Encompass Technologies acquires wine software company vintrace

FORT COLLINS — Encompass Technologies LLP, a Fort Collins company that provides cloud-based enterprise resource planning, customer relationship management, e-commerce and data solutions to the food and beverage industry, has acquired vintrace, a winery production software company.

Vintrace is the trade name for VINX2 Winery Software Inc. based in San Francisco, California. 

The vintrace acquisition enables Encompass to serve a broader market of beer, wine, spirits, cider  and other beverage manufacturers worldwide, according to a press statement from Encompass.

Vintrace is used by more than 670 wineries worldwide. Its software is used throughout the production process from grape to bottle.  

“Our commitment to continuously innovate and support our customers is stronger than ever,” Jonathan O’Neil, CEO of Encompass, said in a written statement. “Vintrace brings the wine production expertise and Encompass offers the breadth of ERP, CRM, e-Commerce and data solutions that wineries need. Together, we are supporting and developing comprehensive ERP solutions that align with our strategy of enabling beverage manufacturers to innovate new brands and expand their portfolio of products, including wine. Additionally, we are helping distributors diversify their products to meet consumer demand for more choices.”

The Encompass network now supports more than 1,100 manufacturers, 650 distributors, 1.1 million retailers, 150,000 brands and almost 200,000 users worldwide, the company said in its statement. 

Joshua Abra, Head of vintrace said, “This acquisition is key to the vision we set out to achieve 15 years ago: Deliver the best production solution and beyond for wineries,” said Joshua Abra, head of vintrace. “Encompass enables us to do just that. Encompass’ strength in cloud-based ERP solutions that connect the supply chain end-to-end, combined with vintrace’s production software capabilities and customer base of wineries ensures better automation and streamlined operations for the whole supply chain. It will also help the entire industry move from analog to digital.”

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