The Technology Adoption Life Cycle (aka the Innovation Adoption Curve) illustrates how new ideas, technologies, or products are adopted by people in their professional and personal lives. Visualized as a bell curve, it’s divided into five categories: Innovators represent 2.5%: are known for being risk-takers, tech enthusiasts, and visionaries who are the first to adopt … Read more
Bill C-280 Has Passed Third Reading Great news! On Tuesday, December 10th, Bill C-280, Financial Protection for Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Farmers Act was passed at Third Reading in the Senate and is now waiting Royal Assent to become law. As you know, Bill C-280 establishes a critical financial protection mechanism, a deemed trust, for … Read more
Have you heard the term “enterprise resource planning” software? Enterprise Resource Planning software, like Produce Inventory Control System (PICS), refers to software solutions designed to handle the complex needs of organizations large and small, established or just starting out. Where do you fit in? Managing traceability, accounting, and inventory in one software application like PICS, … Read more
Holiday Hours at WaudWare For Christmas 2024, we will be closing at 5:00 pm on Tuesday, December 24th and re-opening at 8:00 am on Friday, December 27th. For New Year’s Eve/Day, we will be closing at 5:00 pm on Tuesday, December 31st and re-opening at 8:00 am on Thursday, January 2, 2025. As always, we … Read more
The day we’ve all been waiting for has arrived – GrubMarket AI Orders is officially LIVE and easily integrated with your PICS software! Click to watch our launch video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=BY96id6o4Jo Experience it yourself! Join us for an exclusive demo session with Andrew White of GrubMarket and F. Charles Waud of WaudWare. We’ll walk you through … Read more
Whether you’re new to the fresh produce industry or you’re thinking of upgrading your current software, here are six points to ponder: Features: Does the software include all the features for the specific needs of my business? Scalability: Can the software grow with my business in terms of users, add-on modules and components? User-Friendly: Is … Read more
WaudWare Welcomes New Customer – City Wide Produce Ltd. We’re welcoming our newest PICS customer, City Wide Produce! We’re looking forward to working with you! A bit about City Wide Produce… City Wide Produce has proudly operated as a produce wholesaler and distributor located in Surrey, British Columbia. While the company has grown over the … Read more
It’s okay… we’ve got you! A recent Forbes article written by Shanguan Li begins, “Eight billion customers. 24/7/365 uptime. From restaurants and grocery stores to food trucks and your kitchen—anything we don’t pluck from a backyard garden almost certainly depends on it. The global food supply chain is the most important industrial system in play … Read more
We’ve unveiled the most innovative upgrade yet – GrubMarket AI integrated directly with your PICS ERP software! Exclusive Features of GrubMarket AI Integrated with PICS ERP Software As part of the WaudWare/GrubMarket family, you’ll be the first to benefit from these exclusive features: Instant Data Insights: Make decisions faster with real-time access to the data … Read more
When we created PICS back in 1989, we made a commitment to continually improve our Produce Inventory Control System (PICS) software AND stay current with the rules and regulations affecting the fresh produce industry. Thirty-five years later we’ve stayed true to our commitment to continuous improvement. PICS 3.0 is a perfect example of our goal … Read more
AI Orders is GrubMarket’s newest interface connecting PICS to automatic, instantaneous, 24/7 order extraction from voicemails, emails, and text messages! Key Features of AI Orders: Unparalleled speed. Instantly convert voicemails / texts / emails into accurate, structured PICS sales orders. Never mess up an item. AI uses historical data to precisely decode customer lingo, ensuring … Read more
Each year, The Ontario Produce Marketing Association (OPMA) honours individuals and organizations in five award categories for their outstanding accomplishments and contributions to our great industry. These prestigious awards are presented at the OPMA Gala Dinner and Awards Ceremony November 22, 2024. The awards include: Cory Clack-Streef Produce Person of the Year Award OPMA Fresh … Read more
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