SINGAPORE, 1 DECEMBER 2008 - Food and beverage specialist Sara Lee Corporation has outsourced its infrastructure services to HP in a seven-year contract, announced the US-based technology vendor.
HP will extend its current agreement with Sara Lee to 2015 and add the management of Sara Lee’s North America infrastructure technology to make this a fully global contract.
Under the agreement, HP will move Sara Lee’s infrastructure technology to HP’s next-generation data centre in Atlanta. The new environment promises to provide the latest infrastructure management and automation delivered as a service for Sara Lee, according to HP.
Since 2000, HP has provided services to support Sara Lee’s technology infrastructure in Europe, the Middle East, Africa, Latin America and Asia, as well as Sara Lee’s end-user environment across the globe.
Global transformation
The new deal is part of Sara Lee’s global transformation to increase operational efficiencies and reduce costs across its businesses around the world.
“This new agreement with HP helps Sara Lee to increase efficiencies and further supports our goal of operational excellence,” said Steve Merry, senior vice president and chief information officer, Sara Lee. “Over the past eight years, HP has consistently been a trusted partner that understands how technology can help us achieve our business objectives.”
“Since 2000, Sara Lee has been able to lower costs, reduce risk and accelerate growth with HP managing and transforming its technology environment,” said Ann Livermore, executive vice president, technology solutions group, HP. “This latest agreement with Sara Lee provides the right infrastructure to meet its customers’ needs today and into the future.”
