MILCONA GmbH

From zero to one hundred

Almost everyone who works in the dairy industry now knows MILCONA, the B2B premium supplier of high-quality dairy ingredients and raw milk products. Founded in 2020 by two industry specialists, the company has been on a successful international path ever since. Its well-known customers already include global players.

SAP Business One Cloud and conesprit – facts speak for themselves

The ambitious startup knew, thanks to its many years of management experience, that growth is impossible without a powerful ERP system. Positive previous experiences with SAP made SAP Business One the solution for small and medium-sized businesses. "SAP Business One Cloud was and remains the only alternative for us. High IT security, low maintenance costs, and always an optimal system, hosted by experts – all these facts speak for themselves," explains Wagner when asked why MILCONA chose the cloud solution.

Almost as quickly as the decision to implement SAP Business One Cloud was made at the beginning of 2021, the two managing directors agreed to have conesprit GmbH implement the solution. The Swabian SAP consulting firm was particularly convincing due to its references in the food retail industry and the quickly available demo system. Within about one working week, the SAP solution was available for MILCONA available.

Audits create trust

In addition to 32-year-old Benedict Wagner, who began his career as a banker, MILCONA is led by Tilen Verhovsek, who draws on more than twenty years of industry experience. Since the end of October 2021, the young company has also been certified as an IFS Broker 3. This is not something many brokers can boast and indicates one of the highest quality standards currently available in the industry.

“Do It Yourself” package – efficient and cost-effective                                   

MILCONA booked the "Do It Yourself (DIY)" introductory package. This includes two databases, a production database and a workshop database, training materials, and standard documents. This provides conesprit, especially for users with prior SAP knowledge, with a comprehensive foundation for mapping their respective business processes in SAP and structuring them accordingly, digitizing and efficiently. Training and additional modules can be booked as an option.

MILCONA first completed a questionnaire, based on which the databases were configured. The finished databases were then made available in the SAP Business One Cloud. Based on the preparatory work by
Within a few days, the productive database was configured and established on our own initiative by conesprit, and has since been available as a platform for further international growth.

SAP now manages not only the supply chain

All business processes are now digitally mapped in the SAP Business One Cloud. The system also supports procurement optimization with regard to inventory and consumption. The flow of goods in production, which can essentially take place worldwide, is completely mapped in the ERP software, from the withdrawal of raw materials to the storage of the produced items. Sales and distribution are also completely managed via SAP. Since MILCONA does not have a financial accountant on its team, journal entries automatically generated by MILCONA's processes are exported and imported into the tax advisor's DATEV database.

“We were looking for a fully integrated ERP solution with an international focus, cloud-enabled and the strict guidelines of the food industry can be sustainably mapped. We found all of this in SAP Business One Cloud."

Benedikt Wagner, founder and managing director MILCONA