Daisy Brand Selects Junction Solutions & Microsoft Dynamics AX

LINCOLNSHIRE, Ill. — Junction Solutions (www.junctionsolutions.com) today announced that Dallas-based Daisy Brand (www.daisybrand.com) has selected JunctionF/B™ for Dairy, its end-to-end solution set for the dairy industry. Junction Solutions is a provider of vertical market-specific software applications and services for the process manufacturing and retail industries, built in Microsoft Dynamics® AX. Daisy Brand, a premier manufacturer of sour cream and cottage cheese products, will use the software solutions to improve operational control, simplify compliance processes and connect with customers, suppliers and employees.

Daisy Brand operates the largest sour cream plant in the world, and provides sour cream to all 50 states. Daisy Brand has over 300 employees and is the United State’s leading sour cream brand in sales.

“We were looking for a partner that understood our industry and could provide a solution that addressed our complex financial systems as well as our need to efficiently manage our operations and customer service,” said Kevin Brown, Director Information Systems, Daisy Brand. “Junction Solutions’ proven, deep dairy industry expertise coupled with the capability of JunctionF/B for Dairy and Microsoft Dynamics AX was the complete solution to help us better control our cost and risk exposure while being flexible enough for growth.”

JunctionF/B for Dairy enhances the manufacturer’s ability for operational transaction execution, coupling this capability with complex dairy cost structure, component cost structure and producer contract management. This solution enables the manufacturer to achieve complete 360-degree visibility.

“We are pleased to have the opportunity to deliver JunctionF/B for Dairy to such a prestigious organization as Daisy Brand,” said Christian Hutter, vice president, Food and Beverage Practice, Junction Solutions. “We have seen the value we can provide by allowing dairies to marry operational transaction execution with complex financial management in a singular solution built on the powerful Microsoft Dynamics AX platform.”

About Daisy Brand

Daisy Brand, based in Dallas, TX, is a fourth-generation, family-owned business that prides itself on producing and selling high-quality dairy products, while providing a good value to its consumers. It is these principles that have set the foundation for growth and continue to be the driving force behind the company’s direction. Daisy began in 1917, delivering products in a horse-drawn cart, and nine decades later is serving customers coast-to-coast from the largest sour cream plant in the world. Today, Daisy Brand has over 300 employees and is America’s leading sour cream brand with sales in all 50 states. Daisy’s products include sour cream and cottage cheese. For more information, please visit www.daisybrand.com.

About Junction Solutions

With offices in the U.S. and U.K., Junction Solutions provides vertical-specific software applications and services that help organizations enhance operational performance, reduce costs, expand delivery channels and strengthen relationships. Built on Microsoft Dynamics® AX and designed specifically for Manufacturing and Retail companies, Junction Solutions’ innovative offerings focus on enterprise resource planning, (ERP), supply chain management (SCM – demand, order, warehouse, yard and distribution management), human capital management, merchandising, order entry management, call-center management, eCommerce engagement and fulfillment. The company recently was named 2010 Microsoft Dynamics® Retail Partner of the Year. For more information, please visit www.junctionsolutions.com.

Source: Daisy Brand