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.

Kelsius wins Best Foodservice Technology

Kelsius wins Best Foodservice Technology – Back of House Award at the 2021 IFSA’s

The theme of this year’s IFSA Awards was based around sustainability. After being shortlisted to the final 4 out of the total 18 nominees.

Kelsius went on to win the award after presenting a Dragons Den styled presentation.

The environmental benefits of using an automated system for temperature monitoring was presented to the panel of judges Maurice Bergin, Brian Walsh, Keith Waren, Tony McGuigan, Guillaume Oates and Seán Graham.
Some of the key facts mentioned included how the average food business must have 1 tree worth of paper, 10,000 sheets in storage to be legally HACCP compliant. As well at this each sheet taking 6-9 years to fully decompose.
This is where FoodCheck 2.0 helps businesses in the food industry cut down on their paper waste and take a sustainable approach to business.

The Solution:

Kelsius removes paper from your temperature monitoring routines therefore greatly reduces waste levels from your entire business.

All sectors across Food and Life Sciences Industries depend on temperature monitoring to accurately monitor stock and products and with FoodCheck 2.0, this is done sustainably without the use of pen and paper.

We are delighted to have won such a great award, and we would like to congratulate everybody who took part and the winners of all other categories. We’d like to thank the IFSA for hosting the awards and giving businesses like Kelsius a platform to showcase their products and services, and we would like to extend this thanks to the judging panel too.

Finally and most importantly, Kelsius would like to thank each and every employee for their hard work and dedication. This award is the accumulation of the effort of each and every staff member across all our departments. Thank you all and we hope you will join us in celebrating this award.

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.

Kelsius Systems Vital in Management of the Roll-out of Vaccines

Kelsius playing a Vital Role in Supporting the Management of the Vaccine Roll-out.

Kelsius offer 24/7 monitoring of Vaccine storage units in Ireland and Further Afield.

Kelsius are delighted to be working with the HSE by supplying vaccination centres across Ireland with our temperature monitoring system CoolCheck to assist in the safe storage of the Covid-19 vaccines.

CoolCheck is an automated temperature monitoring system produced by Kelsius that helps those working in the healthcare sector with Quality Control, Reliability, Productivity, Traceability and Cost Reduction.

Sensors are installed in the designated storage sites and real-time temperature monitoring is provided to ensure these locations are always at optimal temperatures for medicines, bloods, lab samples, and especially for the Covid-19 vaccines. This data is instantly available on the Kelsius Web Portal that is accessible to all of our customers.

There are 16 vaccination sites across Ireland that we are currently working with in relation to the monitoring and storage of the Covid-19 vaccines.

The Locations

  • Punchestown Vaccine Centre
  • City West Vaccine Centre
  • Aviva Stadium Vaccine Centre
  • Arklow Vaccination Centre
  • Greystones Vaccination Centre
  • Ennis Vaccination Site
  • Nenagh Vaccination Site
  • Limerick Vaccination Site
  • Roscommon Vaccination Site
  • Merlin Park Vaccination Unit
  • Castlebar Vaccination Site
  • Galway Racecourse Vaccination Centre
  • Sligo Vaccination Centre
  • Letterkenny Vaccination Centre
  • Louth Vaccination Centre
  • Meath Vaccination Centre

CoolCheck is also monitoring vaccines in hospitals nationwide including Beaumont Hospital.

How We Help

CoolCheck currently monitors temperatures for the Pfizer, AstraZeneca and Moderna vaccines.
The Pfizer vaccine requires ultralow ambient temperature levels during storage, levels our cryogenic sensors have been designed to detect. These sensors can record temperatures as low as -200C.

The AstraZeneca vaccine is stored at fridge temperature of 2-8C, and adrenaline that must also be carried at each site is stored from 16-24C.

In some cases, the Pfizer vaccine is stored elsewhere at the required ultralow temperatures and is then shipped to various locations, defrosted, with a 120 hour expiry timeframe. Our sensors are then used in storage units to monitor and ensure these vaccines are being brought to the correct temperatures of 2-8C.

Due to the limited vaccine supply at the moment, we are aware of the precision and accuracy that is needed to make sure every vaccine that arrives is fit for purpose. To prevent loss or damage to any vaccines, the CoolCheck system has a built-in feature where an alarm is triggered if there’s a sudden change in temperature. These alerts are sent to appointed members of staff via SMS or email which allows for immediate response to solve the issue. Audio Visual Alarm Systems are also installed.

