national VP of marketing for United Natural Foods; Tim Sperry, former Director of Grocery for Whole Foods Market, North Atlantic Region; David Byrnes founder of brokerage Integrated Organics; and John Maggiore of Maggiore Sales and Marketing, former Category Manager of Natural Foods at Stop & Shop.
09/10/10 :: TurnLink adds real-time shipping quotes with UPS, FedEx and USPS.
A simple setup with any or all of the three major parcel shipping companies, coupled with real-time order weight calculations, allows one-click rating of orders at point of entry. TurnLink has always been able to export company information into formats that were importable into the address books of UPS, FedEx, and USPS software and websites, now with this new rating functionality sales team members cam select the best rate based on the order and destination on the fly.
09/08/10 :: Nature's Path Foods, Inc. signs on with TurnLink and deploys iPads to their regional sales representatives.
After extensively searching for a system to record shelf audits, turnover orders, and contact management, the large, organic food company decided that TurnLink could solve all of their needs and then some. The Nature's Path sales team could not be happier. "I used [TurnLink on] the iPad all week and it was fantastic! I love Turnlink!!!" emailed Northeast Regional Sales Manager, Melanie Wills after her first week of using the new system!!
02/12/09 :: Electronically Transmit your UNFI® East Turnovers inside your TurnLink Sales Manager account!
United Natural Foods, a third party natural distributor, now accepts digital Turnover Order submissions for all East Coast warehouses through TurnLink Sales Manager. Users can place a Turnover Order into a company's CRM record and then transmit the Turnover Order to UNFI pending passing all appropriate discounts. TurnTree offers this integration at no additional cost as it makes all users more efficient. "We are really excited about this partnership with UNFI," said Co-Founder Matthew Koch. "Our users will love this time saver and sales generating tool and we hope to bring them more integrations with this excellent distributor."
08/13/08 :: TurnTree Solutions announces its newest service MapMyStores.com.
This stand alone web based service allows you to add a retail locator to your web site. Retail locators help drive consumer traffic to the stores that carry your products. There are three versions available: Google Maps, HTML, and XML. MapMyStores.com customers can easily upgrade to the TurnLink Sales Manager when their company is ready for a more comprehensive CRM system.
07/30/08 :: TurnLink Sales Manager Supports the IntuitQuickBooks Web Connector .
Setting up and synchronizing your existing QuickBooks data with your TurnLink account has never been easier. Our step by step tutorial allows you to choose which customers, terms, ship methods, price levels, sales reps, and more from Quickbooks you would like added to TurnLink.
Then use the same Synchronization Snap-in to let your Customers Information and Orders flow directly into your QuickBooks company file with one-click in the Web Connector.