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Renfro Foods Modernizes Maintenance and Compliance with Limble

10x

Growth over the last 20 years

Employees

100,000

Jars per shift

industry

Food & Beverage

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Renfro Foods is a third-generation, family-owned company that has been making authentic salsas in Fort Worth, Texas for nearly 80 years. Over the past two decades, the company has grown tenfold while maintaining its commitment to quality, safety, and efficiency. With that growth came more complex operations—and more pressure to modernize maintenance.

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Challenge

Renfro Foods’ maintenance processes were still on pen and paper, with one or two people responsible for keeping production lines moving. Communication often broke down, records were scattered, and preventive maintenance schedules weren’t documented in a way the whole team could access.

Regulatory and customer audits added to the pressure. Renfro is regularly audited by federal and state agencies, a third-party SQF auditor, and many large customers. Their property casualty insurer had also flagged the lack of a robust maintenance program as a risk factor.

“Our prior management team on maintenance had been less tech-savvy, and the communications were written down. You weren’t able to instantly hit a button and see the status of all the projects.”‍‍

Doug Renfro
President

Solution

After a trusted industry contact recommended Limble, Renfro Foods implemented the platform to bring all maintenance into a centralized, easy-to-use system.

Every asset is now logged with serial numbers, replacement parts, and preventive maintenance schedules.

Internal communication across production, QA, and office teams is seamless, with visibility into every work order.

Digital records support SQF compliance and risk management requirements.

Onboarding was smooth, with Limble’s team providing guided setup and support.

“I was very happily surprised at how smooth and easy the onboarding process was with the Limble team.”

Results

Audit readiness
Renfro Foods can now demonstrate a robust preventive maintenance program to federal, state, SQF, and customer auditors, setting them above competitors.

Scalable efficiency
With just 60 employees, the company produces 100,000 jars per shift. Limble ensures maintenance keeps pace with their 10x growth over the last 20 years.

Less stress, better communication
‍Staff no longer chase updates or wonder if requests are being handled. Everyone can submit work orders on their own timeline and check progress in real time.

Maintenance as a competitive advantage
‍The system has reduced stress, improved collaboration, and lowered risk in the eyes of Renfro’s insurer. Ultimately, Limble has become a competitive advantage, one more tool to deliver consistent quality and customer confidence.

“Limble is a very cost-effective, technologically proficient tool that has made my life better. Having Limble in place definitely improves our competitive position in the marketplace.”

Doug Renfro
President