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Crossing Borders For Success In The Food Industry

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Customer Company Size
Large Corporate
Region
  • Europe
  • Asia
Country
  • Sweden
  • Australia
  • Denmark
  • Finland
  • France
  • Germany
  • Norway
  • Spain
  • Thailand
  • United Kingdom
Product
  • webMethods Integration Platform
  • SAP EBT
  • Advanced Planning System from SCT
Tech Stack
  • webMethods
  • SAP
  • SCT
Implementation Scale
  • Enterprise-wide Deployment
Impact Metrics
  • Productivity Improvements
  • Cost Savings
Technology Category
  • Application Infrastructure & Middleware - API Integration & Management
  • Platform as a Service (PaaS) - Application Development Platforms
Applicable Industries
  • Food & Beverage
Applicable Functions
  • Discrete Manufacturing
  • Business Operation
Use Cases
  • Process Control & Optimization
  • Supply Chain Visibility
Services
  • System Integration
  • Software Design & Engineering Services
About The Customer
Findus is a leading international frozen food brand that develops, produces and markets a complete range of frozen food products. The company has presence in Norway, Sweden, Finland, UK, France, Spain, Germany, Denmark, Thailand and Australia. In 1941, Marabou, a Swedish confectionary company acquired Findus. In 1962, Marabou sold the Findus business to Nestlé, and it remained under Nestlé ownership until January 2000, when it was sold to EQT Scandinavia BV.
The Challenge
After the sale of Findus to EQT Scandinavia, the company realized that a common business and IT platform was required. The IT environment was focused on local operations rather than European operations. Each country worked in a different way. There was a lack of policies and procedures and lack of coordination between different sites – there was no overall IT business model. A platform that could adjust to the constant change the company experienced was needed.
The Solution
One of the key components in the suggested IT strategy was the integration of various applications and business processes across all countries and departments. The IT services and consulting company, Capgemini, helped to deal with this task, which included evaluation and selection of a tool. This resulted in the selection of the webMethods Integration Platform, which was implemented as the central hub for all the applications and systems in Findus. As a part of the project, Findus replaced a number of country-specific SAP applications with SAP EBT (the SAP European Base Template). APS (Advanced Planning System from SCT) has replaced a number of country-specific applications as well. Two master databases have also been built by Capgemini Ernst & Young. One is used for globalization of material data; the second is used for metadata and cross-references.
Operational Impact
  • The goals set for Findus have been achieved.
  • Continuous work is handled by the application management center, which will take care of support, maintenance and further development.
  • The solution will be implemented in all countries where Findus does business.

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