{"id":94040,"date":"2025-07-15T09:11:42","date_gmt":"2025-07-15T09:11:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.board.com\/?post_type=case-study&#038;p=94040"},"modified":"2025-08-18T12:40:44","modified_gmt":"2025-08-18T12:40:44","slug":"cereal-docks-slashes-data-prep-time-by-more-than-50-with-unified-planning-and-consolidation","status":"publish","type":"case-study","link":"https:\/\/www.board.com\/customer\/cereal-docks-slashes-data-prep-time-by-more-than-50-with-unified-planning-and-consolidation","title":{"rendered":"Cereal Docks slashes data prep time by more than 50% with unified planning and consolidation\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\t<section id=\"block_c2be036351024e12d6770df53dc913ef-\" class=\"block hero-case-study position-relative block-margin-bottom\">\n\n\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"320\" src=\"https:\/\/www.board.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/1920x600_header-customer-page_cereal-docks-group-1-1600x500.jpg\" class=\"hero-bg-fw wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.board.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/1920x600_header-customer-page_cereal-docks-group-1-1600x500.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/www.board.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/1920x600_header-customer-page_cereal-docks-group-1-768x240.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.board.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/1920x600_header-customer-page_cereal-docks-group-1-1536x480.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.board.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/1920x600_header-customer-page_cereal-docks-group-1-480x150.jpg 480w, https:\/\/www.board.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/1920x600_header-customer-page_cereal-docks-group-1-215x67.jpg 215w, https:\/\/www.board.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/1920x600_header-customer-page_cereal-docks-group-1-572x179.jpg 572w, https:\/\/www.board.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/1920x600_header-customer-page_cereal-docks-group-1.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\n\t\t<div class=\"overlay-gradient\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/div>\n\n\t\t<div class=\"breadcrumb-bar bg-brand-pearl\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"d-flex flex-wrap list-unstyled mb-0 breadcrumbs\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"mb-0 d-flex\"><span><span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.board.com\/\">Home<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/li>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<div class=\"hero-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-md-6\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"display-2\">Cereal Docks slashes data prep time by more than 50% with unified planning and consolidation\u00a0<\/h1>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><p>Driving alignment and improving decision-making across the business <\/p>\n<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/section>\n\t\n\n\n\t<section id=\"block_f8469399262e448c21e1905f07a85319-1\" class=\"block block--spc block-content-case-study single-page__post\">\n\n\t\t<div class=\"d-lg-none container\">\n\t\t\t\t<aside class=\"company-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\" class=\"company-info__logo\" src=\"https:\/\/www.board.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/360x140_cereal-docks-Logo.png\" alt=\"Cereal Docks Logo\" height=\"75\" width=\"75\">\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"company-info__section\">\n\t\t\t<h2>Company stats<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"list-unstyled company-info__list list-with-ticks\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"mb-0\"><strong>Industry: <\/strong>Consumer Packaged Goods<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"mb-0\"><strong>Department: <\/strong>Finance<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"mb-0\"><strong>Revenue: <\/strong>\u20ac1.4 billion <\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"mb-0\"><strong>Production \/ storage sites: <\/strong>10<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"mb-0\"><strong>Agricultural suppliers: <\/strong>18,000<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"company-info__section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>Board Solutions<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"list-unstyled company-info__list list-with-ticks\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ico icon-check\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"mb-0\">FP&amp;A: Management Reporting<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ico icon-check\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"mb-0\">FP&amp;A: Budgeting, Planning &amp; Forecasting <\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ico icon-check\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"mb-0\">Financial Close and Consolidation (Board GCR)<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"company-info__section\">\n\t\t\t<h2>In partnership with<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"company-info__logo\" src=\"https:\/\/www.board.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/logo_8.png\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" height=\"75\" width=\"75\">\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/aside>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<div class=\"container container--narrow\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"row justify-content-center\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-lg-7 single-page__post-text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Cereal Docks, a leading Italian agri-food processing group, selected Board to streamline its management, control, and reporting processes. By automating workflows, reducing manual data preparation by over 50%, and unifying operations under a single platform, the company has significantly enhanced efficiency and decision-making. Board GCR plays a central role in the financial consolidation process, ensuring timely, accurate, and standardized reporting across the group\u2019s ten subsidiaries. With seamless data integration and automated reporting, Cereal Docks has reduced complexity while gaining better control over its financial processes. Looking ahead, Cereal Docks plans to implement budgeting and forecasting functionalities to further foster collaboration and data-driven planning across all business areas.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Cereal Docks is an industrial group founded in 1983, specializing in the production of ingredients such as meals, oils, and lecithins\u2014natural emulsifiers widely used in food, pharmaceutical, and cosmetic applications. The group processes over 3 million tons of raw materials annually across six production plants and four storage centers, supported by 420 employees.