Musco Olive chooses Junction Solutions for Food & Beverage ERP Solution

Top American olive supplier chooses JunctionF/B™ and Microsoft Dynamics™ AX.

Lincolnshire, IL – Junction Solutions, the premier provider of food and beverage focused enterprise software and services based on the Microsoft platform, today announced that Musco Family Olive, the largest supplier of table olives in America, has chosen JunctionF/B™ and Microsoft Dynamics™ AX enterprise software to improve control and streamline processes over food processing and financial operations

Based in Tracy, California, Musco Family Olive is a privately held family business with facilities across the state. Rooted in expertise from the olive groves of Italy and built over many generations of active family involvement, the Musco Family Olive Co. is a leading supplier of table olives in America. The company offers two brands, Pearls and Early California. The Black Pearls brand, introduced in 1993, is now the number one brand of olives in the United States. Together with the number two selling Early California brand, Musco Family Olive commands 60% of the national branded market share.

Phase one of the Microsoft Dynamics™ AX ERP implementation will be focused on the financial accounting modules. Continuing throughout 2007, the full suite of distribution and food manufacturing modules of the JunctionF/B™ food & beverage processing software will be evaluated for implementation.

“We required a flexible, innovative technology solution that would allow us to improve our efficiency while streamlining processes across the company,” said Scott Hamilton, CFO at Musco Family Olive. “We wanted a solution that worked specifically for our food processing and distribution needs with the ability to seamlessly integrate to our existing systems. After a thorough product evaluation of several industry-leading solutions, Microsoft Dynamics™ AX and JunctionF/B™ was the clear winner.”