Case Study: K. Ekrheim (Norwegian food wholesaler) achieves 12% revenue growth, 14% inventory reduction and 300% cash-flow improvement with Blue Ridge demand forecasting and replenishment planning

Food Wholesaler Saves their Bacon with Demand Forecasting and Replenishment Planning

K. Ekrheim, a Norway-based family‑run food wholesaler led by Haakon Ekrheim, was losing profit and key customers as inaccurate demand forecasts and unfocused replenishment drove up inventory while service levels fell during an economic downturn. To fix this, K. Ekrheim turned to Blue Ridge’s cloud‑native demand forecasting, replenishment and supply‑chain planning solution, including LifeLine support, to stabilize operations without heavy new IT investments.

Blue Ridge (working with partner Inventory Investment) implemented its Supply Chain Planning system in about 90 days, improving forecast accuracy and enabling focused replenishment. As a result, K. Ekrheim grew revenue by 12%, cut inventory by 14%, increased inventory turns from 21.4 to 24.6, improved cash flow by 300%, and boosted profit by 181%, while service levels rose to roughly 98.5%.

K. Ekrheim

Haakon Ekrheim

Chief Executive Officer and Owner