AI-POWERED SOURCING FOR CPG

Email was always the system of record for sourcing. We just made it work.

Waystation connects to your inbox and automatically extracts CoAs, spec sheets, certifications, and supplier data — without asking suppliers to change a thing.

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The coordination tax is costing you margin

When your procurement, QA, and R&D teams each manage suppliers from their own inbox, you pay twice — in margin and in risk. That's the coordination tax.

We eliminate the coordination tax.

Supplier communication happens via email — not portals. We keep it that way.

Step 1

Connect your inbox. We'll take it from there.

Connect your inbox in a few minutes. Waystation automatically captures supplier emails, quotes, specs, and attachments.

Step 2

Chaos in. Clarity out.

Email threads in. Structured records out — pricing, lead times, specs, certifications, and terms.

Step 3

Source like you're 10x your size.

Run RFPs, compare quotes, track supplier performance, and surface savings instantly. Our customers run 2–3× more RFPs with the same team.

Real savings, real fast.

>10x

annualized ROI on hard dollar savings

<45 Day

payback period

25%+

secondary supplier coverage

How every team wins.

Waystation is built to increase margin, strengthen reliability, and accelerate decisions.

Executive Team

Turn your largest cost line into a margin lever.

Make procurement spend visible, comparable, and auditable.
Surface single-source exposures and supply risks, automatically.
Improve operating leverage, not your headcount — 3× the sourcing output of your current team.

Proof: Six-figure savings identified within 90 days.

Procurement

Stop being a search engine for your own inbox.

Every quote and supplier conversation captured automatically.
Side-by-side comparisons built for you — no spreadsheets.
Run 3× the RFPs without adding headcount

Proof: 50% faster RFP cycles. Saved $200k in 90 days.

Quality Assurance

Audit-ready by default. Not audit-ready by panic.

COAs and certs auto-filed to the right ingredient and supplier.
Expirations flagged weeks early — not the morning of a run.
Complete audit trail without anyone building a tracker.

Procurement feels under control for the first time.

R&D

Source new ingredients in days, not quarters.

Specs, quotes, and sample requests captured the moment they arrive.
Supplier updates auto-linked — no chasing forwarded emails.
Every ingredient's full story in one place: price, spec, COA, lead time.

No more waiting on procurement to forward what you need.

Gold Coast Bakery

Paid for annual contract in first 30 days, drove 11.7% avg per-ingredient savings, and cut RFP cycles 50%.

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JUNKLESS Foods

Same team, 3x the RFPs. Achieved 5–15% per-ingredient savings, and built 25%+ secondary supplier coverage.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What kinds of companies use Waystation?

Waystation is built for teams that manage sourcing and supplier interactions in the food and beverage industry — procurement, R&D, quality, and operations — at mid-market CPG companies, co-manufacturers, and consulting firms.
What happens in the first 30 days?
Onboarding is four steps and typically takes two business days:
1. Send us your list of suppliers and ingredients.
2. We’ll create and configure your account within two business days.
3. Log in and access your dashboard in less than a minute.
4. Our AI auto-ingests your supplier emails and documents, extracting the exact data you need.
Do my suppliers need to do anything?

No. Suppliers do not need to change a thing. Waystation integrates with your existing email workflows with one-click integration, so your existing sourcing relationships stay exactly how they are.

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Email was always the system of record. We finally made it usable.

Other procurement tools failed because they asked suppliers to change. We don't.

Don't change behavior. Capture reality.

See how Waystation can simplify sourcing, improve margins, and build stronger supplier relationships

In one demo, we'll show how Waystation captures supplier email, builds quote comparisons, and keeps specs + COAs/certs audit-ready — without supplier portals.