This was clearly a success, as soon the stalls were expanding all across London, including London Bridge, Waterloo, Temple and Southwark.
A keen businessman, Mark began providing the very first fruit delivery offering in the UK, and soon established a warehouse in Waterloo.
Gradually, the success of their delivery offering started overtaking their stalls. Leading to Bobtail Fruit focusing their business purely on deliveries.

They pride themselves on high-quality produce and fantastic customer service; hand-delivering orders directly to the office, no matter how many flights of stairs, and even laying produce out in kitchens, putting milk in the fridge, and removing old fruit.
Bobtail Fruit used an internal system for managing orders and helping to plan deliveries, however, this was largely paper-based. Additionally, they were reliant on their drivers to organise postcodes and boxes for delivery, as well as their local knowledge of the London area to establish the best route.
This soon became a complicated process, and one that placed a lot of pressure on the already busy drivers.
Additionally, Bobtail Fruit were struggling to keep their customers satisfied and communicated with effectively. The process of updating customers with the whereabouts of their delivery was complicated and at times frustrating. Often with their Business Development Manager, Joseph, having to spend time attempting to contact drivers and customers, involving a lengthy back and forth process.
Bobtail Fruit had previously used vehicle tracking to monitor their deliveries. However, this did not address the challenges of managing data and orders and communicating with their customers. So the improvements proved to be limited.
After getting a flavour for the MaxOptra system, Bobtail Fruit soon decided to move ahead with integrating MaxOptra into their day-to-day operations.
For this project, Bobtail Fruit trialled the MaxOptra system, and as this was for charity, they received significant support in getting the project set up and running quickly. Joseph was managing the project and went out with the driver to ensure smooth running, and to test the system. He reported: "Whilst I was out with the driver and realising the capability of the MaxOptra system, I thought 'wow!'.

Now, the process is straightforward. Whatever the order, it is automatically added to the best delivery route, resulting in no additional paperwork, more efficient routes, and on-time deliveries.
Previously, expanding the business was daunting, with any additional orders making operations chaotic. Now that their process is automated, they can see a bright future for the business.
Bobtail Fruit have always faced significant competition, but have always known that they offer the best produce, boxes, and baskets. They are now proud that they can also offer the best delivery and service as well.
And, after ordering a Bobtail Fruit box at MaxOptra, we have to agree!
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