Case Study: Hovis achieves zero-error master data and 24/7 digital workforce with SS&C Blue Prism

Hovis Integrates 130 Years of Disparate Processes with Intelligent Automation

Hovis, the British baking and flour milling company founded in 1886, was struggling with 130 years of disparate, non‑complementary systems and time‑consuming manual workarounds after many mergers and restructurings. Facing slow operations and impractical costs for wholesale system replacement, Hovis partnered with SS&C Blue Prism to explore intelligent automation.

SS&C Blue Prism deployed an intelligent digital workforce (Blue Prism Cloud) that operates 24/7 and has effectively eliminated errors in master data and scheduling updates—achieving a zero error rate—without needing to replace existing systems. The immediate productivity gains have freed staff from repetitive tasks and the success in IT is now being expanded into Finance and HR.

Hovis

Dominic Howson

Supply Chain Planning & IS Director