Growth at Great Lakes Cheese spurs employee-experience transformation

Great Lakes Cheese (GLC) serves the nation’s retailers and food-service operations as a premier manufacturer and packer of natural and processed bulk, shredded, and sliced cheeses. Utilizing eight state-of-the-art plants, GLC products are distributed coast to coast.

With more than 3,000 employees and multiple plants in various locations, it was time to evaluate its human-resources processes and scale them to meet the company’s growth trajectory.

GLC chose SAP SuccessFactors and Benefitfocus to provide the HRIS backbone that would transform the entire HR experience. It partnered with Capgemini as the systems integrator. Building a fully integrated system for all the major HR processes was a significant change-management initiative.

The new HRIS is empowering the business with data and information. Leaders can look at their department and make data-driven decisions, and GLC can review benefits and ensure they comply with government standards.