Case Study: Summertime Potato Company achieves minute-by-minute inventory visibility and accurate costing with Acctivate

Summertime Potato Company - Customer Case Study

Summertime Potato Company, a central Iowa potato packer founded in 1974, was growing quickly but relied on pen, paper, spreadsheets and basic accounting software, leaving it blind to true inventory costs and profits until month-end. To solve this, Summertime Potato chose Acctivate’s inventory management software to replace manual processes and gain real-time visibility into operations.

Acctivate implemented kitting, landed cost and lot-traceability features—along with hands-on implementation and training—so Summertime Potato can cost components correctly, track lots from grower to customer, and pull customized reports on demand. The result: minute-by-minute inventory visibility, accurate costing (including applied bag costs and delivery/labor factors), and about 10–12 hours saved per month on inventory counts, enabling faster decisions, better communication and stronger recall readiness with Acctivate.

Summertime Potato Company

Susan DeFazio

Director of Business Processes