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One of North America’s premier growers and produce distributors, Mastronardi Produce/SUNSET, selects JustFoodERP to improve its access to business information for timely decision making.
August 15, 2008

Currently using a prevalent grower accounting package, Mastronardi will deploy JustFoodERP, the Microsoft Dynamics NAV based solution, to all operational areas.

TORONTO, ON – JustFoodERP, an IndustryBuilt company, announces that Mastronardi Produce/SUNSET. has selected its Microsoft Dynamics NAV certified solution.

“The demands on our business are changing rapidly” offers Kevin Safrance, Mastronardi's Vice President of Operations. “Today’s climate of increasing costs and currency fluctuation requires an added focus on cost control. We need a business system that centralizes all aspects of the business including inventory control, product costing, and customer service. We evaluated a number of industry leading options and determined that Microsoft and JustFoodERP was the right fit for our business because of its ability to deliver key metrics and exception reporting so that we can make timely decisions”.

With its corporate headquarters located in Kingsville, ON, Mastronardi, under its Sunset brand of produce, services the largest retail chains throughout North America with gourmet greenhouse vegetables that include tomatoes, peppers, and cucumbers. The JustFoodERP implementation will include the migration of its current grower accounting system, and deployment of a full inventory management system that links product costing, purchasing, sales, customer service, logistics, and warehouse management.

“As with most food distributors, produce companies are under considerable cost control pressures as commodity pricing and freight costs are difficult to control” states Marc DiGiorgio, VP JustFoodERP. “Produce has an even tougher time as product shelf life is so variable and difficult to define. With rising freight costs, there is even less room for error. Companies like Mastronardi need an end-to-end business system that links all aspects of the business, not just grower accounting. We are excited to have such a reputable organization like Mastronardi Produce, recognize the capabilities of JustFoodERP to manage all aspects of the business”.