Idahoan Foods Now Live with Lawson QuickStep Food & Beverage

Pre-configured, industry-specific Lawson solution will help the company deliver superior quality and value

ST. PAUL, Minn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Lawson Software (Nasdaq: LWSN - News), announced today that Idahoan Foods, LLC, has gone live on Lawson QuickStep Food & Beverage. Lawson QuickStep Food & Beverage is an industry pre-configured solution based on the latest version of the Lawson M3 Enterprise Management System. It was developed through Lawson’s deep knowledge of business processes and challenges in the food and beverage industry. The solution is designed to help meet a variety of demands, from fast moving industry supply chains and short order-to-delivery cycles to the handling of perishable products and raw-materials. This helps companies like Idahoan Foods reduce the time, cost and risks associated with bringing their products to market.

For nearly 50 years, Idahoan Foods has been a leader in prepared potato products. Based in the heart of America’s potato country, Idahoan Foods employs an extensive network of potato experts that oversee products from field to the table. The company offers a full spectrum of convenient mashed, hash brown, and casserole products under the Idahoan®, Paradise Valley®, and all-natural Honest Earth™ brand names. Today the company is one of the world’s leading producers of convenient packaged potato products.

Idahoan Foods selected Lawson QuickStep Food & Beverage, and opted to use the Lawson Implementation Solution Center for a more rapid deployment at all five of its manufacturing facilities. The Lawson Implementation Solution Center operates out of Lawson’s St. Paul, Minn., headquarters where Lawson Professional Services experts manage much of the implementation. This helps minimize onsite implementation disruptions while helping to speed the return on investment for Lawson QuickStep customers.

The new Lawson system is helping Idahoan Foods improve efficiency and performance by helping to improve the availability and accuracy of current data and information. The system is also enhancing overall reporting abilities within the organization.

“What differentiated Lawson from other software vendors was its proven industry focus and expertise in the food and beverage industry,” said Gordon Lewis, president and CEO for Idahoan Foods. “And with Lawson QuickStep, we have a solution that meets our industry-specific requirements and is faster and more cost effective to implement. Together, the Idahoan and the Lawson team members delivered a solution that will help support our business now and into the foreseeable future. The consistency and relevant industry knowledge of the Lawson team has been a significant factor in the project’s success.”

“Lawson QuickStep Food and Beverage is designed around the specific business needs of companies in the food and beverage industry,” said Jeff McKinnon, vice president, Food & Beverage, for Lawson. “And, because we can help companies get up-and-running quickly on their enterprise software, Lawson can help deliver faster business benefits for our customers' technology investments.”

About Lawson Software

Lawson Software provides software and service solutions to 4,500 customers in equipment service management and rental, fashion, food & beverage, healthcare, manufacturing & distribution, public sector (United States), service industries, and strategic human capital management across 40 countries. Lawson Software is a global provider of enterprise software, services and support to customers primarily in three sectors: services, trade and manufacturing/distribution. Lawson’s solutions include Enterprise Performance Management, Human Capital Management, Supply Chain Management, Enterprise Resource Planning, Customer Relationship Management, Manufacturing Resource Planning, Enterprise Asset Management and industry-tailored applications. Lawson solutions assist customers in simplifying their businesses or organizations by helping them streamline processes, reduce costs and enhance business or operational performance. Lawson is headquartered in St. Paul, Minn., and has offices around the world. Visit Lawson online at www.lawson.com. For Lawson’s listing on the First North exchange in Sweden, Remium AB is acting as the Certified Adviser.

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