MLW Foods – Sage X3 ERP Implementation
MLW Foods, a prominent Canadian producer and distributor of frozen Asian-style meals under the renowned Wong Wing brand, urgently required a new ERP system following its separation from its previous parent company. After being acquired from McCain Foods in 2021, MLW Foods lost access to SAP and faced a challenging timeline to set up its own financial and operational frameworks. To address this situation, the company collaborated with IWI Consulting Group, a certified Sage X3 implementation partner, to install a state-of-the-art ERP solution tailored for process manufacturing. IWI facilitated a comprehensive ERP rollout, suggesting a virtual private server configuration to enhance security and scalability. The implementation, which encompassed financials, distribution, and manufacturing, was accomplished in just ten months, achieving full functionality and a swift return on investment. By transitioning from SAP to Sage X3 and Sage Enterprise Intelligence (SEI), MLW Foods realized annual savings of 20–30% in system and infrastructure costs. The company also consolidated data access and analytics within Sage X3, eliminating the need for separate warehouse management and business intelligence tools. Thanks to SEI dashboards, the finance and operations teams can now analyze profitability by customer and product, monitor promotional activities and freight expenses, and detect trends in real time. IWI further assisted MLW Foods in automating critical manufacturing processes, such as production tracking, inventory scanning, and labeling, which minimized manual errors and enhanced quality control. With Sage X3, the company can execute complete lot recalls in under 30 minutes while ensuring full compliance with audit standards. Jacques Plante, CFO and CIO, stated, “With Sage X3 and IWI, we stay ahead of the curve. We have continuous access to the necessary data to operate the business in the most efficient, safe, and profitable manner.”