Case Study: Adams Beverages achieves payroll accuracy and scalable HR integration with ADP

Setting a distributor up for successful growth

Adams Beverages is a family‑owned Anheuser‑Busch distributor serving 49 counties in North Carolina and Alabama since 1937 and operating a 550‑employee business out of Charlotte. As the company prepared to expand its warehouse and corporate office, its HR team faced chaotic, time‑consuming payroll processes: multiple payroll packages and codes across locations, poor data integration, and no dedicated service support.

After an RFP, Adams implemented ADP’s payroll and HR solutions, gaining a smooth implementation and a true integrated HRIS. The change reduced complexity to two payroll codes, improved payroll accuracy and HR efficiency, freed HR from constant fire‑fighting, and created a scalable foundation for benefits administration and future growth.

Adams Beverages

Christine Dunne

Director of Human Resources