Kelsius announces partnership with foodservice tech provider Nutritics

Kelsius has announced a partnership with food health software solution provide Nutritics. The partnership brings together Kelsius’ digital HACCP and wireless temperature monitoring solutions and Nutritics’ advanced recipe management and food information software to provide one seamlessly integrated solution for the food services and hospitality sectors.

A winning collaboration

The collaboration comes about as Kelsius and Nutritics have already completed several successful integrations with customers. As one combined solution, food businesses have access to a streamlined system that provides full food safety compliance, 24/7 temperature monitoring of food and ingredients, less food waste, access to real-time data, and improved operational efficiencies. Food businesses and organisations can ensure better management of ingredients and recipes for consistently fresh and nutritionally balanced dishes, all through one system that helps them to improve their sustainability.

The integration ensures that every part of food preparation, from sourcing ingredients to serving the final dish, is monitored for compliance and efficiency. Automated monitoring reduces human error and frees up staff to focus on other priorities.

Commenting on the partnership, Kelsius Chief Commercial Officer Mario Kelly said, “At Kelsius we are incredibly excited about our partnership with Nutritics and the unique set of benefits that this will deliver to our customers. For any organisation looking to reduce waste, improve sustainability and drive efficiencies, the technology integration between Kelsius and Nutritics will deliver huge improvements across their day-to-day operations.”

Angela Hart, Director Pre Sales at Nutrtics, said,” Nutritics and Kelsius have joined forces to offer a powerful combination of solutions. Nutritics provides a single platform for comprehensive food data management and digital publishing, while Kelsius is one of Europe’s leading manufacturers of wireless temperature monitoring systems and digital HACCP systems. By integrating these solutions via APIs, customers can seamlessly automate their data flow with confidence and accuracy. This integration not only reduces manual labour but also minimises errors, ensuring greater efficiency and reliability.”

A sustainable solution

Both Kelsius and Nutritics place sustainability at the heart of their operations. The Kelsius wireless temperature monitoring system reduces food waste and removes paperwork by providing 24/7 real-time alerts when storage unit temperatures fall outside of set parameters. Temperatures and related data are stored in the Kelsius portal, allowing for ease of access for audits and reports.

With Nutritics’ food management software, businesses can monitor portion sizes, optimise ingredient ordering, and reduce food waste. The system provides detailed reports, allowing businesses to refine processes that lead to more sustainable practices, like reducing over-ordering or serving excess portions.

The integration gives businesses complete control over their inventory and storage processes, ensuring that ingredients are used safely and efficiently, and that unnecessary waste is minimised.

Together, Nutritics and Kelsius are helping food businesses embrace a greener, more sustainable approach to food service – one that is better for both the planet and the bottom line.

Customer safety

Customer safety has never been more important, and Kelsius and Nutritics have made it a priority. By automating the tracking of ingredients, monitoring shelf life, and ensuring full traceability across the supply chain, the partnership enables businesses to remain compliant with food safety regulations, including Natasha’s Law in the UK.

Pictured above: Ciaran Gallagher, Sales & Marketing Manager Kelsius; Richard Ward, Regional Director of Business Development (UK & IRL) Nutritics; Rob Lelliott, Sales Manager UK South Kelsius.

To learn more:

Click here to contact Kelsius.
Click here to contact Nutritics.

Nisa to kickstart trial with Kelsius to automate food safety management processes

The symbol group Nisa commences a trial in September 2024 with Kelsius, providing digital HACCP and wireless temperature monitoring for independent grocers in the group.

The Kelsius system will allow automated temperature control for stores to ensure food is stored and cooked properly. The system includes sensors and probes for deli, bakery or butcher counters, as well as in fridges and freezers.

The sensors automatically alert retailers when a fridge or freezer temperature falls outside set parameters, helping them to prevent loss of stock and food waste. Probes can be used to monitor temperatures on the spot.

Accessing data in real time makes it easier for the retailer to create reports, gain insights, and provide data for audits. The system can also help Nisa retailers to automate checklists and monitor routine activities such as cleaning tasks.

The system saves retailers time and resources on processes that would otherwise be undertaken manually, while removing the risk of human error.

