About Trace One

Make remarkable products

Trace One is a global leader in PLM and compliance solutions within the process manufacturing and retail CPG space. With more than 30 years of industry expertise, we deliver innovative and scalable solutions that support the entire product manufacturing lifecycle and equip our customers to thrive in new markets. Serving more than 9,000 brand owners worldwide, Trace One is committed to delivering the best in every aspect of business, including solutions, data standardization and access, customer success and social and environmental responsibility.

We put the client and their users at the heart of the design and development of our solutions. We involve our clients and their users all the way from conception to user experience, for every new feature or application.

We have offices in the United States, France, Italy, China, Germany, France, Switzerland, India, Serbia and Ukraine.

We are ISO 9001:2015 and ISO/IEC 27001:2022 certified.

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A word from our CEO

“We’re here to foster the creation of remarkable products. We want to work with the most ambitious and perceptive manufacturers and brand owners – those who are determined to evolve and become remarkable themselves. Those who want to achieve positive change in the world by building a more sustainable future for our planet. We offer smart business solutions, collaboration on a global level and deep industry expertise and experience. We smooth the path for our customers: overcoming complexity; streamlining data, teams and networks; and getting to market faster. Join us to continue building our remarkable community and share our insight and inspiration.”

Christophe Vanackère

CEO OF TRACE ONE

Make remarkable products

How we inspire brands to launch remarkable products and expand their global business.

From PLM Pioneer to Category Leader

Today, we offer a world-class collaborative platform serving suppliers, manufacturers & retailers.

Traceone

Retail Focus
  1. 2001
    September
    2001
    Trace One is founded
    Trace One is
    founded
  2. 2002
    2002
    Carrefour signs with Trace One
    Carrefour signs
    with Trace One
  3. 2016
    2016
    HG Capital acquires Trace One
    HG Capital
    acquires Trace One
  4. 2021
    2021
    STG acquires Trace One
    STG acquires
    Trace One
  5. 2022
    2022
    Trace One acquires Selerant
    Trace One
    acquires Selerant

Selerant

Manufacturer Focus
  1. 1990
    February
    1990
    Selerant is founded
    Selerant
    is founded
  2. 1995
    1995
    Selerant launches Winchem, the world's first PLM
    Selerant launches Winchem,
    the world's first PLM
  3. 2007
    2007
    Nestle signs with Selerant
    Nestle signs
    with Selerant
  4. 2013
    2013
    Eco-design software Ecodex debuts
    Eco-design software
    Ecodex debuts
  5. 2021
    2021
    HazexCloud, the first true Cloud-based EHS compliance solution released
    HazexCloud, the first true
    Cloud-based EHS compliance
    solution released

Combined Traceone and Selerant events

  1. 2023
    2023
    Present one global functional organization to the market
    Trace One and Selerant
    become one company
    Present one global functional
    organization to the market

Traceone

Retail Focus

Selerant

Manufacturer Focus
  1. 1990
    Selerant is founded
  2. 1995
    Selerant launches Winchem, the world's first PLM
  3. 2001
    Trace One is founded
  4. 2002
    Carrefour signs with Trace One
  5. 2007
    Nestle signs with Selerant
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  6. 2013
    Eco-design software Ecodex debuts
  7. 2016
    HG Capital acquires Trace One
  8. 2021
    STG acquires Trace One
  9. 2021
    HazexCloud, the first true Cloud-based EHS compliance solution released
  10. 2022
    Trace One acquires Selerant
  11. 2023
    Trace One and Selerant
    become one company
    Present one global functional organization to the market

Build lasting success

More than just a technology provider

Most products don’t fail because they’re “bad” or ineffective. More often, the failure to deliver on consumer expectations results from the disruptive manner in which products enter the market. Trace One Devex PLM and Trace One PLM support process manufacturers and CPG retailers in expediting products to market in a structured and streamlined way.

Our world-class professional services team provides business process analysis, system design, technical expertise, implementation, training and support services to ensure successful launch and adoption.

