Case Study: Apache Produce Imports achieves $150K annual cost savings and increased product confidence with SafetyChain Software

How Apache is Reducing Operational Costs and Increasing Product Confidence with SafetyChain

Apache Produce Imports, a Nogales, AZ-based distributor with $70M in annual sales (brands Plain Jane, Even Steven, Blue Sky), struggled with costly third‑party, paper‑based produce inspections. Manual faxing and Excel data entry created recordkeeping redundancy, slow or impossible real‑time trending, and delayed notifications to growers and sales staff.

By deploying the SafetyChain FSQA Operating System and mobile app, Apache moved inspections to tablets with photo documentation, cloud‑based records, inventory linkage, and real‑time alerts—eliminating reliance on outside inspectors and manual data entry. The solution improved visibility and decision‑making, increased product confidence, and generated roughly $150,000 in annual cost savings.