Established in 1989, Green Bay, Wis.-based AK Pizza Crust manufactures self-rising and par-baked crusts as well as frozen dough balls, which are used by many businesses. When Debby Berchem joined AK Pizza Crust as the CFO five years ago, the company had recently purchased another pizza dough manufacturer—just one way among several that AK Pizza Crust was growing, and with rapid growth came increased demand on its accounts payable (AP) process. 

Although the crust company had a vision for how they wanted to improve their AP process, they struggled to find the right consultant to help. With an eye on improving financial workflows, Berchem saw opportunities to make the AP process more efficient.