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Vineland Estates Toasts the Merits of Sage 300

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Technology Category	Functional Applications - Enterprise Resource Planning Systems (ERP)
Applicable Industries	Food & Beverage
Applicable Functions	Sales & Marketing
Use Cases	Inventory Management Supply Chain Visibility
Services	System Integration
Challenge	Vineland Estates Winery, located in the heart of the Niagara wine country, produces 47,000 cases of wine each year. The wine is shipped across Canada and to more than a dozen other countries. The winery is regulated by a number of agencies, each requiring detailed reports concerning production and distribution. The winery also needed accurate field-to-glass cost information. The wine industry is complex and highly regulated, and Vineland Estates Winery faced unique business challenges. The company operates a Wine Club, where members pay a flat monthly fee to have bottles of Vineland Estates wine delivered to their homes. The program quickly caught on, and now boasts more than 1,000 members. Most members pay their monthly fee by credit card. Read More
About Customer	Vineland Estates Winery is nestled in the heart of the Niagara wine country at the site of an historic Mennonite farm. The winery produces 47,000 cases of wine each year from grapes grown in its 150-acre vineyard and surrounding farms. Wine is shipped across Canada and to more than a dozen other countries, where it has won numerous domestic and international awards. The winery’s tasting room, restaurant, and exclusive wine club ensure Vineland Estates wines are enjoyed by enthusiasts locally and around the world. The wine industry is complex and highly regulated and faces unique business challenges; Vineland Estates Winery meets these challenges with the power of Sage 300. Read More
Solution	Vineland Estates Winery uses Sage 300 software to meet its business requirements. The software is a solid and powerful platform that meets the majority of the winery's needs out of the box, and it has been tailored to meet all of the winery's industry- and operation-specific needs. As orders come in, picking sheets are printed at the winery’s off-site warehouse. There the order is picked, packed, shipped, and acknowledged within the Sage 300 application. Then the shipping notice is available to the accounting department for production of invoices. The winery uses the bill of materials functionality of Sage 300 to capture the accumulated costs of bottling, corking, and labeling its product. The winery's Sage business partner works closely with the company to develop customized reports and functionality to meet its unique requirements. Read More Log in to view content
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Technology Category

Functional Applications - Enterprise Resource Planning Systems (ERP)

Applicable Industries

Food & Beverage

Applicable Functions

Sales & Marketing

Use Cases

Inventory Management

Supply Chain Visibility

Services

System Integration

Challenge

Vineland Estates Winery, located in the heart of the Niagara wine country, produces 47,000 cases of wine each year. The wine is shipped across Canada and to more than a dozen other countries. The winery is regulated by a number of agencies, each requiring detailed reports concerning production and distribution. The winery also needed accurate field-to-glass cost information. The wine industry is complex and highly regulated, and Vineland Estates Winery faced unique business challenges. The company operates a Wine Club, where members pay a flat monthly fee to have bottles of Vineland Estates wine delivered to their homes. The program quickly caught on, and now boasts more than 1,000 members. Most members pay their monthly fee by credit card.

About Customer

Vineland Estates Winery is nestled in the heart of the Niagara wine country at the site of an historic Mennonite farm. The winery produces 47,000 cases of wine each year from grapes grown in its 150-acre vineyard and surrounding farms. Wine is shipped across Canada and to more than a dozen other countries, where it has won numerous domestic and international awards. The winery’s tasting room, restaurant, and exclusive wine club ensure Vineland Estates wines are enjoyed by enthusiasts locally and around the world. The wine industry is complex and highly regulated and faces unique business challenges; Vineland Estates Winery meets these challenges with the power of Sage 300.

Solution

Vineland Estates Winery uses Sage 300 software to meet its business requirements. The software is a solid and powerful platform that meets the majority of the winery's needs out of the box, and it has been tailored to meet all of the winery's industry- and operation-specific needs. As orders come in, picking sheets are printed at the winery’s off-site warehouse. There the order is picked, packed, shipped, and acknowledged within the Sage 300 application. Then the shipping notice is available to the accounting department for production of invoices. The winery uses the bill of materials functionality of Sage 300 to capture the accumulated costs of bottling, corking, and labeling its product. The winery's Sage business partner works closely with the company to develop customized reports and functionality to meet its unique requirements.

Impact #1	The winery has developed a routine that queries its Sage 300 database and generates the tax remittance forms. Now it has a reputation among the auditors for having accurate reports. Audits used to take five to six days to complete; now the auditors are in and out in less than two days.
Impact #2	The company was able to tailor its Sage 300 application to support the activities required to maintain the Wine Club.

Impact #1

The winery has developed a routine that queries its Sage 300 database and generates the tax remittance forms. Now it has a reputation among the auditors for having accurate reports. Audits used to take five to six days to complete; now the auditors are in and out in less than two days.

Impact #2

The company was able to tailor its Sage 300 application to support the activities required to maintain the Wine Club.

Benefit #1	Since implementing the new Sage 300 solution, the winery is saving 20 to 30 hours each month in accounting tasks.
Benefit #2	The winery has increased revenues.

Benefit #1

Since implementing the new Sage 300 solution, the winery is saving 20 to 30 hours each month in accounting tasks.

Benefit #2

The winery has increased revenues.

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