Satori Group, Inc., a leader in providing pervasive business performance management (BPM) solutions and business intelligence (BI) software to the middle market, today announced North Side Foods of Arnold, PA has successfully completed the integration of proCube for Budgeting and Planning. North Side produces precooked sausage patties, links, and crumbles for the foodservice industry under the Ember Farms brand and other private label brands. It was the first provider of fully cooked sausage to McDonald's Corporation and remains a major supplier.
"The consumer packaged goods (CPG) industry is experiencing unprecedented competition and cost restructuring. Creating new avenues for growth and increasing profitability requires business performance management (BPM) applications that automate core business processes and drive the pervasive accessing and sharing of actionable information," said David Libesman, CTO, Satori Group. "North Side implemented proCube to simplify and improve their forecasting and strategic planning - two keys to success in the CPG industry. They now have a much more efficient and flexible forecasting process as well as the ability to explore 'what-if' scenarios'. The result is a more proactive view of their business environment."
"Before proCube, we faced the painful exercise of constructing enormous spreadsheets using Microsoft Excel, and we fell short when it came to meeting our forecasting and strategic planning needs. We needed to improve and accelerate the process and have the means to look at future business scenarios," said Kevin Kearney, Controller, North Side Foods. "After a competitive evaluation of BPM applications, we selected proCube to automate our forecasting and planning process. We especially liked proCube because of its blend of power and simplicity as well as its excellent interface with Excel. We were also very pleased and impressed with the entire Satori team, who enabled us to successfully design and implement our system within our target timeframe. Our current year forecast is now 100% in proCube and we have been able to produce "what-if" analyses very quickly and accurately. Satori knows the CPG industry, and it shows in how proCube gets the job done for us."
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North Side Foods Corp. was acquired by Smithfield Foods in October 1998. The company had been privately owned and operated by the Hofmann family for five generations. North Side produces precooked sausage patties, links, and crumbles for the foodservice industry under the Ember Farms brand and other private label brands. It was the first provider of fully cooked sausage to McDonald's Corporation and remains a major supplier. North Side also packs fully cooked pork sausage patties under the Smithfield Premium and Gwaltney brands for retail sales.
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Satori Group, Inc. is a leader in providing pervasive business performance management (BPM) solutions and business intelligence (BI) software to the middle market. Through a variety of applications including Microsoft Office applications, Adobe PDF files, or a Web browser, proCube automates planning, reporting and analysis and extends the organization's ability to reach a broader constituency of information users. By capturing isolated data stored in financial and operational systems, proCube's industry-focused applications empower users across the enterprise to access actionable information for up-to-the-minute business insight. Satori's world-class team offers proven consulting, training, integration, and extensive product and user support services for each client engagement.
Satori's content expertise and business performance management solutions address the needs of several key verticals including: consumer packaged goods/retail, financial services, healthcare, insurance, legal, and manufacturing. Satori's business applications include: proCube for Budgeting and Planning, proCube for Consolidation and Financial Reporting, proCube for Profitability Analysis, and proCube for Reporting and Analysis. To learn more about Satori's industry-focused solutions, read our success stories, and make arrangements for a proCube OneGlance demonstration, visit www.satorigroupinc.com and call us at 610 862 6300.
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