Case Study: Dean Foods achieves $1–2M in procurement savings and automated continuous monitoring with ACL

Dean Foods - Customer Case Study

Dean Foods, the largest U.S. processor and direct-to-store distributor of fluid milk and other dairy products, faced growing audit, compliance and operational-risk pressures after merging major regional businesses. IT Risk and Security leaders needed a reliable, reproducible way to monitor privileged activity and reduce error-prone, manual reviews that relied on spreadsheets and ad-hoc analyses.

Dean Foods implemented ACL Analytics, ACL Analytics Exchange and ACL GRC, supported by ACL training and services, to automate continuous monitoring: Analytics Exchange flags potentially unauthorized privileged commands and sends exceptions to the GRC Results Manager, which triggers notifications and follow-up questionnaires. The program uncovered $1–2M in procurement waste, automated detection of unauthorized activity, and cut manual review time by about 8–10 hours per week, delivering strong ROI and more trusted controls.

Dean Foods

Joseph D'Agnostino

Senior Manager, IT Risk, Security & Compliance