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Food production: It’s high time to digitise processes
August 11, 2021

Food production: It’s high time to digitise processes

Accelerating the time to market of their products is one of the key objectives of most food manufacturers, as it means delivering fresher products of very high quality much faster to the consumer – saving time and money and increasing customer satisfaction.

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The importance of calibrating temperature sensors
August 11, 2021

The importance of calibrating temperature sensors

Temperature sensors monitor the most common quality metric in the manufacturing industry: temperature. These temperature measurement devices play a key role in ensuring temperature conditions are constantly kept at an optimal...

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Food Quality Best Practices for Sourcing Raw Materials
August 11, 2021

Food Quality Best Practices for Sourcing Raw Materials

Raw materials are a cornerstone of your final food product. It is, therefore, essential that these ingredients meet your quality specifications as well as regulatory food safety standards to ensure that you deliver high-quality end products...

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5 important points to consider when choosing a digital quality and production management system
August 11, 2021

5 important points to consider when choosing a digital quality and production management system

Digitising your quality management and production management improves workflow efficiency, decreases costs, increases visibility, and reduces business risk.

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The Importance of the Vaccine Cold Chain
August 11, 2021

The Importance of the Vaccine Cold Chain

Covid-19 vaccinations started to roll out beginning of December with the United Kingdom being the first country administering a Covid-19 vaccine after national regulators had given emergency authorisation, followed by countries such as the United States of America and Canada.

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5 Easy Steps to Avoid Cold Storage Breakdowns in Summer
August 11, 2021

5 Easy Steps to Avoid Cold Storage Breakdowns in Summer

Hot summer days regularly lead to cold storage breakdowns that can happen across the whole cold chain – in supermarket freezers and refrigerated distribution centres as well as in cooled transportation units.

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How to Prevent Foodborne Illness Outbreaks in the Food Supply Chain
August 11, 2021

How to Prevent Foodborne Illness Outbreaks in the Food Supply Chain

Foodborne illness outbreaks can have serious health consequences for customers. The involved food businesses also often face high costs as well as significant reputation damage.

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More time to serve patients with digital monitoring solution
August 11, 2021

More time to serve patients with digital monitoring solution

As patients depend on their medications and vaccines and costs are high, storing these at optimal temperatures is obligatory to preserve them and minimise risk. Pharmacists are also required to perform regular temperature control checks to be compliant. However, in a busy environment serving customers, manual safety compliance takes up a significant proportion of pharmacists’ time that could be spent more efficiently.

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High food quality and reduced risks with a digitised Food Safety Plan
August 11, 2021

High food quality and reduced risks with a digitised Food Safety Plan

‍With the help of iMonitor’s Food Safety Plan software, Oh Calcutta digitized all food safety tasks like critical control point checks and supplier checks, cleaning checklists or training records and achieved more visibility on all quality processes. Meena uses daily reporting on her dashboard to ensure that all employees have completed their duties and to ensure that front of house and kitchen staff are in sync. The fully transparent status of all food safety processes makes her identify potential weaknesses in the business and facilitates food safety education.

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10 Steps to success for implementation of an enterprise level monitoring and management system
August 11, 2021

10 Steps to success for implementation of an enterprise level monitoring and management system

If the installation and implementation of a Continuous Monitoring and Management system is on your organisational radar, then it’s a good idea to have a clear view of the work to be completed.

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4 important things to consider when you are thinking about automating your quality monitoring and management
August 11, 2021

4 important things to consider when you are thinking about automating your quality monitoring and management

Best practice is to install a wireless automated monitoring solution in areas where sensitive products are transported, stored or in use, that transmits data to an...

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How AUT saved significant cost and time by digitising their food safety management
August 11, 2021

How AUT saved significant cost and time by digitising their food safety management

Food safety control is a time-consuming job for large hospitality businesses, particularly when it is still done with pen and paper. Multi-site hospitality businesses can save significant time and reduce costs by digitizing their food safety management.‍When Auckland Council made temperature monitoring of fridges containing perishable foods compulsory, Matt Farley, Group Chef of AUT Hospitality Services, started to look at fresh ways to implement the new requirements without hindering staff from performing other key tasks like serving their customers.

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How to digitize your production processes in 4 steps

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7 Tips to Reducing Food Waste in Food Manufacturing Companies

Digital Food Traceability Solutions – 5 Essential Benefits for Food Manufacturers

Digital Food Traceability Solutions – 5 Essential Benefits for Food Manufacturers

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Varden is on a mission to rid the world of packaging made of plastics and other materials that end up as waste. They use iMonitor to keep their pilot factory tidy and paper-free and to help achieve food safety certification.

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Eat My Lunch improves process efficiencies and reduces production costs with iMonitor

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