Johnsonville is a leader in the premium meat industry, known for delivering high-quality sausage products to customers nationwide. With a commitment to excellence, the company has built a strong reputation for craftsmanship, flavor, and consistency.
The Challenge: Too Much Inventory, Too Little Efficiency
Like many CPG brands, Johnsonville faced challenges in managing excess inventory. Their manual, first-come, first-served approach to selling excess products was slow and inefficient, leaving valuable inventory sitting in warehouses and limiting their ability to recover costs effectively.
The Solution: Competitive Selling & Smarter Workflows
To modernize their approach, Johnsonville adopted Spoiler Alert to streamline excess inventory management. By shifting from selling to one buyer at a time to a competitive bidding model, they enabled multiple buyers to place offers at once, leading to faster sales, better cost recovery, and a more efficient workflow.
Beyond automation, Spoiler Alert helped Johnsonville expand its buyer network by introducing vetted buyers, providing deeper analytics, and offering insights to optimize liquidation strategies.
The Results: More Revenue, Less Waste, Greater Efficiency
Financial Impact: Increased cost recovery and sell-through, saving millions in potential waste.
Time Savings: Weekly closeout time dropped from three hours to just one, freeing up the team to focus on higher-value tasks.
Expanded Buyer Network: Connected with three new, high-volume buyers, reducing reliance on a limited pool of customers.
Sustainability Gains: Diverted thousands of pounds of food from landfills—cutting emissions by the equivalent of 1,019 cars driven for a year.
With Spoiler Alert, Johnsonville turned excess inventory from a logistical headache into a competitive advantage—recovering more revenue, reducing waste, and operating more efficiently
