Perfect Choice taps Davinci Micro Fulfillment to expand U.S. eCommerce sales

Perfect Choice has picked Davinci Micro Fulfillment to support its U.S. online growth on Amazon, Walmart and Shopify. The partnership is meant to speed inventory placement, improve delivery times and help the Chilean gourmet food brand reach more American shoppers.

Why it matters: - Perfect Choice is trying to grow beyond a limited U.S. footprint and reach more shoppers through major online marketplaces. - The company wants faster fulfillment and better inventory control to protect margins and improve the customer experience. - Davinci’s setup could help Perfect Choice scale from a handful of marketplace listings into broader U.S. eCommerce and direct-to-consumer sales.

What happened: - Perfect Choice selected Davinci Micro Fulfillment as its strategic logistics partner for U.S. eCommerce expansion. - The Chilean-based company sells gourmet, ready-to-use, all-natural spreads and sauces. - Perfect Choice has operated in the U.S. since 2023. - The company is aiming to sell through Amazon, Walmart and Shopify. - Perfect Choice also is exploring direct-to-consumer sales.

The details: - Perfect Choice was founded in 2013. - The brand’s spreads, sauces and pesto products are sold in more than 1,000 retail locations in Chile and other South American countries. - Perfect Choice is expanding in six Central American countries this year. - The company needed a partner that could forward-place inventory in the U.S. cost-effectively and handle quick-turn fulfillment. - Perfect Choice also wanted help connecting to third-party sellers and guidance on platform processes and product placement. - The company needed physical assets, staff, technology and logistics support to receive and manage U.S. inventory on site. - Davinci built a package for Perfect Choice that includes a micro-site warehouse in Florida. - The service includes receipt and put-away of products imported by ocean carriage, inventory management, online order processing and final-mile delivery. - Davinci’s AI-driven technology platform is designed for micro-fulfillment in fast-turn eCommerce environments. - Perfect Choice wants final-mile parcel delivery in 1 to 2 days. - Emily Cespedes, Perfect Choice’s eCommerce manager, said Davinci is the company’s principal warehouse and fulfillment provider in the U.S. - Cespedes said Davinci handles inventory management and online orders from Walmart and Amazon. - Cespedes said Davinci is also packaging and shipping sample orders to influencers and others. - Perfect Choice expects Davinci to support future sales of other products, including olive oil, in the U.S. - Perfect Choice is currently placing about a dozen products in third-party marketplaces.

Between the lines: - The deal shows how consumer brands are leaning on micro-fulfillment to reduce delivery times without building a full U.S. logistics network. - Perfect Choice is using the partnership to learn the U.S. marketplace business before widening its channel mix. - The company’s move into more online sales suggests it sees stronger growth potential outside traditional retail.

What's next: - Perfect Choice will continue testing and expanding marketplace sales in the U.S. - The company expects Davinci to help optimize and expand its presence on Amazon, Walmart and other platforms. - Perfect Choice may broaden its U.S. offering to include more products and more direct-to-consumer sales. - The company is also seeking consumer feedback through its survey to better understand product preferences.

The bottom line: - Perfect Choice is betting that Davinci’s fulfillment network will make its gourmet products easier to buy, faster to receive and better positioned to grow in the U.S. market. - More information is available on Davinci Micro Fulfillment’s contact page and Perfect Choice’s website.