Diedrich Coffee Inc. Gains Visibility and Cuts Costs with PlanetTogether

San Diego, CA March 20, 2009 - PlanetTogether Inc. announced today that, Diedrich Coffee, Inc., has successfully implemented PlanetTogether's Advanced Planning and Scheduling (APS) solution to overcome production scheduling obstacles and to make Diedrich's business more efficient and profitable. Diedrich, whose brands include Gloria Jean's and Coffee People, is a specialty coffee roaster, wholesaler, and retailer of coffees from areas such as Indonesia, Africa, South America, and Central America.

With the increase in sales and addition of new product lines, Diedrich needed an efficient tool to manage their production schedules. More time was spent on the mechanics of scheduling production rather than focusing on the business' bottom line. Before PlanetTogether, Dana King, VP Information Services & Customer Fulfillment, and Joyce Parra, Diedrich's Production Scheduler, had to rely on custom Excel spreadsheets to handle everything, which was difficult and time-consuming. Everything had to be done manually. Ready for improvement, the two decided on PlanetTogether after a site visit to PlanetTogether to view the software, recommendations from Sage, and the knowledge that PlanetTogether would integrate seamlessly into Diedrich's ERP system, Sage MAS 500.

PlanetTogether allows Diedrich to see everything that is happening in the plant at one time, and gives them more automation and flexibility. According to Joyce, "A great thing that I can see about PlanetTogether is when I do my batch ticket scheduling, it gives me an actual and accurate account down to the pound of what I need versus our Excel spreadsheet that only gave you the numeric quantity."

"Having PlanetTogether is saving Joyce time, allowing her to focus more on the business and less on the mechanics. It gives her more time to spend on scheduling as well as providing the company with greater visibility to our roasting, production and packaging schedules; both things increase our ability to run more efficiently which has the net effect of putting more money on the bottom line." Dana notes, "From an executive point of view, that makes me very happy."

PlanetTogether is the leading provider of Microsoft .NET based Advanced Planning and Scheduling (APS) software for midmarket manufacturing companies. The result of 15 years of applied experience in production scheduling, PlanetTogether is an easy-to-use tool that handles complex finite scheduling taking equipment, labor, and material constraints into account. It provides accurate scheduled ship dates, what-if analysis, and increased capacity visibility and utilization. Using the latest Microsoft .NET framework, PlanetTogether can be easily integrated into existing business processes. Prebuilt integrations are available to the following ERP systems: Sage MAS 500 ERP, Sage MAS 90 and Sage MAS 200 ERP, Microsoft Dynamics NAV, GP, AX, and SAP Business One. Learn more at www.PlanetTogether.com or by calling (888) 317-8807.

Diedrich Coffee, Inc. was founded in 1972 to bring back the original Yemen taste and features. The company is continuously growing its coffee business by selling and delivering brewed, espresso-based and various blended beverages primarily made from their own fresh roasted premium coffee beans, as well as light food items, whole bean coffee, k-cups, and accessories, through 110 company-operated and franchised retail locations in 25 states. With such a variety of coffees, teas, and ancillary products from around the world such as Indonesia, Africa, South America, etc., Diedrich Coffee has grown to a network of stores, chains, and distributors across the United States delivering gourmet coffee to your home or office. For more information, visit www.Diedrich.com or call (949) 260-1600.