Kelsius UK food retail sales manager Danielle Guy said, “We are all aware of the challenges that continue to affect convenience retailers. Labour shortages, increasing costs and supply chain issues mean that more and more, retailers are looking to engage in processes and procedures that help them to maximise efficiencies.”

She continued, “Using the Kelsius system means that managers and business owners have peace of mind that the system is monitoring valuable stock 24/7. Food safety practices are automated, consistent and compliant with regulations, with traceability assured from delivery through to serving customers.”

Read The Grocer article covering this story here.

 

Case Study: Musgrave Operating Partners Ireland (MOPI)

Musgrave Operating Partners Ireland (MOPI) represents 22 SuperValu stores that are owned and managed by Musgrave. As Ireland’s leading food retail, wholesale and foodservice company, Musgrave is proud to be one of Europe’s most successful family-owned businesses with a 140-year heritage in food and brand innovation.

In a busy and highly competitive food retail environment, MOPI was looking for a food safety system that would:

  • help them to streamline their HACCP process.
  • reduce time spent on manual temperature checks.
  • reduce time spent on paperwork.
  • provide reliable digital HACCP to automate processes for high food safety standards and regulatory compliance.

Kelsius worked with MOPI to deliver results for their stores. Using the Kelsius system, MOPI:

  • has achieved a 50% reduction in time spent on HACCP.
  • has all but eliminated stock loss due to temperature failures in plug-in fridges and freezers.
  • saves management time thanks to remote visibility of food safety activities in-store.
  • has achieved simpler and easy-to-access traceability for all colleagues.
  • can assure auditors with the ability to provide graphs and charts showing the history of a temperature and that spikes in temperatures are under control.
  • has achieved significant labour benefits as temperatures do not have to be manually checked, thus reducing the risks associated with manual processes.

 

Kelsius joins TUCO supplier framework

Kelsius is delighted to announce that it has joined the TUCO supplier framework as a technology provider that supports members to enhance food safety in their catering operations.

TUCO is one of the leading professional membership bodies for in-house caterers in the UK, supporting procurement and learning excellence. It works to provide quality standards and advice to those working in public sector catering. The organisation procures goods and services, helping members to drive down costs and maximise quality.

Kelsius is particularly proud to be part of the TUCO framework as it operates to very high standards for quality-assurance, value for money and to ensure that suppliers meet the needs of its members.

All framework suppliers are vetted and assessed by TUCO. TUCO’s dedicated procurement team works to provide members with access to over 15 EU-compliant framework agreements. Annual review meetings are held with each supplier and independent benchmarking is carried out. The eProcurement system provides members with an easy-to-use, one-stop-shop solution to manage supplier trading relationships.

Kelsius is now a technology supplier in the TUCO framework for Catering Innovation and Concept Solutions (CICS).  The Kelsius FoodCheck 2.0 solution provides wireless temperature monitoring and digital HACCP systems for the catering and hospitality sector. It improves food safety, ensures regulatory compliance, and helps caterers to control the costs associated with food safety management.

 

Kelsius helps Tesco Ireland reduce food waste

Falcarragh, Co. Donegal, 9 May 2023 – Irish technology company Kelsius, based in Falcarragh, Co Donegal has signed a contract with Tesco Ireland to help the retailer ensure efficiencies across some of its cold storage.

Kelsius’ wireless temperature monitoring systems monitor the temperature of standalone fridges, freezers 24 hours a day. This allows Tesco to ensure that it only provides the finest quality foods to its customers by ensuring that fridges and freezers are maintained at the correct temperature.

The Kelsius system alerts the retailer to any temperature excursions, thus eliminating food waste that can occur due to fridge or freezer failure.

The agreement between Kelsius and Tesco will see the technology introduced across 112 Tesco stores.

Tesco has led the way amongst retailers in Ireland, in eliminating food waste and driving sustainable retailing. Kelsius’ technology ensures that no food is wasted and eliminates CO2 emissions from that waste.

Kelsius employs 82 people and manufactures specialist temperature monitoring equipment and software and provides global customer support from Falcarragh.

Kelsius CEO Karl Simmons said, “Our collaboration with Tesco is an excellent fit for the Kelsius system. An operation of Tesco’s size requires a robust, scalable, user-friendly system that suits the needs of the business, and Kelsius provides this. Kelsius’ environmental values are also aligned with those of Tesco. We are delighted that we can help Tesco achieve its food waste reduction target. We congratulate Tesco on their achievements in this regard to date, and we look forward to continuing to work with them.”

