The Chef's Warehouse, a leading food distributor with annual sales of $2.6 billion, faced significant challenges with manual cash application processes. Their team was trapped in reactive, time-consuming tasks that hindered their ability to scale. To move from chaos to control, they turned to BlackLine to build a more resilient and predictable invoice-to-cash process.

With BlackLine, The Chef's Warehouse automated 66% of its payments in just six weeks, transforming their AR process from a source of friction into a strategic advantage. The solution provided the visibility and control needed not only to track performance but also to build the operational mastery required for future growth.

Travis Perkins, the UK's largest builders' merchant, was struggling with a manual cash application process that left them a month behind and created significant operational friction. The lack of visibility made it difficult to manage debt and created a "very messy" situation that undermined financial confidence.

As part of a larger transformation initiative, Travis Perkins chose to become the architect of a more predictable future. By implementing BlackLine's Cash Application solution, they engineered unpredictability out of their process and built an engine for same-day cash application. This delivered a clearer, more accurate view of their financial data and established a new foundation of operational mastery.

"BlackLine has had an impact on the entire company. There are fewer questions about why an item is unallocated. The credit team can automatically see what's outstanding."

— Martin Crisp, Head of Group Order to Cash, Travis Perkins

Creditsafe, a global leader in business credit reports, was hampered by manual, Excel-based processes that created blind spots across their international operations. To manage the complexity of multiple currencies and regulatory requirements, they needed to move beyond the chaos and gain control over their cash cycle.

After implementing BlackLine's Invoice-to-Cash solution, Creditsafe turned volatility into a strategic advantage. They automated 90% of incoming payment matches, unlocking thousands of hours in time savings and achieving a 234% ROI. This newfound efficiency and control became their quiet flex, empowering them to expand into new markets with confidence.