Lawson Software (Nasdaq: LWSN) today announced that food manufacturer
Golden Flake Snack Foods Inc., has selected Lawson
QuickStep Food & Beverage, an industry pre-configured solution
based on the latest version of the Lawson M3 Enterprise Management
System. The solution was built on Lawson’s deep knowledge of business
processes and challenges in the food and beverage industry. It 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 Golden
Flake Snack Foods reduce the time, cost and risks associated with
bringing products to market. The contract was signed during the third
quarter of Lawson’s 2011 fiscal year, which ended Feb. 28, 2011.
As part of this enterprise software deployment, Golden Flake Snack Foods
also licensed select Lawson
Human Resource Management applications, including Absence
Management and Payroll.
These applications will help the company better track and manage
employee time off and help streamline payroll operations, including
quarterly filings and reporting. Lawson
Professional Services will assist with the implementation.
Golden Flake Snack Foods, based in Birmingham, Ala., is a snack food
manufacturer and distributor with approximately 850 employees and
distribution to twelve states in the southern United States. Due to
Golden Flake Snack Foods’ rapid growth over the past several years, the
company needed to update its outdated, disparate business applications
with a centralized solution to help meet the challenges of its growing
business.
"Our old system was inefficient and required a lot of manual data entry,
duplicate keying and detailed lookups, when many of these processes
should be either eliminated or automated,” said Patty Townsend, vice
president and CFO of Golden Flake Snack Foods. "Our business has grown
substantially, and in turn, so has the volume of our data. The Lawson
system will help provide us with the flexibility and features necessary
to adapt to the changing needs of our business. Ultimately, this will
help us continue to provide excellent customer service.”
"Lawson QuickStep Food & Beverage is designed to address the complex
challenges food and beverage companies face, from material and capacity
planning to production and distribution,” said Frederic Champalbert,
general manager of Food & Beverage for Lawson. "By connecting core
business processes in the enterprise, Lawson is able to help companies
like Golden Flake achieve greater visibility into their business. In the
end, it’s about helping them increase operational efficiency, enhance
customer service and improve their bottom lines.”
About Lawson Software
Lawson Software is a global provider
of enterprise software. We provide business application software,
maintenance and consulting to customers primarily in specific services,
trade and manufacturing/distribution industries. We specialize in and
target specific industries including healthcare, services, public
sector, equipment service management & rental, manufacturing &
distribution and consumer products industries. Our software solutions
include Enterprise Financial Management, Human Capital Management,
Business Intelligence, Asset Management, Enterprise Performance
Management, Supply Chain Management, Service Management, Manufacturing
Operations, Business Project Management and industry-tailored
applications. Our applications help automate and integrate critical
business processes, which enable our customers to collaborate with their
partners, suppliers and employees, 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.
Forward-Looking Statements
This press release contains
forward-looking statements that contain risks and uncertainties. These
forward-looking statements contain statements of intent, belief or
current expectations of Lawson and its management. Such forward-looking
statements are not guarantees of future results and involve risks and
uncertainties that may cause actual results to differ materially from
the potential results discussed in the forward-looking statements. Risks
and uncertainties that may cause such differences include but are not
limited to: the risk that the pending merger with GGC Software Holdings,
Inc., an affiliate of Golden Gate Capital and Infor, may not be
completed on a timely basis, if at all; the risk that the conditions to
the consummation of the merger may not be satisfied; the risk that the
merger may involve unexpected costs, liabilities or delays; the risk
that expected benefits of the merger may not materialize as expected;
the risk that, prior to the completion of the merger, Lawson's business
may experience significant disruptions, including loss of customers or
employees, due to transaction-related uncertainty or other factors; the
fact that legal proceedings that have been instituted and the
possibility that additional legal proceedings may be instituted against
Lawson, its directors and/or others relating to the merger and the
outcome of such proceedings; the possible occurrence of an event, change
or other circumstance that could result in termination of the merger
agreement; uncertainties in the software industry; uncertainties as to
when and whether the conditions for the recognition of deferred revenue
will be satisfied; increased competition; the impact of foreign currency
exchange rate fluctuations; changes in conditions in Lawson's targeted
industries; the outcome of pending litigation; and other risk factors
listed in Lawson's most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K and subsequent
Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission. Lawson assumes no obligation to update any forward-looking
information contained in this press release.
