Harvesting Clarity
At its heart, I Love Produce is a company rooted in partnerships – partnerships with sustainable suppliers who provide the freshest garlic, shallots, and ginger; with customers who count on timely delivery and competitive pricing; and with over 120 coworkers whose expertise and commitment power ongoing operational excellence and rapid growth. This dedication to quality, service, and innovation has long set I Love Produce apart in the global produce market.
But in the current environment, many companies are once again facing headwinds. Escalating tariffs, disrupted supply chains, and a shifting global economy have created a new set of operational challenges for I Love Produce, which sources its products from around the world, primarily Asia, Europe, and North and South America. Recognizing that the road ahead requires more visibility, agility, and sharper decision-making at every level of the organization, CEO Adrian Almeida has signaled a new chapter focused on long-term resilience, growth, and transformation.
Having joined the company in the fall of 2024, Adrian brought with him two decades of industry experience and a vision to transform a company already known for its reliability and global reach. He understood that while I Love Produce’s operational strength, built on years of global sourcing expertise and a multilingual logistics network, had helped the company weather past storms, the next phase of growth would demand deeper real-time insights. At the time, the company’s reporting structure wasn’t equipped for analyzing the business by its operational units, nor could it support scenario analysis. To close this gap, Adrian turned to Enterprise Performance Management (EPM) as a solution to help his team further understand the financial drivers of the business with greater accuracy and speed.
“We partnered with Turning Point to develop a custom framework to bring clarity to our data,” explains Almeida. “Through a combination of real-time dashboards and dynamic reporting tools, we’ve gained the ability to evaluate product-level profitability, monitor inventory turnover, and manage working capital with a new level of precision.” Adrian and his team worked with Turning Point to develop reports using custom attributes for customers and products, enabling detailed segmentation of sales, profit, and volume in real time.
This transformation extended far beyond the tools themselves; it reshaped how I Love Produce makes decisions. With access to timely, actionable insights, Adrian and his team can now allocate resources more effectively, adjust pricing strategies quickly, and uphold their service standards even amid market pressure. The company’s commitment to continuous innovation, supported by modern systems and meaningful metrics, has allowed it to turn challenges into competitive advantages.
“With all of the uncertainty happening right now, we recognized how important it was for I Love Produce to proactively, and effectively, plan for different scenarios,” says Turning Point President, Lucas Kartic. “Using their reporting tools, decision makers have been able to strategically assess the financial impact of events before they unfold and adjust their strategy accordingly. The company is doing a phenomenal job navigating through choppy waters with Adrian as captain.”
By anchoring their strategy in clarity and purpose, I Love Produce is charting a course toward lasting resilience and growth. Their trajectory shows how thoughtful leadership, combined with useful tools and insights, can create the stability needed to navigate change with confidence.
