The Intelleflex Freshness Management™ solution for produce and perishables enables growers, producers, co-ops, distributors and retail grocers to reduce loss due to spoilage. Intelleflex delivers on-demand visibility for tracking and monitoring the temperature and condition of fresh-cut produce from the field to the store shelf. You get on-demand visibility of the produce's condition – without unpacking the pallet or unloading the trailer – to improve Delivered Freshness™ and maximize shelf-life while increasing customer satisfaction and brand value.
- Dynamically match outbound transit time with pallet-level shelf-life expectancy
- Pallet-level track and trace capabilities for chain-of-custody and food safety
- ROI in as little as one growing season... reduce waste and produce savings on the first trip
The food loss and waste problem is severe. According to a recent report by the United Nations Environment Program (UNEP), over half of the food produced globally is lost, wasted or discarded as a result of inefficiency in the supply chain. Losses and food waste in the United States could be as high as 50 percent, according to some recent estimates. Up to one-quarter of all fresh fruits and vegetables in the United States is lost between the field and the table. A significant percentage of this loss is due to poor temperature management and lack of real-time information about the condition and remaining shelf life of fresh produce.
For fresh produce, proper temperature handling from the field to the retail grocer is critical. Throughout the cold chain, produce can be mishandled, left in the sun for hours, delayed on trucks and subjected to temperatures that reduce food quality and shelf life by up to 100%. Intelleflex provides in-transit temperature data monitoring – at the pallet and package level – every step of the way. Without unpacking or modifying your processes, you can instantly determine the shipping and storage history of every container of produce. With Intelleflex, you can quickly calculate the remaining relative shelf life index or Freshness Factor™, optimize inventory management, improve product quality for your customers, and increase your revenues.
- For growers, producers and co-ops: Track the produce from the harvester to the distribution facility to better ensure proper storage and handling and improve product grading and quality.
- For distributors and retailers: On-demand access to handling and storage information improves routing and distribution, and enables FEFO inventory and shelf-life prediction modeling to improve quality and customer satisfaction.
- For PreCool Monitoring: Because of design, size, product placement and ventilation, temperature and conditions within precoolers can vary significantly. There can be "hot" or "cold" spots that cause the individual pallets to be exposed to temperatures that compromise the product. FreshAware, from ProWare Services, works with Intelleflex to provide a comprehensive PreCool Monitoring System so you can easily and automatically capture, monitor, and report pallet-level temperature throughout the precool cycle, QC and into distribution to improve quality and delivered freshness.
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