Case Study: Chiquita achieves 30% annual cost savings and real-time global workforce visibility with Workday

Workday and Chiquita Managing a Fast-Moving, Global Workforce

Chiquita, a global food company with about 21,000 employees in 70 countries, needed to manage a fast-moving, commodity-driven workforce but was constrained by legacy HR systems that made global headcount, labor-cost visibility, and rapid organizational change difficult. Executives required real-time insight into where costs and talent sat so they could reallocate resources quickly and respond to volatile market conditions.

After deploying Workday for HCM, payroll, and expenses in 2008, Chiquita gained a unified cloud platform and mobile access that deliver real-time workforce visibility and faster decision-making. The company reports roughly 30% annual cost savings versus on-premises systems, $1–2M in annual recruiting savings, reduced IT overhead, faster reorganizations, improved payroll accuracy, and a single system-of-record that strengthens HR’s partnership with the enterprise.

Chiquita

Kevin Holland

Senior Vice President and Chief People Officer