Commenting on the partnership, Tesco Central Compliance Manager John Byrne said, “The Kelsius system provides Tesco not only with the peace of mind to have constant and reliable temperature monitoring, but also with the ability to ensure food quality and further reduce food waste. We are delighted to partner with them in using their technology and in a way which helps us to play our part in the community and for the benefit of our customers and the environment.”

About Kelsius     

Kelsius is the leading supplier of automation technology for product safety and compliance to the food services and healthcare industries. Using its world-class wireless sensor technology and cloud-based data hosting and processing, Kelsius systems improve product safety, ensure regulatory compliance and optimise costs associated with these activities. Founded in 2003, Kelsius has offices in Ireland and the United Kingdom with a network of partners in Europe, Middle East, Australia and the USA that serve its global customer base. Visit www.kelsius.com

 

Kelsius are delighted to announce that we have joined the Guaranteed Irish Network

The Guaranteed Irish symbol is awarded to companies that support local communities, provide quality jobs and are committed to Irish provenance. It is a national symbol of trust in Irish businesses and encourages the support of local businesses and communities.

About us

Kelsius was founded in 2003 and the concept was to digitally capture and store temperature records to allow customers to comply with new legislation that was being introduced. The network and sensors were designed to capture all this information, eliminating the need for paper records.

Since then, Kelsius have become experts in cold chain monitoring and the driving operational efficiencies in the food industry.

We are now an ISO 9001 & ISO 14001 Certified company.

The company has gone on to develop a fully automated, digital HACCP systems for food businesses and continue to reinvest in developing new technology. Employing over 60 people, Kelsius has been able to grow organically in Ireland and the UK but also internationally through its partner network.

The CoolCheck and FoodCheck 2.0 systems are operating live in Food and Life Sciences Industries in 45+ countries globally and we are proud to have our products and services originate here in Ireland.

During the pandemic, temperature sensors were particularly important for monitoring vaccines and the company has been proud to play its part in the effort to safely distribute these medicines. The CoolCheck system was installed in the HSE Covid Vaccination centres nationwide to support and assist with the management of the vaccine rollout.

Being Ireland’s only manufacturer and developer of Digital, Automated HACCP and Temperature monitoring systems, Kelsius are also the only company to offer full Traceability and Production Traceability to our customers with FoodCheck 2.0.
FoodCheck 2.0 removes all paper keeping and simplifies the audit process. Kelsius systems ensure compliance with legislation and provides the good corporate governance and risk mitigation that businesses need today.

Kelsius are digital food safety partners with some of Ireland’s leading and most recognisable brands including:

  • Musgrave- Supervalu, Centra, Daybreak
  • BWG- Spar, Londis, Eurospar, XL , Mace
  • Applegreen
  • Gala
  • Costcutter
  • Dalata Hotels- Maldron, Clayton
  • Apache Pizza

We are also proud to partner with some of Irelands most reputable and recognised hotels:

  • The Shelbourne Hotel
  • Ashford Castle
  • Cliff House Hotel
  • The Marker Hotel
  • The Merrion Hotel
  • and many, many more.

Kelsius are also proud to have supported the Ronald McDonald House, Safety Net and local GAA clubs and festivals. Kelsius will continue to work in the community and explore opportunities to offer further support and we once again are thrilled to be Guaranteed Irish approved.

Why Go Digital?

Why move to an automated wireless temperature monitoring system?

Many businesses have made the switch from traditional, manual temperature checks to an automated system that removes pen and paper from their safety management system, but why? Not only does manually checking and logging temperatures take up valuable hours, it also doesn’t guarantee reliable and consistent results. Manual temperature checks often only happen once a day due to time constraints and therefore, the true temperature of storage areas are not always being monitored correctly.

 

What are the main reasons for replacing manual checks with a system like Kelsius?

In a poll we conducted on LinkedIn, 60% of respondents said the reason they moved to an automated temperature monitoring system was due to the time and cost saving benefits it creates compared to manual pen and paper checks. 20% said their motivation was for Readily Available Data Records while another 20% said it was due to Covid-19.

