Roleski to launch e-purchasing platform by 2006 to help lower costs

After several mergers and acquisitions, companies are now considering the formation of temporary strategic alliances in order to carry out specific projects. Roleski, a Tarnów-based ketchup, mustard and sauce producer, has begun work on establishing a company which would purchase required resources for a number of companies from the sector. "We want to create the company still this year, so that it can begin operations at the beginning of 2006. We are in negotiations with four companies, including from the fish processing sector," said Paweł Sobków, Roleski's deputy president. The company's operations will be based on a specially designed Internet-based software platform, thanks to which all purchases will carried out through tenders. The decision which is to lead to a significant cut in costs of resources was forced by strong competition on West European markets. (Puls Biznesu, p. 11) A.K.