Case Study: Schwan’s Company achieves a 30% faster compensation cycle and 40% reduction in training with PeopleFluent Compensation

30% Faster Compensation Cycle Boosts Efficiency and Productivity Across 12 Manufacturing Sites

Schwan’s Company, a Minnesota‑based manufacturer of well‑known frozen food brands with about 11,000 full‑time employees and 12 U.S. manufacturing sites, was hampered by a cumbersome, inflexible legacy ERP compensation process. Preparing and validating the annual compensation cycle took multiple hours and created heavy administrative burdens, prompting the company to seek a configurable solution that would reduce time spent on routine tasks and enable the HR team to be more strategic.

Schwan’s implemented PeopleFluent Compensation, a user‑friendly solution that eliminated intensive change management, cut training needs by about 40%, and reduced compensation cycle prep time by 30%. The platform delivers complete compensation statements to roughly 5,000 participating employees, improved pay transparency, and freed the compensation team to focus on financial analysis, market research and closer partnerships with business units.

Schwan's Company

Andrea Larson

Director of Payroll and HR Systems