Case Study: Berner Food, Inc. achieves $1.5M cash-flow gain with Hyland's OnBase

ECM increases cash flow by $1.5 million for food and beverage company

Berner Food, Inc., a Dakota, IL–based food and beverage company with 300 employees and $74.8M in sales, struggled with paper-based processes that had outgrown storage, slowed document sharing across multiple locations, and wasted staff time. The company needed an enterprise solution that would integrate with its ERP without costly custom coding and could scale across the organization.

Working with Harvest Technology Group, Berner implemented OnBase ECM (starting in Accounts Payable) in about three weeks and realized full ROI in 6.5 months, then expanded the system companywide. The automation eliminated paper, saved $125,000 annually ($106K labor + $19K operating), reduced DSO from 38 to 32 days—generating roughly $1.5M in improved cash flow—and improved vendor service, first-call resolution, and IT independence.

Berner Food, Inc.

Troy Grove

CIO