Stellar Snacks Case Study: Modernizing Food Manufacturing with Oracle NetSuite ERP

“They understood our operational complexity and delivered practical, scalable solutions. Their responsive, hands-on approach made the implementation successful and positioned us to better leverage AI, automation, and connected systems for smarter decision-making and long-term operational efficiency across the business. Consule Solutions was an exceptional partner throughout our NetSuite implementation. Their team managed project leadership, integrations, workflow consulting, data migration, training, and on-site go-live support with professionalism and expertise.”

Garry Allen

Executive Vice President, Stellar Snacks LLC

Company Background

Stellar Snacks, is a food and beverage manufacturer and distributor based in Carson City, Nevada, specializing in snack foods and consumer packaged goods (CPG). As the company continues to expand its manufacturing and distribution operations, they required a scalable ERP platform to support their growing business and improve operational visibility and efficiency.

Business Use Case

Stellar Snacks was relying on QuickBooks, xTuple ERP, and a combination of other disconnected systems and manual processes across finance, procurement, inventory, manufacturing, and order management. As the business grew, these processes created operational challenges, including manual data entry, reconciliation, limited visibility, and difficulty connecting critical business functions.

Seeking a scalable ERP solution to support continued growth, Stellar Snacks turned to NetSuite to establish a unified platform for its financial and operational processes.

Key drivers influencing the decision included:

Manufacturing-ready ERP capabilities to support production, procurement, inventory, and order-to-cash processes
Reduction of manual workflows and administrative effort
Improved operational visibility through a single source of truth
Seamless integration with critical business systems
A scalable ERP foundation capable of supporting continued growth

Solution

Stellar Snacks partnered with the Consule Solutions team to implement a fully-integrated NetSuite ERP solution designed around their manufacturing, distribution, financial, and operational requirements.

The tailored NetSuite solution included:

Core NetSuite ERP implementation and process standardization
Manufacturing and production workflow configuration
Procurement and inventory management
Order-to-cash workflow configuration
Ramp integration for spend management and AP automation
Vividly integration for trade promotion management
SPS Commerce integration for retail EDI and order processing
Automated banking integrations and financial data synchronization

The solution connected finance, procurement, inventory, manufacturing, order management, retail EDI, and banking processes within a unified NetSuite environment. The implementation focused on minimizing customization while aligning NetSuite with Stellar Snacks’ real-world business processes.

Outcome

The implementation transformed Stellar Snacks’ operations from a manual, QuickBooks, and xTuple ERP-based environment into a connected and scalable ERP platform. By centralizing critical business processes in NetSuite, the company can plan, monitor, and report across production, sales, and finance with greater automation and with a stronger foundation for continued growth.

Implementation highlights included:

Streamlined Operations: Automated workflows across finance, procurement, inventory, manufacturing, and order management, reducing manual effort and improving process efficiency.

Connected Business Systems: Integrated NetSuite with Ramp, Vividly, SPS Commerce, and banking platforms, creating seamless connectivity across critical business functions.

Improved Visibility: Established a single source of truth for operational and financial data, enabling more accurate reporting and faster, data-driven decision-making.

Enhanced Transaction Processing: Streamlined processes across procurement, order management, accounts payable, and financial operations.

Scalable ERP Foundation: Provided Stellar Snacks with a flexible NetSuite environment capable of supporting continued manufacturing and distribution growth with minimal customization.