Meet our executive team

  • Chief Executive Officer

  • Chief Financial Officer

  • Chief HR Officer

  • Chief Customer Officer

  • Chief Legal Officer

  • Chief Marketing Officer

  • Chief Product Officer

  • Chief Information Officer

  • Chief Technology Officer

Our values

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Innovation

Trace One is committed to taking a unique approach to the needs of our customers. Investing heavily in R&D, we are the industry’s only solutions provider that supports the total product lifecycle from ideation and production to retail and expansion. We equip our customers with solutions that allow them to create and innovate products faster, easier, and with greater sustainability and profitability.

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Connection

Trace One offers a stronger connection for CPG and process manufacturers and retailers through a suite of solutions that cover the entire product life cycle from ideation to production to retail. By focusing on collaboration, speed to market, and sustainability, the connected ecosystem fosters enhanced innovation and profitability.

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Expertise

Trace One is committed to hiring industry experts who understand the nuances of our customers’ businesses and industry challenges. Our products are designed to work within particular domains creating powerful alignment with industry-specific processes and functionality.

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Trust

Trace One is committed to building trust with customers by assuring them we have a diverse global footprint, local insight, a strong financial foundation, and solid business structure to ensure longevity in the market. We are committed to helping our customers build trust with their customers by delivering top quality products, easy traceability, global compliance, and consistent, accurate product data.

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Global Mindset

Trace one has 15 offices on four continents serving nearly 9,000 brand owners. We have 500+ employees representing 170 countries and speaking 26 languages in order to offer our customers a global presence with local insight. Trace One understands its global social and environmental responsibility and is mindful of CSR in business decision making.

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Excellence

It's our goal to deliver the industry’s best in every aspect of business including solutions, data standardization and access, customer success/support, and social and environmental responsibility. We foster a culture of continuous improvement for all employees, processes, products, and services, and provides the tools and resources to make this possible.

Trace One in numbers

500+
Trace One employees distributed across the world
35
nationalities represented across our global team
26
languages spoken by our staff around the world

Backed by STG, a $6B Silicon Valley private equity

$500B
of manufacturer and CPG retailer revenue supported annually
30+
years of experience in the process manufacturing and retail CPG industries

Our Clients

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  • Cargill
  • Coca-Cola
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  • Logo_Auchan
  • 04-sensient
  • 34-ghirardelli
  • Glico
  • 35-lindt
  • Logo_UNFI_brandsplus
  • 06-ashland
  • 20-welchs
  • lantmannen
  • 23-parmalat
  • nabaco
  • 25-brownforman
  • Logo_Carrefour_Inline
  • McCormick
  • Logo_Intermarché
  • 27-cerealpartners
  • Logo_Monoprix
  • 29-barilla
  • Logo_Sainsburys
  • 30-continentalmills
  • Logo_El_Corte_Ingles_2
  • 31-avon
  • Logo_Francap
  • 36-tyson
  • Logo_Franprix
  • logo_barcadi
  • Logo_Tesco
  • 40-cosmo
  • Logo_ZHG_Markant
  • 41-shiseido
  • 39-bg
  • AAK-1
  • Le-Cabanon
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  • OceanSpray-1
  • Dalla_Costa_Logo-1
  • Campari-1
  • HMV
  • Sunopta-1
  • casino-logo
  • CoRo-1
  • leader-price-logo
  • Perfetti-1
  • frinsa-logo
  • provera-logo
  • Place Du Marche
  • u-super-u-logo
  • TransGourmet
  • Feihe
  • aeb
  • interfood
  • lycored
  • naos
  • Post2-1
  • prinova
  • BeamSuntory
  • Foster-Clarks
  • Refresco_logo.svg
  • Pegaso Rubber Srl
  • Bader
  • Oatly_logo
  • Amoy
  • Lactalis
  • Bel for all for good
  • Logo_Système_U
  • Logo_Dohler
  • Eurial
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