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Welcoming WaudWare’s Newest PICS Customer: Italian Produce Co. Ltd.

Specializing in the distribution of organic fruits, vegetables and nuts such as anise/fennel, blackberries, blueberries, broccoli, chestnuts, rapini, spring mix, and strawberries, WaudWare welcomes Italian Produce Co. Ltd. of Toronto to the growing family of Produce Inventory Control System (PICS) software users. We’re looking forward to installing PICS and the PICS Report Engine (PRE) shortly.

Believe It. We Will Conquer Cancer In Our Lifetime.

October 15, 2014.  Today, The Princess Margaret Cancer Foundation announced a key milestone in its 5-year Billion Dollar Challenge to lead the way in Personalized Cancer Medicine. News of unprecedented investments in people, purpose-built space and technology, along with a special donation, marked this “golden day.” All of this was made possible thanks to the … Read more

Loss of Payment Protection for Canada’s Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Industry

Devastating news for the fresh fruit and vegetable industry in Canada. On October 1st, 2014, the US government informed Minister Ritz that Canada was losing Canadian preferential access to their Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act (PACA) system of payment protection for the produce industry. This will have significant consequences for the fresh fruit and vegetable industry … Read more

Enhanced Document Control in Fresh Produce Industry Software – PICS

We have added an Export Values button to the Produce Inventory Control System (PICS) software Sales Order, Point of Sale, PO/Receiving, Purchase Order, AR Voucher, AP Voucher, Work Order and Grower Work Order screens whereby you can set or clear the export flags in the relevant documents. This gives you control over whether any of … Read more

The Smallest Things Can Make The Biggest Difference!

Everyone at WaudWare (creators of Produce Inventory Control System (PICS) software for the fresh produce industry) works hard to uncover performance improvements that will make your day a little easier. Today we improved the change category utility in PICS such that it now shows all the components of the stock description. Go PICS go!

How Your Receiving Staff Can Save Your Organization Money!

The Ontario Produce Marketing Association (OPMA) is offering its Fall Quality Controllers’ Information & Training Seminar on October 22, 29 and November 5 at the Ontario Food Terminal in Toronto. The purpose of the three days will be to familiarize staff with the most efficient ways of receiving and checking a load of produce on … Read more

WaudWare Was There: OPMA 2014 Golf Tournament

We’re proud to be a Platinum Sponsor for the OPMA Golf Tournament and Gala Dinner. On Wednesday, September 10th, history was made …… the largest golf tournament ever held for the produce industry in Ontario was played at the beautiful Lionhead Golf & Country Club. A double shot-gun start saw 288 golfers hit both courses … Read more

Ongoing Enhancements to Produce Inventory Control System (PICS) Software

Fresh produce business owners will appreciate these enhancements made to Produce Inventory Control System (PICS) software by WaudWare, during September. Improve the profitability of your business with reliable software that handles all day to day operations, such as buying, selling, inventory, production, growing, brokerage,accounting, security, management reporting. Increased the height of the AP Voucher screen, … Read more

An Open Letter to Industry Canada

WaudWare thanks Industry Canada for the opportunity to comment on the consultations for the statutory review of the Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act and the Companies’ Creditors Arrangement Act. “As a company working in the dynamic fresh produce industry, we believe that the results of the Minister for Industry’s report will have important effects for us … Read more

RFID research suggests new shipping methods for produce

From the RFID Talk Blog, “New RFID research could improve the produce supply chain and reduce billions worth of produce waste. It’s always been believed that the biggest role for RFID technology could be within the food supply chain and delivering fresher foods to consumers. That theory gained some traction this week when a University … Read more

Snapd at the 2014 WaudWare Invitational Golf Tournament

Were you among the golfers and duffers participating in the 7th Annual WaudWare Invitational Golf Tournament in support of the Brampton and Caledon Community Foundation? Did you get snapd? Click the link below and enjoy the gallery of those that made it into the snapd September 2014 Brampton E-newsletter.

The Secret to Getting a Good Night’s Sleep

For every owner of a fresh produce business, we want to know… What’s keeping you up at night? Are you worrying about your business? One of the best cures for insomnia/worry is knowing where your business is going… having a map to follow on the road to success. That’s why we’ve created a Business Plan … Read more

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