--- title: "Optimizing Food Manufacturing with IT Services: ELF's Success" date: 2025-02-18T14:49:52Z modified: 2025-03-12T19:52:15Z permalink: "https://fultonmay.com/2025/02/18/it-food-manufacturing/" type: post status: publish excerpt: See how Fulton May Solutions helped Enjoy Life Foods scale with cloud-based IT & cybersecurity through managed IT services for food manufacturing. wpid: 2525 categories: - Blog - Case Study - Manufacturing featured_image: "https://fultonmay.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/fulton-image-food-blog-enjoylife-1.jpg" featured_image_alt: two professional people using a tablet timestamp: 2025-03-12T19:52:15Z tags: - Blog - Case Study - Manufacturing --- In today’s food industry, utilizing managed IT services for food manufacturing is essential to maintain efficiency, security, and scalability. When **Enjoy Life Foods**—a leader in gluten-free, non-GMO, and allergy-friendly snacks—needed to relocate its production facility while modernizing its IT infrastructure, they partnered with **Fulton May Solutions** to ensure a **seamless cloud migration and network transformation**. ## **The Challenge: IT Migration for a Growing Food Manufacturer** With rising demand, Enjoy Life Foods needed to move its production facility from Illinois to Indiana and its corporate office to **Chicago**. This transition required more than a simple relocation—it called for a **complete IT infrastructure overhaul** to support multi-site management and future growth. To ensure **zero downtime and a smooth transition**, ELF needed a **scalable, cloud-based IT solution** that would keep operations running seamlessly. ## **The Solution: Scalable IT Infrastructure & Cloud Migration** Fulton May Solutions deployed **enterprise-grade managed IT services** tailored for **food manufacturing IT environments**. ### **➡️ Step 1: IT Strategy & Project Planning** Fulton May collaborated with **Enjoy Life Foods** and **Cisco Meraki** to develop a **custom cloud-based IT architecture**, focusing on: - **Cloud migration for multi-site management** - **Cybersecurity solutions for food manufacturing** - **Network redundancy for uninterrupted production** - **Hardware and software upgrades** to support growth ### **➡️ Step 2: IT Implementation & Network Deployment** To future-proof ELF’s infrastructure, FMS executed: - **Installation of 47 wireless access points** for seamless connectivity - **High-speed fiber-optic network setup** for fast and secure operations - **Cloud-based network topology design** for flexibility and scalability - **Cybersecurity protections** to safeguard data and ensure compliance - **Remote connectivity solutions** to support hybrid work environments ### **➡️ Step 3: Overcoming Challenges & Ensuring Continuity** Since ELF’s new facility was located in a **rural Indiana area**, **internet connectivity posed a major challenge**. The FMS team quickly identified **alternative high-speed options**, ensuring the facility remained fully operational while waiting for fiber installation. > “Fulton May played a hands-on role in setting up the network infrastructure for our brand-new 200K square-foot production facility, which was implemented on time and without any issues.” > > Chris Janes, Director of IT at Enjoy Life Foods > [Tweet](https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?text=%E2%80%9CFulton+May+played+a+hands-on+role+in+setting+up+the+network+infrastructure+for+our+brand-new+200K+square-foot+production+facility%2C+which+was+implemented+on+time+and+without+any+issues.%E2%80%9D+%E2%80%94+Chris+Janes%2C+Director+of+IT+at+Enjoy+Life+Foods&url=https%3A%2F%2Ffultonmay.com%2Fwp-admin%2Fadmin-ajax.php) ![someone using a tablet in front of a table with food](https://fultonmay.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/fulton-background-blog-1024x384.jpg) ## **The Outcome: Scalable, Cloud-Based IT for Food Manufacturing** Thanks to **Fulton May Solutions’ managed IT services**, Enjoy Life Foods now operates on a **100% cloud-based system**, providing: - **Multi-site IT management** for enhanced efficiency - **Reduced IT costs** with outsourced support - **Remote monitoring & cybersecurity solutions** to ensure uptime - **Scalability for future expansion** Fulton May continues to **remotely manage Enjoy Life Foods’ IT infrastructure**, delivering **cost-effective, secure, and scalable solutions**. > “The partnership between Enjoy Life Foods and Fulton May is one that I hope will continue for years to come.” > > Chris Janes, Director of IT at Enjoy Life Foods > [Tweet](https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?text=%E2%80%9CThe+partnership+between+Enjoy+Life+Foods+and+Fulton+May+is+one+that+I+hope+will+continue+for+years+to+come.%E2%80%9D+%E2%80%94+Chris+Janes%2C+Director+of+IT+at+Enjoy+Life+Foods&url=https%3A%2F%2Ffultonmay.com%2Fwp-admin%2Fadmin-ajax.php) ## **Get Expert Managed IT Services for Food Manufacturing** If your food business is expanding, relocating, or modernizing IT, Fulton May Solutions provides tailored [managed IT services](https://fultonmay.com/wp-content/uploads/wp-mfa-exports/page/it-services.md), [cybersecurity solutions](https://fultonmay.com/wp-content/uploads/wp-mfa-exports/page/managed-it-security.md), and cloud-based [IT support for manufacturers](https://fultonmay.com/wp-content/uploads/wp-mfa-exports/page/manufacturing.md). 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