Mccormick Aims To 'Derisk' ERP Implementation
CIODive, Wednesday, July 9th, 2025
The food company's executives said they've pivoted to a functional deployment approach, which will take longer but mitigate some challenges.
Dive Brief:
McCormick is trying to sidestep some of the difficulties that accompany major technology overhauls amid an ongoing ERP upgrade, executives said during the food company's Q2 2025 earnings call in June.
CEO, President and Chairman Brendan Foley told investors that the company has pivoted its ERP implementation plan to 'derisk' the process by moving away from a 'big bang' to a functional deployment approach. The shift will add time to the rollout, but smooths out investment periods, he said.
'You should not see a peak of investments regarding the ERP implementation going into next year,' Foley said. 'We'll continue to invest in digital, in AI and things like that, but specifically for the ERP, you should not see an increase in spend.'