
Caribou Coffee EDI Implementation for Retail Grocery Compliance
Case study of Caribou Coffee implementing AccellosOne EDI for Microsoft Dynamics GP to meet Target's electronic order, invoice, and ASN requirements.
Caribou Coffee needed EDI capability to sell into large retail grocery channels. The company evaluated EDI solutions that integrate with Microsoft Dynamics GP accounting software and selected AccellosOne EDI. Implementation was completed in eight weeks, enabling automated exchange of purchase orders, invoices, and advance ship notices with Target and opening new revenue channels.
EDI compliance required to sell to major retail grocery accounts like Target
Tight integration with Microsoft Dynamics GP reduced support burden and manual re-keying
Implementation completed in 8 weeks versus 12-week deadline
Automated order flow saves one hour per week per trading partner
New EDI capability projected to generate $500K incremental annual revenue