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ADP Helps Caribou Coffee Blend Service Excellence with Payroll and HR Management; 1000th ADP Enterprise HR Customer Gains Efficiencies with Self Service Technology.


ROSELAND, N.J. -- ADP (1) (Automatic Data Processing) Synonymous with data processing (DP), electronic data processing (EDP) and information processing.

(2) (Automatic Data Processing, Inc., Roseland, NJ, www.adp.
(R) National Account Services, part of the Employer Services Division, a leading provider of outsourced payroll, benefits and HR services for large employers, today announced that Caribou Coffee Caribou Coffee is a specialty coffee retailer, the second largest in the U.S.[2] Caribou concentrates on selling gourmet coffees, teas, and bakery goods in over 464 coffeehouses in 18 states.  has begun implementation of its Enterprise HR(SM) solution to streamline HR and payroll processes and increase employee satisfaction. Enterprise HR is ADP's flagship payroll and human resources The fancy word for "people." The human resources department within an organization, years ago known as the "personnel department," manages the administrative aspects of the employees.  management offering with powerful, easy-to-use functionality and built-in, best-in-class efficiencies to combine HR, benefit and payroll data, seamlessly. Caribou Coffee is ADP's 1000th Enterprise HR customer.

Caribou Coffee, the second largest specialty coffee company in the U.S., has been an ADP payroll client for 13 years. In that time, the organization has grown from eight employees to more than 5,000 associates in 14 states and the District of Columbia District of Columbia, federal district (2000 pop. 572,059, a 5.7% decrease in population since the 1990 census), 69 sq mi (179 sq km), on the east bank of the Potomac River, coextensive with the city of Washington, D.C. (the capital of the United States). . When Caribou Coffee initially decided to outsource payroll, they turned to ADP to provide the services that matched their needs. As Caribou Caribou, town, United States
Caribou (kâr`ĭb), town (1990 pop. 9,415), Aroostook co., NE Maine, on the Aroostook River; inc. 1859.
 expanded and their requirements changed, they found that a multi-faceted payroll and HR solution, which offered new functionality while meeting their evolving administrative requirements, was the natural next step. After reviewing several alternate options, Caribou Coffee turned again to ADP for the comprehensive solution that would meet their expanding payroll and HR needs.

ADP Enterprise HR offers a wide range of functionality including compliance management, employee performance management, training and development, and complete payroll administration. Caribou Coffee will also leverage ADP Self Service, a Web-based portal that enables managers and employees to easily access HR, benefit, career, and personal data from any Internet connection. Additionally, ADP Self Service for managers helps team leaders to easily update their direct report's job status changes and tie compensation to performance. ADP Enterprise HR's breadth of services and increased functionality helps Caribou by increasing efficiencies and saving valuable time and resources.

"Our business relies on providing superior customer service. We pride ourselves on creating an experience that makes the day better," said Karen McBride, Vice President of Human Resources, Caribou Coffee. "When looking for Looking for

In the context of general equities, this describing a buy interest in which a dealer is asked to offer stock, often involving a capital commitment. Antithesis of in touch with.
 a new HR solution, it was important to implement a system that would help our managers further reduce time spent on administrative functions, so that they could focus more on employees and customers. ADP Self Service will help us to effectively meet those goals. Additionally, it was critical that we partner with a service provider that shared our commitment to service. ADP's Enterprise HR is a powerful payroll and HR system built on a foundation of superior service."

Enterprise HR also enables paperless payroll by giving Caribou and other large companies the opportunity to offer employees ADP's TotalPay(R) Card, a pre-paid debit card debit card, card that allows the cost of goods or services that are purchased to be deducted directly from the purchaser's checking account. They can also be used at automated teller machines for withdrawing cash from the user's checking account.  that is automatically loaded with each employees pay, each pay cycle. IPaystatements and iReports can also be utilized through the ADP Self Service portal, where employees can conveniently access their paycheck statements and W-2s via the Internet, minimizing printing costs, bank fees and exposure to check fraud.

"Caribou Coffee has been a payroll client of ADP since 1992, when the coffee company had eight employees. We are delighted to continue our partnership as Caribou's business grows, providing new HR and payroll services to meet the company's evolving needs," said Jay Rising, President, National Account Services, ADP. "The advanced technology and best practices within ADP's Enterprise HR will help Caribou Coffee handle HR, benefit and payroll tasks quickly and accurately with greater access to information across the enterprise."

Enterprise HR is offered by ADP National Account Services, the business unit of ADP Employer Services that provides payroll, HR and benefit services to organizations with more than 1,000 employees. For more information, please visit www.nas.adp.com.

About ADP

Automatic Data Processing Same as data processing. , Inc. (NYSE NYSE

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:ADP), with approximately $8 billion in revenues and 550,000 clients worldwide, is one of the largest providers of a broad range of premier mission-critical, cost-effective transaction processing Updating the appropriate database records as soon as a transaction (order, payment, etc.) is entered into the computer. It may also imply that confirmations are sent at the same time.

Transaction processing systems are the backbone of an organization because they update constantly.
 and information-based business solutions. ADP Employer Services (ES), a division of ADP, Inc., is a leading provider of integrated business administrative solutions that help its over 490,000 clients efficiently manage their internal processes, allowing them to focus on core competencies A core competency is something that a firm can do well and that meets the following three conditions specified by Hamel and Prahalad (1990):
  1. It provides customer benefits
  2. It is hard for competitors to imitate
  3. It can be leveraged widely to many products and markets.
. ADP Employer Services' offerings include both traditional and Web-based outsourcing (1) Contracting with outside consultants, software houses or service bureaus to perform systems analysis, programming and datacenter operations. Contrast with insourcing. See netsourcing, ASP, SSP and facilities management.  products and services, giving clients the ability to select from ADP's comprehensive range of World Class Service solutions. Services include: payroll, tax regulatory management, HRMS HRMS Human Resource Management System
HRMS High Resolution Microwave Survey (SETI, Project Phoenix)
HRMS High Resolution Mass Spectroscopy
HRMS High Resolution Molecular Spectroscopy
HRMS Human Resources Management Specialist
, benefit administration, time and labor management, retirement plan services, online recruiting, PEO services, and employment screening and selection. For more information about ADP Employer Services, or to contact a local ADP sales office, reach us at 1.800.225.5237 or visit the company's Web site at www.adp.com.
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