Why choose CoolCheck?

This article by The Journal highlights how important appropriate storage is for the Covid-19 vaccines. “22 vials of the coronavirus vaccine could not be used because they had been incorrectly stored” with “at least five doses” in each vial. Our fully automated, paperless monitoring system can prevent issues like this from happening by reducing opportunities for human error to occur.

Read full article: https://www.thejournal.ie/vaccine-vials-incorrectly-stored-5336267-Jan2021/

With 18+ years’ experience, Kelsius have developed a reliable and reputable temperature monitoring system that has been used in 26 countries across multiple industries and sectors. These vaccination centres and their staff play a vital role in the suppression of this virus, and our system will relieve some of their pressures by providing reassurance that the vaccines are being monitored correctly and continuously.

“When faced with cold chain failure, the system on an annual basis more than pays for itself contributing significantly to product quality assurance and overall patient safety”.

Colm Devine, Chief Pharmacist, Letterkenny University Hospital

The FDA’s New Era of Smarter Food Safety

How Kelsius and the FoodCheck system align with The FDA’s recent findings.

Reliable Temperature Monitoring means a Safer Food System

The U.S. Food and Drugs Administration (FDA) have released a blueprint outlining an approach that will be taken over the next decade to create a safer food system for all consumers. Due to the effect the pandemic has had on consumer behaviours; they believe that modern approaches are required for these modern times.

Their Goal

The FDA’s end goal is to trace the origins of contaminated food to its source in minutes and/or seconds, so when public health is at risk their response is as instant as possible. To achieve this, real-time and data-driven approaches will be taken to fulfil the FDA’s aim of creating end-to-end traceability throughout the food safety system. They have acknowledged that to be successful, all levels of the food supply chain must join together including technology firms and food regulators.

Our Contribution

Kelsius have been market leaders in the food safety industry for 18 years and are proud to be supplying some of the biggest food producing companies with our real-time temperature monitoring system not only in Ireland, but across the UK and worldwide.

The Kelsius FoodCheck system has a built-in feature where a selected member of staff receives an instant alert if there has been a sudden change in temperature. These alerts can be sent via SMS, email or a visual alarm. Often, basic human error can result in a fridge or freezer being left open or incorrectly shut. FoodCheck, our paperless HACCP system, ensures these mistakes can be resolved in time to prevent product contamination and loss of produce.

Shared Values

The FDA hopes to create a safer food system to improve the quality of life for consumers globally, a core value that is also shared among the Kelsius team. We are committed to producing high standard, fully automated systems to our customers to give them peace of mind that their produce is safe for customers.

Read full article: https://www.fda.gov/food/new-era-smarter-food-safety

“Records are easily and securely accessed for each location and the reporting is what really sets the system apart. This makes life much easier for a HACCP audit or inspection.”

William Day, IT Director, Five Guys UK

“We have Kelsius Food Safety System installed in the store now for a number of years, and to be quite honest, I couldn’t imagine the food safety system working without it.”

Mary McGroarty, Centra Rochestown

Kelsius Customer Statement in relation to COVID-19

Dear Customers,

With the increasing spread of Covid-19, Kelsius would like to assure our customers that we are taking all necessary precautions to reduce exposure to this virus and clarify the following:

  • Kelsius are currently implementing a Coronavirus Prevention Policy
  • All Kelsius employees have been issued with Work Place guidelines
  • Where possible, employees are encouraged to work from home
  • Hygiene measures and social distancing policies are in place for anyone in Kelsius offices
  • Facilities have been put in place to assist staff conduct meetings remotely
  • International Travel has been suspended

We want to assure you that:

  • Kelsius Customer Support Helpdesk is operational at full capacity
  • Kelsius do not foresee any impact of our Supply Chain and are in constant contact with our suppliers to monitor the situation.
  • Kelsius’ Management are conducting regular remote review meetings to ensure our policy is in line with all the latest developments.
  • The safety of our Employees, Customers and the General Public are of the utmost importance to Kelsius and we will take all the necessary precautions to ensure everyone’s safety is protected.

Kelsius want you all to stay safe and take care during this period. Please follow the guidelines laid out by your National Health Organisation. If you have any questions or require any update on our policy please contact support@kelsius.com

Kelsius Sponsor Award Category at the National Q Mark Awards

Kelsius were delighted to attend National Q Mark Awards recently and to Sponsor an Award at the prestigious event.
These awards celebrate excellence and dedication in the work place and that is something Kelsius fully supports.

