Case Study: Icicle Seafoods achieves faster reporting and accurate forecasting with Altair Knowledge Works

Seafood Provider Forecasts Using the Freshest Data

Icicle Seafoods, one of North America’s largest and most diversified seafood companies, struggled with an in‑house, DOS‑based accounting system that locked sales, inventory and ledger information in PDFs and other inaccessible formats. Extensive manual work was required to produce schedules and financial statements, and more advanced analysis and forecasting were effectively impossible—creating a bottleneck for a business that depends on speed and accuracy to move product from fisheries to market.

The company implemented Altair Knowledge Works to automate data extraction, preparation and reporting, integrating smoothly with the legacy system to produce daily, weekly and ad hoc sales, GL, AR/AP and profit reports. The automation saved significant staff time, delivered decision‑ready, up‑to‑date data, improved forecasting and analytical capability, and helped Icicle respond faster to opportunities and risks while reducing operating costs.

Icicle Seafoods