Description Information Retrieval Methods (IRM) serves up software for the food and beverage industry. The company offers Web-based software and services that enable food service, beverage, and vending companies to analyze sales and market share data, manage promotions, and aggregate distributor shipments. Products include Sales Discovery System for sales and margin analysis; PromoAssist for promotion and trade spend management; Compass Forecast System for sales planning and forecasting; TopSales for tracking distributor shipments; and BrandShare for vendor market share analysis.