The pandemic had heightened awareness about hygiene and cleanliness, and it has been a factor in why some businesses made the decision to move from manual to automated systems. The removal of pen and paper is a more sustainable and hygienic solution to temperature monitoring, and is a lot easier to manage too.

What Kelsius can do for you:

Choosing an automated system is the modern and simple solution to temperature monitoring. When you choose CoolCheck or FoodCheck2.0, you also have the Kelsius support team available to assist should any problems occur.

Your temperature checks are logged onto our online portal which is accessible by logging into the Kelsius portal on any device and this information is available to you 24/7.

Depending on your requirements, routine hygiene tasks are also logged which reassures staff is taking corrective measures and protocols on personal hygiene and sanitary stations.

Our system is active in thousands of sites globally across food industries and life sciences such as hotels, restaurants, QSR, food retail, vaccine centres, hospitals, pharmaceuticals and many more.

We work closely with businesses in providing reliable automated solutions making our customers’ lives easier by saving them time and money normally spent on manual checks, and we offer full support throughout the entire customer relationship journey.

Scott Harrington, Manager, Apache Pizza Ballyvolane

The Kelsius FoodCheck system has been a revelation since we implemented them in our 5 stores in Cork City. It has made our HACCP records much easier, faster and more consistent across all our stores.

Conor Campbell, Fresh Food Development Manager, Centra The Phoenix

The great advantage of the system is that is it easy to use but still provides us with the assurance that the key paperwork required for best in class food safety management is being completed. Records can be checked at any time of the day from your phone and the sign off process is simple and effective.

Conor Watson, Store Owner, Centra Cloughey

It has provided cost saving solutions by saving 1 hour per day that was normally spent on manual temperature checking and regulating. The FoodCheck system installed here has made HACCP compliance and audit preparation much easier. Our staff find this paperless system more reliable and accessible than before.

Tom Murray, Managing Director, Murray Pharmacies

Professional standards are raised using this system and it offers great peace of mind knowing my fridges and stock are being continuously monitored. This helps protect my business as I know all stock is maintained within correct temperature thresholds or else I will be alerted.

Letterkenny Businesses Using Smart Technology and moving towards Digital Automation

Kelsius are helping local companies with automation, saving time and money.

As leading suppliers in Temperature Monitoring systems, Kelsius are proud to work with many great customers that are also based here in Donegal.

In Letterkenny we have customers using both our CoolCheck and FoodCheck systems in both the food service and healthcare industries. From vaccine storage units to deli counter monitoring, we work with a wide range of industries that use Kelsius in many different parts of their business.

Travelling to and visiting customers has been difficult during the Covid-19 pandemic, but we got to speak to a number of our customers that are based in Letterkenny recently to see how the Kelsius systems have been working for them.

Dean from Macs Deli

Macs Deli chef Dean says the Kelsius system has especially helped them through the pandemic as it reduces the time spent manually checking temperatures with pen and paper. Having the tablet and probe saves them an hour each day and the time that is needed for other important tasks throughout the day is then prioritised efficiently.

He discussed how easily accessible the system is by having everything on hand in one place, and all at the touch of a button.

Burrito Loco

Jason, head chef at Burrito Loco, spoke with us about the benefits him and his staff at the Letterkenny based Mexican Grill have experienced from using the FoodCheck2.0 system. A number of the benefits discussed include:

  • Keeping reheating records in check
  • Pop up reminders to record chill times
  • Tracking back through batch codes and dates
  • Keeping track of all deliveries
  • Quick and easy temperature tracking

 

 

Eddie Tobin

“We started our deli offering in 2004 and have used Kelsius systems since that day. As our business have evolved so too has the Kelsius system has developed extensively to help us meet all our legal obligations.

FoodCheck is an integral part of our food safety compliance. It enables us to eliminate paperwork and manual tasks and as a result there are significant labour savings.

Having achieved EIQA level 3 Emerald for 8 years running, we were also awarded the National Q Mark Award for Hygiene and Food Safety in Forecourts for 6 years in a row 2011-2015. We have also been awarded the overall National Award for Hygiene & Food Safety in 2015.

