Case Study: Grupo Nutresa achieves faster sourcing and major savings with Keelvar

Grupo Nutresa Maximizes Savings with Keelvar and SAP Ariba

Grupo Nutresa, a global food company, needed a faster and more reliable way to manage supplier negotiations across multiple countries and categories. Using spreadsheets and legacy tools was slowing down sourcing events, making adoption harder for some teams, and creating a risk that important details would be missed. To address this, Grupo Nutresa turned to Keelvar, alongside SAP Ariba, for sourcing and spend management.

Keelvar helped Grupo Nutresa manage complex purchases with sourcing optimization while SAP Ariba covered simpler buying needs, creating one connected workflow across spend types. The results were significant: event setup became 78% faster, saving 233 days of work across 38 events, and the company reported $56 million in savings, including 20–25% savings in early packaging events and 10–15% on newer events. In 2024 alone, Grupo Nutresa ran 74 sourcing events covering $102.8 million in spend, and Keelvar delivered a 208x ROI since 2017.

Grupo Nutresa

Carlos Pena

Digital Procurement Leader