The Evolution of Produce Pro Software: Meet Aptean Fresh Produce ERP

Industry-Specific ERP Built for Growers, Packers and Shippers—Enhancing Traceability, Automation and Efficiency

Your fresh produce business faces constant pressure to meet evolving food safety regulations and control rising operational costs while delivering great quality produce that satisfies your customers. Juggling those competing priorities is anything but simple.

That’s why, to remain compliant and competitive, growers, packers and shippers like you need robust software that improves visibility, enhances data accuracy, streamlines processes and enables smarter decision making. Fresh produce-specific enterprise resource planning (ERP) software is that solution—turning a tough balancing act into a seamless routine.

Aptean Fresh Produce ERP: The Next Generation of Produce Pro Software delivers the traceability, automation and real-time insights that your fresh produce business needs to stay ahead of these shifting challenges. Built on the trusted foundation of Produce Pro Software, this enhanced solution combines specialized industry-specific features with the power of Aptean’s cutting-edge technology to drive efficiency and compliance. Because the fresh produce industry is evolving—is your software ready to rise to the challenge?

Meeting Industry Demands: The Evolution of Produce Pro Software

For over 30 years, Produce Pro Software has set the standard for ERP software in the fresh produce industry, providing end-to-end functionality tailored to all business types throughout the supply chain. Developed by a team with deep-rooted knowledge of the produce industry, it retains the proven functionality fresh produce businesses rely on while introducing innovations to meet modern demands.

Happy fresh produce customers have relied on its robust traceability, grower accounting and inventory management features to maintain operational efficiency and compliance. But with increasing regulatory pressures and the need for greater automation, the industry demands a more scalable and technologically advanced solution.

Enter Aptean. Our fresh produce ERP builds upon this trusted legacy, integrating the core strengths of Produce Pro Software with enhanced automation, compliance tracking and digital transformation capabilities. Leveraging artificial intelligence (AI), the system refines demand forecasting, optimizes inventory management and enhances supply chain decision-making—helping your business forge ahead of the competition.

Designed on the modern, cloud-based Microsoft Dynamics Business Central infrastructure, this next-generation ERP software offers a secure and flexible platform that evolves with market demands. By unifying essential processes under a single system, it empowers your business to adapt, grow and drive profitability in an increasingly complex industry.

Aptean Fresh Produce ERP Key Features

Aptean Fresh Produce ERP equips growers, packers and shippers with modern tools to stay efficient, compliant and competitive from farm to fork. From maintaining compliance with the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) Food Traceability Final Rule to optimizing financials, quality control and production, the solution delivers specialized tools that streamline every stage of your fresh produce operation.

1. Advanced Traceability and FSMA Food Traceability Final Rule Compliance

To meet evolving food traceability regulations, growers, packers and shippers like you need full visibility to track products and ensure food safety. Aptean Fresh Produce ERP delivers integrated lot management, warehouse tracking and FSMA-ready reporting tools—plus a recall module—to help your business quickly respond to food safety incidents and reduce risk. With built-in electronic data interchange (EDI) capabilities, businesses can automate traceability data exchange, vendor lot tracking and compliance reporting—ensuring seamless collaboration with suppliers and regulatory bodies.

2. Smarter Grower Accounting and Financial Management

Managing grower payments, tracking costs and ensuring profitability require precision and automation. Aptean Fresh Produce ERP streamlines financial operations with automated grower settlements, pooling and pack-out methods, while real-time cost tracking provides businesses with accurate profitability insights to drive smarter business decisions.

3. Real-Time Quality Control and Stock Keeping Unit (SKU) Precision

Ensuring product consistency and maintaining strict quality standards require real-time insights at every stage. Aptean Fresh Produce ERP enhances quality control with attribute-based inventory tracking and mobile-enabled inspections, helping fresh produce companies quickly identify issues, reduce waste and meet customer expectations—with greater precision.

4. Optimized Production and Receiving

To keep up with high-volume demands, fresh produce businesses need real-time production tracking and precise inventory control. Aptean Fresh Produce ERP streamlines shop floor monitoring with mobile-enabled tracking and automates over or under delivery adjustments, ensuring accurate inventory counts and seamless operations from receiving to shipment. Integrated EDI functionality automates purchase order processing and supplier communications, reducing delays and improving inventory accuracy from the moment products arrive.

Beyond these advanced capabilities, Aptean Fresh Produce ERP is built to address the daily challenges of fresh produce operations—ensuring your business operates with greater precision and profitability.

Marc Hatfield, Regional Account Director for Aptean Fresh Produce ERP, reinforces how this next-generation solution builds on Produce Pro Software’s legacy while introducing game-changing innovations.

"Aptean Fresh Produce ERP is the next generation of Produce Pro Software, built on the core functionality Produce Pro is known for in the industry—traceability, grower accounting, quality control, SKU management and more—while introducing new innovations to meet today’s challenges. By enhancing these capabilities and integrating advanced tools for compliance, lot management and real-time data tracking, we’ve created the most powerful ERP designed specifically for growers, packers and shippers."

What’s Next? The Future of Aptean Fresh Produce ERP

As fresh produce businesses face increasing complexity, AI-enhanced software will transform your operations, empower staff and enable rapid growth. Whether it’s with predictive demand forecasting to optimize inventory, minimize waste and improve profitability or enhanced data analysis and automations driving smarter decisions, reducing manual workloads and increasing agility, your business must be leveraging AI to stay competitive.

Through our partnership with Microsoft, as well as our own AI-first approach, we’re powering up our range of industry-specific ERPs with AI enhancements to drive efficiency, productivity and scalability. And that’s not all, Aptean Fresh Produce ERP is also set to introduce enhanced automation tools for packing and shipping, ensuring seamless order fulfillment and full supply chain visibility. These capabilities will help growers, packers and shippers reduce bottlenecks, streamline logistics and maintain product quality from field to fork.

As our produce software continues to evolve, additional enhancements will be introduced to fully support the needs of distributors, wholesalers and processors—ensuring that every segment of the fresh produce industry benefits from the same level of efficiency, visibility and innovation.

• Enhanced ERP functionality to address the unique operational needs of distributors, wholesalers and processors, strengthening Aptean’s commitment to a fully integrated fresh produce solution.

• Modern warehouse management capabilities to improve inventory tracking, storage optimization and real-time operational insights.

• Scalable ecommerce features to support online order management, fulfillment efficiency and seamless integration with existing sales channels.

Future-Proof Your Produce Company With Aptean Fresh Produce ERP

You’ve seen how Aptean Fresh Produce ERP blends industry-specific functionality with AI-driven enhancements—but partnering with Aptean brings even more advantages.

Our cloud-based deployments ensure scalability, security and seamless updates to keep you ahead of market shifts. Plus, with our structured implementation approach, you have clear milestones, in-depth training and best practice guidance every step of the way to ensure a smooth and timely transition.

But what truly sets Aptean apart? Our people. Backed by decades of fresh produce experience, our in-house teams “speak your language,” understand your challenges and deliver solutions that work. With the legacy strength of Produce Pro Software and the full Aptean advantage, your business is in good hands.

Schedule your personal demo today to see Aptean Fresh Produce ERP in action, or read our blog to find out why your business needs a specialized ERP.