The Event was packed to capacity and held on Friday 27th September in the Clayton Hotel Burlington Road.
Master of Ceremonies Jonathan Healy was Host on the night and did a fantasitc job as usual.

Karl Simmons (COO) and Keith Hicks (National Account Manager) repesented Kelsius and presented the Award Kelsius were sponsoring- The National Q Mark for Hygiene and Food Safety- Recognised for Excellence Retails Supermarkets.

Quish’s SuperValu Ballingcollig took home the Award for 2019.

Kelsius would like to congratulation Quish’s for this reconigition of their dedication and endeavour to Food Safety.

Kelsius would like to congratualte Quish’s and all the winners on the night, it is just rewards for all the effort over the past year.

Indeed Kelsius would like to extend congratualtions to all the finalists on being recognised. Congratulations and keep up the good work!

Kelsius win Best Software Solutions Provider at Checkout NRSA Awards

Donegal based digital food safety company, Kelsius is celebrating after winning Best Software Solutions Provider at this year’s Checkout National Retail Supplier Awards.

This is the second time in three years that Kelsius have taken home this prestigious Award.

Fighting off stiff competition in this hotly anticipated category, the award recognised the company’s own technology, FoodCheck, which has been instrumental in changing the food preparation and storage practices of a host of well-known Irish retailers including Applegreen, SuperValu, Centra & Musgrave.

Judges recognised Kelsius paperless HACCP and temperature monitoring solution is helping store owners and managers to protect their customers from a food borne illness outbreak as a result of food being prepared in their stores.

Kelsius beat of formidable competition to claim the award. Renowned and successful software companies CBE and Intouch.com were runner up in this category further reinforcing the achievement.

Editor of Checkout Jenny Whelan said, “Congratulations to Kelsius for winning the Best Software Solutions Provider at this year’s Checkout National Retail Supplier Awards. The judges were won over by Kelsius’ FoodCheck system, which has become the go-to solution when it comes to HAACP in this country.”

Chief Executive Officer, Andrew Logan said, “We are delighted to be recognised for our technology, which has made a significant difference to many companies across Ireland and further afield. This award further reinforces how our technology is leading the way in the retail industry. I would like to thank the staff in all Departments who’s hard work ensures the solution we provide is the highest standard possible.”

Local Politicians Congratulate Kelsius

TD Pearse Doherty, Senator Brian O’Domhnaill congratulate Kelsius on prestigious Deloitte Listing.
Kelsius would like to thank some of our local representatives for their kind words of congratulations on our recent listing in the Deloitte Technology Fast 50.

TD Pearse Doherty
TD Doherty said “I was delighted to have received a tour earlier today of the Kelsius Facility and meet its team based in Falcarragh. Such a pioneering and creative firm which is at the cutting edge of developing new technologies to meet the needs of industry and finding solutions to some of the challenges faced by business today in the catering, food service and medical sectors.
It is a phenomenal achievement by Kelsius having been named among the Top 50 fastest growing companies in Ireland by Deloitte! This award is a testament to the hard work and talent of the local workforce and is a huge accolade for Irish Tech, despite the infrastructural challenges firms face here such as broadband and access #Comhghairdeas”

Pictured Left to Right: Ciaran Gallagher, Andrew Logan, Pearse Doherty, John Sheamais O’Fearraigh, Damian McKeever, Karl Simmmons

Senator Brian O’Domhnaill
Senator Ó Domhnaill said “I want to express my own heartfelt congratulations to the entire team at Kelsius. This award is recognition of the immense dedication and commitment of the company management and staff and to an excellent product offering. The Deloitte fast 50 listing is testament to the fact that Kelsius is a cutting edge Irish Technology company, utilising technological advancements to address challenges and provide solutions to end users of the product.
The top 50 listing includes other much larger and more centrally based companies which goes to indicate the true scale of the Kelsius success. I wish the company ongoing continued success and again wish to convey my congratulations.”
Kelsius greatly appreciate both Pearse and Brian taking time out from their busy schedules to appreciate the great work being done here at Kelsius. This award is a testament to this work as highlighted by our CEO Andrew Logan- “The Deloitte Fast 50 award is recognition that Kelsius is performing on a world stage. Our continued growth is a testament to the support of our clients and the constant desire for improvement of our product offering.”