TFF Tech Flavors & Fragrances

TFF Expedites Product Lifecycle Management With Selerant's Web-Based Solution DevEX(R) NEW YORK, April 13 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Selerant announces its role in transforming processes, workflows, and product lifecycle management at Technology Flavors & Fragrance, Inc. . "What was once a small private company is now an ever-growing mid-sized public corporation with operations worldwide," states Philip Rosner, Chairman and CEO of TFF. "Together with our ideas and capabilities, there leaves no room for doubt that TFF stands as a model for true value in serving our clients' needs." These capabilities now extend beyond their past methodologies to an entirely new set of processes, structure, and collaboration. "One of the most significant reasons for the purchase was to advance beyond our current achievements." Rosner continues, "Selerant provided a comprehensive solution with the flexibility, configurations, and the expertise we needed to truly succeed." As a Flavor and Fragrance industry leader, success can be defined by customer satisfaction. The critical aspects can be easily determined by three main goals: * Reduce the lifecycle of a sample request * Ensure regulatory compliance * Increase team collaboration and communication TFF demanded a superior product development solution, and DevEX provides more than the typical system. The processes included specifically within the sales brief and sample suite as throughout other modules work coherently to create a unique solution, featuring: * Email notifications and automated workflow * Interactive customer feedback on samples * Knowledge base search of past formulas "Since our customers include Fortune 500 companies, we must not just respond, but take it to a level that would be considered to be proactive." Rosner goes on to say, "We needed a tool that equipped our team members with the tools they needed to dramatically reduce the time from initial sample request to sample approval." Answering the second objective, TFF developers can expedite product development while ensuring regulatory compliance with DevEX's Formulation Development and Regulatory Modules. Used in conjunction, developers can instantly receive regulatory alerts as they enter each formula's ingredients into DevEX. "Safety and quality simply cannot be overstated. Our reputation depends upon it." Rosner declares, "As one of the first developers of regulatory software, Selerant certainly has both the understanding and the technology to ensure each product lives up to our strict standards." Finally, DevEX's web-based platform and unique communication tools unite team members across the hall as well as around the world with email notifications, distribution logs, document libraries, forum history, and instant messaging. "Corporate communication may have once seemed an oxymoron. We missed the link that directly connected each team member to the vital project information." Rosner says, "Now, DevEX provides a comprehensive set of tools, including archives for easy retrieval." TFF's purchase included several of the integral modules and features recommended for the Food and Flavors industry. "We feel confident in our decision and anticipate a dramatic return on investment from reduced product lifecycles, improved communication, and better managed resources." Rosner concludes, "Simply put, Selerant answered all of our questions with innovative solutions, proven methodology, advanced technology, and superior service. With Selerant's level of partnership, our customers and shareholders will most certainly see the rewards in quality, safety, and delivery." About TFF Founded in 1989, TFF, Technology Flavors & Fragrances, Inc. combines an international sphere of expertise, service, value and innovation within the flavor and fragrance industry. TFF's products have been incorporated into a wide variety of consumer and institutional products including beverages, sweets, baked goods, meat & poultry, health care & pharmaceuticals, cosmetic and personal care, household products, fine fragrances and much more. TFF also provides a full array of services, from tailor made flavors and fragrances to product solutions. Their commitment to providing customers with creative products and seamless efficiency allows TFF to form solid profitable partnerships. In particular, it is the technical expertise of their flavor chemists, food technologists, perfumers and cosmetic chemists that enables them to succeed when servicing the specialized needs of their customers. About Selerant Founded in 1990, Selerant Corporation focuses solely on formula-based product development to expedite time to market, ensure quality and regulatory compliance, improve product quality, and build lasting relationships with their customers. Selerant provides exceptional service and solutions for over 500 companies and global mid-sized organizations. Their dedication resulted in their earning the prestigious ISO-9001: 2000 certification for best practices as well as successfully achieving FDA 21CFR PART II compliance implementation. With a global presence and over 300 cumulative years of experience, Selerant offers unique expertise to serve leaders in process manufacturing industries, including: Food, Beverage, Flavor, Chemicals, Paint, Ink, Fragrance, Household Goods, Pharmaceuticals, and Cosmetics. For more information, please visit the Selerant website, http://www.selerant.com/. Certain statements made herein, including without limitation, statements containing the words "believes," "anticipates," "may," "intends," "expects," and words of similar import constitute "forward-looking" statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties, and other factors, which may cause actual company results to differ materially from expectations. Such factors include the following: i) technological, manufacturing, quality control or other circumstances which could delay the sale or shipment of products; ii) economic, business, and competitive conditions in the industry and technological innovations which could affect the company's business; and iii) the company's ability to protect its trade secrets or other proprietary rights, operate without infringing upon the proprietary rights of others and prevent others from infringing on the proprietary rights of the company. Certain of these factors are discussed in more detail in the company's Annual Report on Form 10-KSB for the year ended December 31, 2003. Our forward- looking statements speak only as to the date hereof and we do not undertake any obligation to update any forward-looking statements for any reason, even if new information becomes available or other events occur in the future. Selerant contact: Michelle Duerst, 718-260-8037 x13 TFF contact: Joseph A. Gemmo, VP/CFO, 631-853-9501 This release was issued through The Xpress Press News Service, merging e-mail and satellite distribution technologies to reach business analysts and media outlets worldwide. For more information, visit http://www.xpresspress.com/ DATASOURCE: Technology Flavors & Fragrance, Inc. and Selerant Corporation CONTACT: Michelle Duerst, Selerant, +1-718-260-8037, ext. 13, or ; or Joseph A. Gemmo, VP, CFO, TFF, +1-631-853-9501, or Web site: http://www.xpresspress.com/ http://www.selerant.com/

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