Software for produce distribution.
Lots with expiry, first-expired-first-out, catch weight on the case that shipped, ripening rooms, grower settlements and route days that build themselves.
Produce
Three things that are true every day.
Freshness is the marginA case that ships out of order is a case written off. Stock has to move by expiry, not by the nearest pallet.
A recall is a clockWhen a lot is recalled you have hours, not days, to name every customer who received it.
Every day is a route dayCustomers have delivery days, short-dated stock has to move first, and the board changes until the trucks leave.
Built in
What APFoodz does for produce distributors.
Each of these is in the product today, not a roadmap item.
FEFO by lotShort-dated stock moves first, so less of it is written off.How it works →
Ripening roomsRipening lots held from picking until released, with ready dates, checks and ripe SKUs.How it works →
Catch weightVariable-weight cases priced per pound and invoiced on the weight packed.How it works →
Traceability and recallsEvery lot's events recorded as the work happens; a recall opens a task per customer.How it works →
Grower settlementsConsignment and price-after-sale lots settled from what actually sold, with the grower's statement.How it works →
Price agingPrices that step down as a lot ages, floored at cost.How it works →
If this sounds like you
Four situations we built for.
Bring one of these to the demo and we will walk it through on your own items and customers.
- A lot of leafy greens with a short shelf life has to ship before the older stock does.
- A customer calls about a recalled lot and we need every restaurant that received a case from it, now.
- Bananas come off the truck green and have to be released from the ripening room on the right day.
- A grower consigns a load and wants a statement that matches what sold.
The parts you will use most
Where produce distributors spend their day in APFoodz.
Inventory & lotsLots, expiry, FEFO and quarantine for product that goes bad.Inventory & lots →
Ripening roomsRipening stock that cannot be picked until released, with ripe SKUs and checks.Ripening rooms →
FSMA 204 traceability & recallsEvery lot's events recorded as the work happens; a trace or a recall is a lookup.FSMA 204 traceability & recalls →
Consignment & grower settlementsConsignment and price-after-sale lots settled from what actually sold.Consignment & grower settlements →
Further reading
- The FSMA 204 readiness checklist for food distributorsTen checks to run in your own warehouse before July 20, 2028, each with a simple test that shows whether you would pass today.
- Allergen labeling: the case-break trapWhen you split a case or repack product, the allergen statement on the master case does not follow by itself. Here is how to keep it.
- Bin labeling for fast picking: a low-tech upgradeA clear location code, a scannable barcode and a label that survives the freezer: the cheap warehouse fix many distributors skip.
See it with your own data.
A working session with your customers, your items and your route days. Thirty minutes.