Produce distributors struggle to maintain consistent supply of premium sweet onions year-round without inventory gaps

Retailers and distributors face seasonal supply disruptions when transitioning between domestic stored onions and imported varieties, creating gaps in their sweet onion programs that disappoint customers and lose sales. Current sourcing relies on manual coordination across multiple suppliers in different regions with varying harvest cycles, making it difficult to guarantee uninterrupted availability. This forces them to either accept inventory gaps, overpay for expedited shipments, or lose market share to competitors with better supply chain visibility.