Case Study: Renfro Foods achieves real-time lot traceability and compliance with AccountMate and Manufacturing Conductor

New Clients and Laws Move 65-Year-Old Company into High Tech

Renfro Foods, Inc., a food manufacturer of salsa, relish and sauces, needed to replace a disconnected mix of paper ledgers, QuickBooks invoices, and Peachtree inventory systems with an integrated accounting and tracking solution. The company also had to meet new Bioterrorism Act requirements and satisfy private-label customers’ audit and ingredient traceability demands. AccountMate provided the accounting backbone, along with Manufacturing Conductor from Tamlin Software.

Renfro Foods implemented AccountMate financial software integrated with Manufacturing Conductor to centralize accounting, shop floor control, and lot tracking. With AccountMate, the company can now trace ingredients in about two minutes, far exceeding FDA expectations and common industry standards, while gaining richer reporting and cradle-to-grave traceability without adding staff. According to the case study, the new system helped Renfro Foods win new branded and private-label business and improved service to customers, brokers, and vendors.

Renfro Foods, Inc.

Doug Renfro

Owner