F. Charles Waud

Welcoming Johnny’s Produce in Anchorage, Alaska!

We’re delight to announce a new PICS customer, Johnny’s Produce in Anchorage, Alaska! They have a heartwarming history that you can read about here: https://www.johnnysproduce.com/about Johnny, Ginna and their family offer fresh produce from their local company, The Carrot Company. They’re “bringing something new and different to Alaska”. Welcome to the WaudWare family!

Progress in the Produce Industry

Produce Industry Update, by F. Charles Waud… “Following the success of the initial offering of the CPMA/NSF Canada online Food Safety, Regulatory and Quality Assurance workshops, new workshop dates have been announced. The workshops are specifically targeted toward small, and medium-sized local growers, packers and shippers, however all produce supply chain personnel are welcome and … Read more

Run Your Business Like The Coca-Cola Company!

Guest blogger, Wendy Marlow, marketing and sales strategist with The Art of Marketing shares The Shocking Truth Behind Successful Brands – secrets of getting and keeping teams on the same page. Learn from real life examples of some of the most respected brands, such as The Coca-Cola Company and The Hospital For Sick Children. Download … Read more

Fresh Produce Industry Software for Inventory, Accounting and More

The technical support team at WaudWare continued to improve Produce Inventory Control System (PICS) software and our Web-based version (WebPICS) in January by adding and implementing updates, and making PICS faster than ever before. Not using PICS? Check out the benefits of using PICS software by WaudWare and then contact us for your free demo! … Read more

Small Business: Build Teams and Have Fun!

Mike from crowdSPRING wants to know, “Who says business can’t be fun? Leadership is not just about productivity, strategy, and tactics – much more important is the fact that great leadership is about people. Strong leaders never lose sight of the individuals who make up their team and never stop working to make the team stronger. … Read more

In Appreciation Of Our Sponsors and Supporters…

Thank you to all the 2015 WaudWare Invitational Golf Tournament Sponsors and Supporters. We are very appreciative of your support! Stanley Cup North American Produce Buyers Hart Trophy The Art of Marketing Inc. Vezina Trophy CCV Insurance & Financial The Marketing Pad Meri-Mac Ltd. SNAPd Brampton Norris Trophy CCP Partners LLP CIM Solutions Calder Trophy … Read more

Produce Inventory Control System (PICS) Software Updates for September

The technical team at WaudWare has made these updates to PICS software, written specifically for produce businesses that want to track and count their products with one system. This month in PICS we… Enhanced the GL Transaction screen today such that the Find function works for all the fields in the header. Note that if … Read more

Joint CPMA-CHC Webinar – Produce Industry Federal Election Primer

Government Relations/Advocacy CPMA provides a forum for both industry members and government to dialogue on a wide range of issues and initiatives which may affect the distribution of fresh fruits and vegetables, including trade facilitation and standardization. CPMA places a strong emphasis on federal and provincial government advocacy on behalf of its members, and the … Read more

5 Ways To Save Your Middle Managers From Burnout

“Stepping into a management role requires shifts in perspective and responsibility,” says Peter Walsh Senior Director of Global Marketing at Harvard Business Publishing. In this Fast Company article, Peter goes on to share how we can help middle managers become the best leaders possible, without burning out. “If you want a recipe for disaster, just … Read more

Produce Industry Acronyms

We’ve just dug up a helpful resource for everyone who is trying to make sense of the never-ending list of acronyms pertaining to the produce industry. The Canadian Produce Marketing Association in partnership with the U.S. based Produce Marketing Association have published a Technology and Standards Glossary of Terms (produce industry acronyms) to support issues … Read more

Updates to Software for the Produce Industry

Looking for inventory and traceability control in one software package? Specifically written, updated, maintained, and fully supported, WaudWare’s Produce Inventory Control System software handles all the day to day operations of businesses in the fresh fruit and vegetable industry. We are always updating PICS to improve and make it better. During July, most of our … Read more

WaudWare Invitational Golf Tournament August 6 – SOLD OUT!

The WaudWare Invitational Golf Tournament has been the highlight of the summer for eight straight years! A barbeque lunch and 9 holes of golf (with powered carts) at Peel Village Golf Course, dinner at Jake’s Boathouse, and prizes thanks to our generous sponsors and supporters. All in support of the Brampton and Caledon Community Foundation. … Read more

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