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In the last decade, Cereal Docks has grown significantly, expanding from four subsidiaries to ten, which brought an increase in business complexity. Managing processes using Excel spreadsheets became increasingly unsustainable, leading to inefficiencies and a heightened risk of human error. <strong>Giovanni Fanin, Corporate Director of Cereal Docks, explains:&nbsp;&#8220;<em>Our rapid growth meant we needed to move away from manual processes. Board has given us the tools to streamline workflows and focus on what matters most\u2014making informed decisions quickly.<\/em>&#8221;&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Streamlining operations and enhancing efficiency with Board&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Since implementing Board, Cereal Docks has achieved a significant improvement in efficiency. The platform has automated key processes, saving over 50% of time previously spent on manual data collection and preparation.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"video-block\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"video-wrap loading ratio ratio-16x9\">\n\t\t\t<button id=\"block_a5e68789cf12d42f14c025c8dcc3589f-vimeo-play-button\" class=\"video-wrap__play vimeo-button\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"visually-hidden\">Play Video<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"video-wrap__bg\" role=\"img\" aria-label=\"Placeholder\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/i.vimeocdn.com\/video\/2036939695-7499afea21c14bcb77fb5b0a7813af07673ed03b822395bd5f0e33694842b6f6-d_1920x1080?&#038;r=pad&#038;region=us)\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t<iframe id=\"block_a5e68789cf12d42f14c025c8dcc3589f-vimeoVid\" title=\"Vimeo video player\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/1077592019?h=97bd003205\" class=\"vimeo-video\"  allowfullscreen allow=\"autoplay\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/iframe>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Board GCR has also improved the quality of financial consolidation and reporting. By standardizing the closing process across ten subsidiaries, the platform has eliminated discrepancies, automated intercompany reconciliations, and accelerated month-end reporting. <strong>&#8220;<em>Before Board, consolidation was a time-consuming and error-prone process,<\/em>\u201dAlberto Basso, Group Controller Manager at Cereal Docks, highlights. \u201c<em>Now, we have full visibility across all entities and can close our financials with confidence and accuracy.<\/em>&#8221;&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Automation has also reduced manual errors, leading to more accurate data and faster decision-making. Board features have also improved the quality of reports by significantly reducing human errors. This has enabled finance teams to dedicate more time to high-value activities like strategic planning and performance analysis. <strong>Monica Piva, Accounting Manager, highlights:<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>&#8220;<em>The level of detail and accuracy we now have in our financial reports allows us to act faster and make decisions with greater confidence.<\/em>&#8221; &nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Seamless integration enables scalable financial planning and consolidation&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The platform has further improved collaboration across teams by unifying management and control processes in a single environment. The integration of financial and operational data ensures all teams work from a single source of truth, enabling better alignment and faster communication.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Board GCR plays a key role in automating the financial close process, from statutory and management reporting to cash flow reconciliation and XBRL filing. The system\u2019s robust consolidation engine ensures compliance with accounting standards while streamlining data entry from multiple sources. <strong>Giovanni Fanin adds:&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>&#8220;<em>Having a centralized platform that connects all our financial data has fundamentally changed how we operate. We\u2019re no longer bogged down in manual processes, allowing us to focus on what really matters\u2014driving the business forward.<\/em>&#8221; <\/strong>After just one year of implementation, Cereal Docks uses Board for statutory financial statements, control activities, and detailed reporting. The drill-down capabilities allow for granular analysis, helping the team quickly identify and address key issues.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Looking ahead&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The next phase for Cereal Docks is the implementation of budgeting and forecasting functionalities. This will further unify business areas within a single platform, enhancing cross-department collaboration and fostering an even more data-driven decision-making culture. <strong>Fanin concludes:&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201c<em>The flexibility of the platform means we\u2019re well-prepared for the future, whether it\u2019s integrating new data sources or adapting to the needs of a growing business.<\/em>\u201d&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-lg-3\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"d-none d-lg-block\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<aside class=\"company-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\" class=\"company-info__logo\" src=\"https:\/\/www.board.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/360x140_cereal-docks-Logo.png\" alt=\"Cereal Docks Logo\" height=\"75\" width=\"75\">\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"company-info__section\">\n\t\t\t<h2>Company stats<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"list-unstyled company-info__list list-with-ticks\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"mb-0\"><strong>Industry: <\/strong>Consumer Packaged Goods<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"mb-0\"><strong>Department: <\/strong>Finance<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"mb-0\"><strong>Revenue: <\/strong>\u20ac1.4 billion <\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"mb-0\"><strong>Production \/ storage sites: <\/strong>10<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"mb-0\"><strong>Agricultural suppliers: <\/strong>18,000<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"company-info__section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>Board Solutions<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"list-unstyled company-info__list list-with-ticks\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span 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