Google has been awarded a contract from premier Foods to provide there Apps for Business service. The service will increase the company’s web-based collaboration and communication suite.

The move comes as part of the food giants efforts to increase growth and improve the of simplicity of the business while reducing overall costs.

The move is expected to reduce operational costs by as much as 50 percent. Mark Vickery, Group IS and Change Director for Premier Foods, said: “Moving to a cloud-based system means we can now focus on how IT can strategically support our core area of expertise”.