Maximizing Margins with Icicle’s Expiration Management Features
Why pour money literally down the drain? According to Environment and Climate Change Canada, 10% of ingredients that enter food and beverage processing facilities become avoidable food loss. Icicle ERP’s expiration management features leverage sophisticated automation technology to eliminate waste and facilitate more sustainable manufacturing practices. The Right Expiration Management Tools are Essential for Sustainability […]
HACCP Doesn’t Have to Be a Burden with Icicle Food ERP
Many food companies look upon government food safety regulations as a burden that must be borne – but is this actually the case? What if the common food safety methodologies, combined with the right software, could transform the regulatory burden into a competitive advantage? Let’s take a look at how food industry ERP software like […]
Hayter’s Farm Switched to Cloud-Based HACCP and Never Looked Back: A Case Study
Hayter’s Farm uses the Icicle food and cannabis ERP system to move their HACCP program and operations into the cloud, and now they are going global.
Why Cannabis Companies Need HACCP To Succeed
Cannabis companies are about to be hit with new regulations, but the tools of the food industry (like HACCP and Icicle) can save the day just in time.
Icicle Helps DaVinci Gelato Secure International Distribution
COO Felix Irlich tells us, in his own words, why he loves Icicle and how Icicle helped him secure international distribution for DaVinci Gelato.
6 Ways to Empower Your QA Department and Improve Your Food Business
We all know that safety and quality are essential to the success of any food business. Outstripping convenience and price, a survey of American consumers showed that 50% were more concerned about the safety and quality of their food than they were five years ago, and two out of three consumers are willing to pay […]
How to Increase Efficiency of Your Food Business On A Limited Budget
In the world of food manufacturing, time really is money. Machine downtime, employee errors, and food safety failures require precious time and destroy the overall efficiency of your facility. And to make things worse, margins are shrinking and competition is growing, which makes these efficiency failures costlier than ever. Actively pursuing operational efficiency isn’t a […]
Why Food Manufacturers Need To Rethink Operational Efficiency
In the food manufacturing world, there’s an idea we hear time and time again: It’s just the cost of doing business. Sustainability costs, employee training costs, unscheduled downtime costs, soul-crushing audit stress – these things are unavoidable, but that doesn’t mean you can’t reduce them significantly by putting some strategic thought into your operational efficiency. […]
6 Signs That Your Food Business is Due for a Change
As the world adopts automation and other modern technologies, how do you know if your food business is falling behind? Many of the problems that food business face aren’t just part of the way things work – they’re inefficiencies, missed opportunities, and anchors weighing your business down. Most importantly, all of the things on this […]
Automation & Quality: An Interview with Ontario Pride Eggs
There is something unique about this case study that reflects the uniqueness of our food manufacturing software, Icicle, and the uniqueness of our client, Ontario Pride Eggs. A traditional case study aims to tell a story about a client’s experience. This case study shares the story of Ontario Pride Eggs via their Food Safety and […]