UK Craft Beer Import Pioneer Cave Direct Conquers Brexit Taxes, Edges out the Competition with Acumatica

UK craft beer importer Cave Direct struggled with a legacy financial system prone to crashing. It relied on spreadsheets for inventory management at its four warehouses, resulting in a lack of real-time stock visibility for its sales team. CaveDirect’s manual reliance on spreadsheets complicated sales and hindered its ability to offer online ordering. Spreadsheets also made it difficult to manage complex import tax calculations, and restricted growth.

Cave Direct transformed its operations and gained a significant competitive edge with its automated Brexit and VAT calculation capabilities. The company achieved real-time inventory visibility across its warehouses, allowing it to consolidate inventory from 4 warehouses to one during the pandemic. Cave Direct eliminated manual spreadsheet manipulation saving hours, and Acumatica’s cloud access allows sales to see inventory and other data in real time from the field.