ITHACA, N.Y., June 22, 2010 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The CBORD Group, Inc., the leading provider of food and nutrition management and cashless card systems to healthcare facilities, announced today that it has expanded its relationship with partner Amerinet™, a leading national group purchasing organization that promotes reducing healthcare costs and improving healthcare quality.
Through this partnership, Amerinet will offer its members preferred pricing on a variety of CBORD's food, nutrition, and cashless service solutions through May 31, 2012. Amerinet supports and promotes strong operating margins for all of its healthcare facility customers. As it drives to deliver this customer margin benefit, Amerinet partners with suppliers such as CBORD®, whose products generate new revenue opportunities while simultaneously reducing operating costs and increasing patient safety.
"We look forward to the growth of our agreement with CBORD and the continued opportunity for our members to access foodservice solutions that will further enhance their ability to reach their financial and operational goals," said Tom Wessling, vice president of nutrition and facility services at Amerinet.
Amerinet helps healthcare providers lower costs, enhance revenue and improve quality of care by customizing a set of performance solutions that delivers quantifiable savings, actionable data and guidance members can trust. As a partner, CBORD solutions will continue to provide Amerinet members with the latest technology and automation solutions to enhance performance, reduce overall labor, control food cost, improve inventory management, increase revenue, and enhance patient and customer satisfaction at their facilities.
"Amerinet members will benefit from CBORD's food and nutrition service systems, while also enjoying access to CBORD's cashless systems," said Max Steinhardt, Chief Operating Officer at CBORD. "Our track record of success together began in 2006. As we move through 2010, we find that many Amerinet members are also CBORD clients. So, we look forward to building upon our existing program and continuing to offer highly competitive pricing to Amerinet members."
About The CBORD Group
The CBORD Group, Inc. operates as a unit of Roper Industries, Inc. (NYSE:ROP). Roper Industries is a market-driven, diversified growth company and is a constituent of the Fortune 1000, the Russell 1000, and the S&P 500 indices. Roper provides engineered products and solutions for global niche markets, including water, energy, radio frequency, and research/medical applications.
The CBORD Group serves healthcare facilities, colleges and universities, chain restaurants, supermarkets, continuing care facilities, corporations, and a host of other market segments. CBORD's products are used in food service, catering, nutrition services, online ordering, cashless dining, campus ID card privilege control, access control, integrated security, housing services, and other institution-wide activities. The CBORD Group serves more than 6,000 clients in the U.S., Canada, Europe, South Africa, the Middle East, New Zealand, and Australia.
The CBORD Group was founded in 1975. Today it employs more than 450 professionals. To learn more about CBORD, visit us at www.cbord.com.