Supply Chain & Procurement Team
Find the right suppliers.
Blue Book takes the guess work out of your supply chain, so you can focus on optimizing procurement strategy, strengthening partnerships and staying ahead of trends.
The choice for thousands of companies throughout the produce supply chain
Supplier Discovery
Quickly find reliable produce industry suppliers
Blue Book enables rapid identification of potential suppliers with advanced search tools and a comprehensive database of over 50,000 produce industry contacts. Easily pinpoint suppliers matching your specific requirements by commodity, location, and capability.
Supplier Performance Monitoring
Continuously track supplier reliability and quality
Blue Book provides real-time visibility into supplier performance metrics, claims history, and comprehensive business reports. Stay proactive in managing supplier relationships to ensure consistent product quality and on-time deliveries.
Claims & Dispute Resolution
Resolve supplier disputes efficiently with expert mediation support
Blue Book’s independent mediation services help resolve trade disputes quickly and fairly. Rely on our proven Trading & Transportation Guidelines to minimize disruptions and maintain healthy supplier relationships.
Market Pricing & Trends
Optimize purchasing decisions with real-time market insights
Leverage Blue Book’s commodity pricing data and market movement analytics to make informed buying decisions. Stay ahead of market shifts to optimize procurement strategies and control costs effectively.
Industry news and analysis
Industry deep dives that give you a competitive advantage
Blue Book provides deep insight into topics that impact your business and give you a competitive edge. With weekly deep dives into hot topics to commodity deep dives to interviews with industry thought leaders – this is information that makes you better.
Core features
Supercharge your supply chain
Our solutions are powered by world class capabilities, data and expertise.
Risk Adjusted Scorecard
A quantitative measure for a supplier’s performance, quality, and capabilities. It’s not just another score, but actual insight into your Risk Adjusted case cost.
Contact, Company Data
Reach over 50,000 decision makers across the industry. From growers to transportation brokers, service providers and buyers – we’ve got you covered.
Advanced Search Tools
Data without insight is just noise. Fortunately our tools help you find just the right contact.
Best in Blue Book
Are you looking for the best in the industry? Blue Book now ranks the top 1% of companies in each commodity. Finding the right supplier is now easy…look for the Best in Blue Book recognition, as determined by Blue Book and your peers.
Business Reports
Your one-stop-shop for everything you need to know about your supplier: ownerships, payment history, scores, rankings, key personnel…we’ve got it all.
How teams use Blue Book to add resiliency to their supply chain
“Blue Book was a super helpful tool for me to go in, find the right place, and see how large this supplier is and what their integrity is.”
Director of Produce and Floral at Fresh Thyme Market
“When you get times to either look for different vendors, get information on vendors or on customers for export, Blue Book has been a valuable tool. If you want to find a grower of a specific product, but you don’t want the brokers, you can pinpoint your research and only have growers. And you can also have growers based on their rating.”
Executive Vice President at Courchene Larose
“Whenever we’re being approached by any new supplier, the first step, within our due diligence process, is to refer to the Blue Book. That is invaluable.”
CEO at Canadawide
“Blue Book was a super helpful tool for me to go in, find the right place, and see how large this supplier is and what their integrity is.”
Director of Produce and Floral at Fresh Thyme Market
“When you get times to either look for different vendors, get information on vendors or on customers for export, Blue Book has been a valuable tool. If you want to find a grower of a specific product, but you don’t want the brokers, you can pinpoint your research and only have growers. And you can also have growers based on their rating.”
Executive Vice President at Courchene Larose
“Whenever we’re being approached by any new supplier, the first step, within our due diligence process, is to refer to the Blue Book. That is invaluable.”
CEO at Canadawide
Frequently asked questions
How is Blue Book different from other sales lead generation and credit providers?
You can say that our roots run deep in the produce industry. Since 1901, we’ve made it our business to provide the best information to our partners in the produce, transportation and allied service industries. While other firms treat all companies the same, whether you’re a chemical company in China or a smaller farmer in Arizona – Blue Book built the only predictive credit score just for the produce industry, by the produce industry.
What information do you offer in Blue Book?
Blue Book is the hub for the produce and transportation industries. We offer proprietary credit information on ~15,000 companies. We also track key decision makers in the industry and have contact information for about 50,000 buyers and sellers. We provide a curated list of the industry’s daily news stories. Guidelines for commodities and trading guidelines. And our most recent addition is USDA market pricing and movement and hyper-local weather data.
Anything you need – it’s more than likely that we have it!
How much does a Blue Book subscription cost annually?
Blue Book subscription costs are based on two factors: subscription tier and custom add-ons.
Blue Book tiers are based on the depth of information that you might require. Higher tiers offer more robust information (e.g., contact information, credit history, real-time alerts, etc.) about companies.
Add-on solutions to the Blue Book platform and integrations can also impact pricing and packaging. For example, Who’s Viewed My Profile is available as an add-on for organizations that want real-time visibility into when companies are actively searching for them in Blue Book.
Please note, all subscriptions are sold on an annual basis. The prices listed above are shown on a monthly basis to aid in comparison to other subscription platforms.
How do I get started?
Easy! Pick a plan above that best addresses your needs and once you complete payment, you will have live access the same day. Our Customer Success team will be glad to assist you with any trainings or demos. And no worries if you forget something, we’re here to help!
How do I get a listing in Blue Book?
To get listed in the Blue Book, you can apply for membership with Blue Book Services, providing necessary company information and agreeing to adhere to their standards and guidelines.
How does my company get rated?
Blue Book rates thousands of companies across the produce and transportation industry sectors.
To get a Blue Book rating, a business needs to provide basic information about its trading practices, references, and financial statements, and then Blue Book Services will assess the company’s creditworthiness and trading history.
Can Blue Book help me with trading claims, collections and / or dispute resolution?
The simple answer is yes! Blue Book’s Trading Assistance staff is here to help you resolve trading and transportation disputes and collect on past due accounts. We pride ourselves in providing fair and experienced review of all claims.
No fee is charged unless you are paid, and the respondent (or debtor) does not need to be listed in our database before you place a claim.
How real businesses succeed with Blue Book
Family owned grower or national grocer, Blue Book has a plan to help you build, collaborate and succeed
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