14 Frequently-Asked Questions About Buying Edible Wholesale Food Distribution Accounting Inventory Software
- What does Edible Software cost?
Edible Software costs less than you might expect because our prices are not based on the number of computers in a company, but rather on the number of concurrent users – the maximum number of users that will use the package at any one time. As an example, a smaller distribution company may only have five users that need to work on Edible food distribution accounting software at any one time, even though the package has to be installed on ten computers. In this case, all that would be needed is five-user license. Conversely, a larger company with Edible Software installed on 100 computers, may never have more than 60 users working on the software at any one time, in which case they only need to purchase a 60 user license.
After Edible Software has been installed, additional users can be added at any time as the company grows. We do not require that additional user licenses be purchased in multiples and if only one additional user is needed, we will gladly oblige. - What makes Edible Software different from every other wholesale produce, meat, seafood and grocery distribution accounting software available on the market?
Unlike many of our competitors, Edible Software was coded from inception, specifically for the wholesale food distribution industry. Accordingly, whether you buy and sell produce, meat, seafood or grocery items, Edible Software will help increase your profits and efficiency, because it will allows your company to:
- Track inventory to-and-from each originating vendor and end-user, thus ensuring your compliance with the FDA’s new Bio-Terrorism Act.
- Purchase and sell any inventory item by multi-units of measure and by catch-weight if needed.
- Apply multiple costs to an inventory item, even after the product has been sold, and to then have the system instantly modify the cost-of-goods sold and sales analysis.
- Manage and control physical inventory.
- Repack inventory into different items or units-of-measure, if required.
- Sell each inventory item at a different price per customer, per unit-of-measure.
- Provide full truck-routing and driver’s manifest capabilities.
- Quickly and easily manage the system, since there are no day-end or month-end routines.
- Review your company’s accounting position at any time, without the use of a CPA.
- Receive and be able to review on-line Internet sales with no re-keying necessary -- by using the EdibleNet module.
- Have sales people take sales orders from remote locations using PDA’s or laptop computers.
- Use hand-held PDAs to directly interface with Edible Software – a benefit that enables your staff to perform a variety of tasks, including (1) take physical inventory in the warehouse and (2) track inventory that is packed and delivered from a regular or mobile warehouse.
- Can Edible Software handle our foreign exchange accounting needs?
Yes, Edible’s wholesale food distribution accounting software package is truly global. More and more, we see our clients from every part of the industry – produce, meat, seafood and grocery – purchasing inventory from foreign vendors. They need the ability to track and record exchange profits and losses accurately and separately from regular profits and losses. With today’s borderless economies, profits and losses cannot be ignored. - Is Edible accounting software compatible with Windows Vista?
Yes. Edible Software is a Windows-based inventory control, sales, accounting and costing package that was coded specifically for the wholesale produce, fish, meat and grocery distribution industries. We are Microsoft Vista and XP-certified – not an easy feat! Our research shows that Edible Software is the only accounting software package of its type to have passed Microsoft’s rigorous Vista-compatible, third-party testing. Microsoft engineers left no stone unturned testing our software. Their seal of approval promises that we are compliant with all of their stringent requirements. - Not everyone in our organization is computer literate. If we purchase Edible Software, will our employees be able to learn how to use it – and how much will the training cost?
At Edible Software, we believe professional training is essential to the successful operation of a new software package. Our on-site training is part of our package price - not an optional-extra. Our staff can train even the most computer-resistant employee to use Edible Software. On a regular basis, we work with wholesale food distribution clients whose employees have had little, if any, computer experience. We are patient and skilled at teaching anyone how to use Edible Software. This is not a scary process – and we are patient! - How long will it take to install and train our staff?
Depending on the size of the organization and its needs, the typical wholesale food distribution client is trained and up and running on Edible Software within six to eight weeks of their approval to proceed with the project. - Buying new accounting software is a huge move for our small company – just how secure is our investment with Edible?
Rest easy - your investment is secure. Edible Software is here to stay. We have a history of providing specialty accounting software to the wholesale food distribution industry going back to 1980. We constantly remain ahead of the technology curve and have clients throughout the US and Canada. In addition, unlike some other accounting software companies who integrate third-party software programs into their product, we coded and therefore own the rights to every element of our products. We own Edible Software completely, so you will never lose your right to operate our accounting software because some other software company you never heard of suddenly goes out of business. - Does Edible accounting software meet Bio-Terrorism Act requirements?
Yes. Our wholesale food accounting software meets all FDA Bio-Terrorism Act requirements and standards. Edible Software is so precise that it can instantly track a single inventory item from the originating vendor to all end-user customers and back again – even through a manufacturing process. - Are you prepared to do custom programming on our behalf?
If requested, we will gladly customize Edible Software to meet your specific needs and if we do, we guarantee that every future upgrade of our package will contain all of your previous modifications, so you will never have to pay for them twice. See how many other software companies will provide this guarantee! - How do you handle new upgrades of Edible Software?
As part of our monthly maintenance agreement, we provide regular program updates and new program features, and these can easily be downloaded and installed by you directly from our web-site. - Does Edible work with bar code scanners?
Yes, Edible Software works with a number of add-on program modules that work on PDA’s with bar-code scanning capabilities, and these include routines that;
- Allow physical inventory counts to be taken quickly and accurately
- Verify that the correct products and quantities are picked against shipping orders
- Allow orders to be taken at remote customer locations
- Verify deliveries made to customers and capture customer receiving signatures
- Can track inventory and sales made from traveling warehouses (trucks).
- If we have a problem will we be forced get help from someone in a foreign country, play phone tag with your support staff, or wade through a sea of voice mails in order to get help?
No you won’t. Edible Software provides live, accessible and speedy support, 24 hours-a-day, 7 days-a-week from our home offices in Houston and you will never be subjected to annoying voice-mail messages or phone-button pressing. We make this commitment to you: If a member of your staff calls Edible Software for assistance, he or she will speak immediately and directly to a knowledgeable member of our on-site support staff. - How can you support us from a different city?
We help clients all over the country - thanks to the Internet. We have program utilities that allow us to directly and securely access your computer and see exactly what you see or view on your programs and data files. In the same way, you can see what we are doing and can see what needs to be done in order to answer your question or resolve your problem. - Can you provide references from satisfied clients?
Yes, we can – and we would be happy to.
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