12,000 SKUs, 30 suppliers, and the operational complexity that comes with both.

Multi-supplier sourcing, landed-cost transparency, multi-currency POs, and long-tail SKU search that's actually fast.

Challenges we hear about

The pain points that drove us to build for specialty / ethnic.

These are the realities that came up on every conversation with specialty / ethnic distributors. APFoods was built to make them go away.

Working capital trapped in deadstock

Distributors with deep catalogs typically have 25–40% of working capital in items that haven't moved in 90 days.

Landed cost is a guess

Container freight, duty, and broker fees aren't allocated to the items in the container. Your unit-cost is wrong; your margins are wrong.

Long-tail SKU search is slow

Catalog UIs that can't handle 12,000 items mean your reps stop using them and fall back to memory.

What's purpose-built for you

Six modules tuned for specialty / ethnic.

Not just generic ERP — every screen and workflow shaped by the way specialty / ethnic operations actually run.

Multi-supplier sourcing

Same SKU available from three suppliers — see comparative landed cost, lead time, and quality history side-by-side.

Landed-cost allocation

Container freight, duty, and broker fees automatically allocated by weight/value/units. Your unit-cost reflects reality.

Multi-currency POs

POs in USD, CAD, EUR, MXN. Exchange rates captured on receipt for accurate margin tracking.

Long-tail SKU search

Catalog search responds in <300ms across 50K+ SKUs. Full-text + tier filters + brand filters built-in.

Per-region price lists

Different markups for different ethnic-mart routes. The grocery on the east side pays a different price than the cash-and-carry.

Slow-mover detection

AI flags items that haven't moved in 90+ days but are eating shelf space. Repricing or discontinue suggestions included.

Estimated savings

What modern software typically saves.

The math behind the pitch.

These are estimates from industry benchmarks and what comparable distributors typically save by moving to a modern platform — not promises, not customer testimonials. Your numbers will vary based on current spend, fleet size, and order volume.

Run the numbers on your own operation by talking to our team — we'll model your specific situation in 15 minutes.

Run the math on your operation

Estimated annual savings — typical specialty distributor with 12,000 SKUs

Working capital freed (32% reduction)$1,600,000

Margin recovered (correct landed cost)$60,000

Order-entry time saved$48,000

Estimated annual cash flow improvement$1,708,000

If any of these sound like you…

APFoods was built for these use cases.

I import containers from three countries and need landed cost allocated per item, not just per shipment.

I want to know which 800 of my 12,000 SKUs are deadstock so I can clear them.

I need a search that returns the right SKU in under a second when reps type a partial brand name.

I run different price lists for ethnic-mart routes vs. foodservice routes.

Different operation? See another distributor type.

Produce Foodservice Specialty / ethnic Frozen / cold-chain Cash-and-carry Importer / broker

See APFoods on your data.

30 minutes, your customers, your route days. Real walkthrough — no slideware, no script.

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