Yeo Valley Farms upgrade to sofco Demand Planning 10.1

sofco, a leading provider of integrated and collaborative End-to-End Planning Solutions, are delighted to announce that Yeo Valley Farms have upgraded to sofco Demand Planning 10.1.

Since its formation in 1961, Yeo Valley Family Farms have become one of the best known organic brands in Britain. Operating across 7 sites throughout the South West they are proud to be making the highest quality yogurts, desserts and ice cream. Employing over 1700 staff they produce more than 22% of the UK's yogurt.

Yeo Valley have been using sofco applications for 14 years. The upgrade used sofco's design and deployment template achieving a 95% fit to Yeo Valley requirements, allowing a rapid deployment.

Key benefits include improved User Experience with new Tab Navigation, ABC/XYZ Categorisation Analysis, streamlined Statistical Forecasting with automated detection, New Product Forecasting based on Like Product Launches, and Advanced Promotions Planning.

"We are delighted to continue a successful partnership with Yeo Valley. There are many challenges faced in [food](/industries/food-and-beverage) production where demand is volatile, there are seasonal peaks and troughs, shelf life constraints and heavy emphasis is placed on promotions and events."