CASE STUDY
A Processor’s Path to Simpler Compliance: L’Insalata dell’orto’s Story
L’Insalata dell’orto is a third-generation Italian vegetable processor, packer and global supplier known for producing, processing and distributing high-quality fresh vegetables and salad products from Italy to markets beyond.
Challenge
The Challenge: Drowning in Documentation
For three generations, L’Insalata dell’orto has been cultivating excellence in the vegetable industry. This Italian family business has grown from a local producer to become a global supplier, producing, processing, packaging and distributing high-quality vegetables throughout Italy and beyond.
But with growth comes complexity. Like many food businesses today, L'Insalata dell’orto found themselves drowning in the increase in administrative requirements. Their processes were largely manual and they began looking for a solution for managing all their requirements.
With a large supplier network comes a huge volume of documentation. L'Insalata dell’orto simply couldn’t keep up with the sheer number of documents requiring updates and the constant stream of supplier requests. `they were spending valuable time on administrative tasks rather than focusing on what they do best – growing and delivering quality vegetables. This led them to look for a solution that could help with supplier registration, managing document updates and expiry tracking.
Before Simvia
L'Insalata dell’orto was struggling with their document management. The Quality Assurance team were constantly checking their master Excel file for deadlines, manually contacting each supplier by email when documents were approaching expiry, and dealing with the inevitable back-and-forth that followed. The frustration was mounting across teams, and it was clear that their manual approach simply wasn’t scalable.
Solution
The transformation for Unlimited Group has been remarkable. What once required opening individual documents and manually checking validity dates can now be accomplished with a simple export.
Now, I just export all the information I need out of Simvia without having to open every single document to go check the dates of when it was valid" Judith explains.
This efficiency gain is particularly valuable when responding to customer due diligence requests, where Judith needs to quickly compile information about specific producers and document validity.
Result
L'Insalata dell’orto has been using Simvia for a few months now and immediately noticed improvements with their supply chain compliance:
Complete visibility: information is always available and current. There is no more guesswork or outdated documents slipping through the cracks.
Clear priority management: Pending issues are clearly visible, allowing the team to docus their attention where it’s needed most.
Intelligent automation: Rules are set up automatically with perfectly timed alerts ensuring suppliers receive notifications exactly where needed.
Overall, L'Insalata dell’orto found that using Simvia is a huge step up from their manual excel and email functionalities. They mention that the Simvia portal is clear and easy to use and they receive top notch support from our customer success team.
“The support staff is competent, patient, and helped us a lot, especially during the more complex phases”
L'Insalata dell'orto's story isn't unique. Food businesses everywhere are discovering that manual supplier management simply can't keep pace with today's compliance requirements. The question isn't whether you need a better solution, but how quickly you can implement one.
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