We believe that Kelsius FoodCheck is critical to the maintenance of our standards and has been highly beneficial in our achievement of the Q Mark standards. I would highly recommend it to any retailer.”

Eddie Tobin, Spar Express Port Road, Letterkenny, Donegal

Centra Mountain Top

Some of our other FoodCheck2.0 customers in Letterkenny include Stateside American Restaurant, Spar Glencar. Our CoolCheck system is also live in Pramerica, Letterkenny vaccine centre, as well as the blood bank and pathology department in Letterkenny University Hospital.

As a Donegal based company, we are proud to work with so many great customers in the Letterkenny and surrounding areas.

If you are interested in finding out how we could help you and your business save time and money contact us on the link below and we would be happy to help.

COSMO Authentic World Kitchen FoodCheck Case Study

Download the PDF Case Study here.
https://www.kelsius.com/news-blog/media/Cosmo.pdf
Background
Launched in 2003, COSMO have now grown to have 19 restaurants across UK and Ireland. COSMO Authentic World Kitchen is inspired by the best five-star hotels in the world, which bring a choice of fresh food under the same roof and elevate the buffet concept to new levels. Teppanyaki experts grill steaks and fresh seafood right in front of your eyes and chefs lay on a never-ending array of dishes.
Challenge Facing Store Owner
COSMO were looking for a system that would satisfy their Primary Authority Partnership at Reading. The system needed to be fully compliant with their current Food Safety regulations. Critically, it needed to be able to provide labour savings against manual checks that were being carried out and they wanted to eradicate paperwork piling up. The business also wanted to be able to have visibility of what was happening across the whole business, before EHO visits, so that they could be proactive to ensure standards were being achieved.
With a diverse demographic of employees from different regions of the world the system had to be very user friendly.

FoodCheck Paperless HACCP System
The Kelsius HACCP solution is a fully automated, paperless system which ensures full compliance with statutory food safety requirements. Kelsius wireless temperature sensors monitor and record temperatures in all refrigerated areas and freezers. If a measured temperature rises above a set limit, an alert is triggered. This alert can be transmitted as a text message, email and via local visual alarms.
In addition to continuous temperature recording the Kelsius system also provides time and task management by recording key activities such as deliveries, cleaning tasks, hot & cold food probing and deli traceability. All records are securely stored on the Kelsius website and each retailer can access their records at any time from any Web-enabled PC or laptop. HACCP reports can also be automatically emailed as required.
Find out more about FoodCheck

COSMO Strategic Partnership with Kelsius
An alternative system was trialled at one of the branches but failed to meet their requirements. Following on from this it was decided to trial the FoodCheck paperless HACCP system by Kelsius.
Following an extensive trial of FoodCheck at the Nottingham branch a further 2 restaurants in Dublin and Southampton were implemented. Over the next 3 months and through regular consultation Kelsius continued to work with COSMO to ensure that the systems functionalities were all being utilised.
Finally an agreement was made to award Kelsius the contract to provide our FoodCheck system across the Group. The Kelsius FoodCheck system is now installed in all locations as well as the production kitchen in Milton Keynes and has provided many benefits and savings to the business.

Conclusion
FoodCheck ensured COSMO were fully compliant with all Food Safety Regulations and more than satisfied the Primary Authority Partnership at Reading.
COSMO experienced substantial labour savings when eliminating manual unit checks, HACCP administration and Audit preparation.
FoodCheck helped COMSO to eradicate vast amounts of paperwork.
All information recorded on the system is stored using Cloud Technology allowing Senior Management to access HACCP records remotely and easily to ensure standards were being achieved.
FoodCheck’s easy-to-use interface and the comprehensive training delivered by Kelsius ensured all staff are proficient in the use of the system.

“We have the Kelsius FoodCheck HACCP system in operation in all our restaurants throughout the UK and Ireland. We have found the system invaluable in assisting us in implementing our Food Safety plan.
It is so easy for staff to use and for management to access and review records.
We can access records from all Restaurants remotely allowing for greater visibility and the Group Usage Reports are fantastic.
Comso restaurants have an average score of 4.92 out of 5 among participating Restaurants in the Scores on the Doors Scheme with all the Restaurants in Scotland achieving the top grade. Kelsius has been instrumental in helping us reach this level.”
Thomas Pawlowski, Head of Operations