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The Solution

Our solution for the food supply chain industry is designed to facilitate the requirements of all aspects of your business including functionality for multi-site, multi-currency, multi-country, and multi-language operations. We provide a flexible, integrated, and easy to use solution to ensure you are able to consistently deliver high quality produce and to meet increasingly tightening deadlines. Having access to and collaborating with real time information will empower your employees to work more efficiently, make informed decisions, and manage critical documents more easily.

 

Our integrated solution covers:

  • Finance
  • Distribution
  • Manufacturing
  • Inventory
  • Contact Management
  • Mobility Solutions
  • e-Commerce
  • Human Resource Management
  • Dynamic Trend Reporting.

 

Fresh Food Processing Modules

LABELCheck
Prevent errors and minimize wastage of product by tracking detailed information on each product and ensuring every delivery is checked against information held before being released to vendors.

Mobile QC
Ability to test product via handheld device to ensure the quality of the product is optimal. Test for things such as chill damage, pest damage, dehydration, excessive water, disease and scuffing.

Mobile Stock Pick
Manage inventory efficiently with a handheld device which will enable the user to provide input when stock is overstocked, duplicated, or missing.

Mobile Warehouse Management (Live Stock)

Have visibility to the movement and levels of stock within your warehouse or storage facility via a handheld device.

Mobile Sales Force Portal
Empower your employees to have the ability to generate quotes and sales-orders, track their sales pipelines, manage appointments, interrogate stock levels, and access price lists of discounting options all from their handheld device.

Mobile Delivery Driver Portal
Improve communication between your delivery team and the rest of your organization by enabling them to capture customer signatures, access location maps and the delivery schedule, and track vehicle mileage, all with a handheld device.

 

​Business Benefits

  • Proactively plan production orders quantities to meet anticipated demand.
  • Visibility and traceability of stock movements.
  • View and access key performance indicators quickly and easily.
  • Improved sales tracking will ensure optimal customer service.
  • Manage operational practices more efficiently.

My Role

 
CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER - CEO
 
Increasing Efficiency
Fruits and vegetables are commodities subject to intense price competition. To maximize margins, companies streamline processes, improve distribution systems, and cut transportation costs.
 
 
Minimizing Wastewater Compliance Costs
Food processors are subject to regulations concerning waste disposal. Wastewater management is of special concern due to pesticide runoff contaminating groundwater or local streams. Companies invest in wastewater management systems to reduce contaminants in the water prior to its reuse or disposal.
 
CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER - CFO
 
Reducing Manufacturing Costs
With narrow margins, companies stress cutting operating costs. New capital equipment is often bought to expedite processing and reduce manufacturing costs. Some companies also invest in locating plants closer to field operations to improve efficiency.
 
 
Managing Seasonal Cash Flow
Since most crops have a single growing season, expenses peak during that period; however, revenues are fairly level throughout the year. The collateral of most companies is small, making working capital loans difficult to get. Companies invest proceeds in short-term securities to allow them to meet seasonal hiring needs and material requirements.
 
CHIEF INFORMATION OFFICER - CIO
 
Increasing Field-Side Processing
Increasing profitability is often a function of improving operating efficiencies. Many companies increase processing efficiency by adding cooking, blending, and flavoring to field-side plants, allowing them to reduce operational steps and cut costs.
 
 
Irradiating Foods to Reduce Refrigeration Requirements
Imported fruits and vegetables often have unwanted pests. Companies have developed irradiation techniques that expose fruits and vegetables to low doses of radiation to destroy bacteria and insects. Irradiation has been approved by the USDA and is considered environmentally friendly.
 
HUMAN RESOURCES - HR
 
Training Workers on Safety Issues
Processors are subject to a number of regulatory bodies that focus on worker safety. Since most workers are hired for the season, safety procedures are especially important. Companies instruct employees how to operate equipment safely to ensure compliance with regulations and minimize worker injuries.
 
 
Hiring Temporary Workers for Seasonal Processing
Processing plant operations are highly seasonal and depend on the growth cycle of various crops. Harvesting and processing/packing operations for fruits and vegetables are highest June through October in most areas of the country, which is when companies hire a large number of migrant and temporary workers. Some companies more than double their workforce of temporary workers during the packing season.
 
VP SALES/MARKETING - SALES
 
Designing Packaging for Customer Convenience
Traditional packaging for fruits and vegetables was directed at large American families. With the rise in the number of smaller households and singles, many companies are developing single-serving packages. Smaller containers, resealable container bags, plastic lids, and microwavable containers are also offered by many processing companies.
 
 
Developing New Products for Changing Tastes
Changing demographics and the need to adapt to the market has caused companies to create new products in a commodity business. Many processors are promoting fruits and vegetables as snack items, as snack product demand grows faster than demand for food products overall. Companies are offering dried products and fried vegetables, besides potato chips, and baked low-fat items as new snack products.

CONTACT

Reach our Sales Team at:
sales@second-foundation.com

 

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