Your favourite Maggi is now powered by SAP S/4HANA Cloud Private Edition

Nestlé’s transformation to SAP S/4HANA Cloud Private Edition represents one of the most significant enterprise modernizations in the consumer goods industry - not just for its scale, but for the precision with which data became the enabler of business agility and speed. As someone with deep experience migrating data to S/4HANA, this program is a powerful demonstration of how clean, harmonized data, when paired with a robust digital core, can be leveraged for measurable transformation.

At the heart of Nestlé’s upgrade lies a disciplined data migration approach spanning 112 countries and impacting over 50,000 employees - all achieved with less than 20 hours of downtime. That scale of execution is only possible when data governance and transformation frameworks are mature. Nestlé’s confidence in its data foundation allowed the company to reimagine its core business processes rather than merely lift and shift systems. Harmonized master and transactional data across business units enabled the company to execute with end-to-end visibility - from product innovation to customer delivery.

The measurable business benefits are profound. Brands like Nescafé, Kit Kat, and Maggi are now able to accelerate product launches worldwide, reduce time-to-market, and leverage real-time data insights for supply chain and demand planning. “With the upgrade, we gain new capabilities and insights that will help scale new products faster globally to meet the needs of our customers and consumers, and with AI and automation at scale, we'll drive efficiency and effectiveness across our value chain”.​

Equally important, this migration sets the stage for intelligent ERP. With SAP’s Joule Copilot and advanced analytics, Nestlé is automating workflows and delivering personalized consumer experiences - made possible by their reliable, unified data landscape. The transformation “showcases how scale can be a strategic advantage for innovation,” noted Thomas Saueressig of SAP, highlighting how global brands like Nestlé “anticipate consumer trends, optimize operations and deliver exceptional experiences at scale”.​

Nestlé’s S/4HANA journey proves that a strategic data migration underpins digital transformation. Ultimately, clean and connected data enables intelligent ERP, fosters agility, and empowers global leadership in today’s dynamic markets.​