Agriplace becomes Simvia: a new name for a new era of compliance in food supply chains

Food supply chains are becoming more complex, and compliance is no longer something you manage once a year. It is continuous, shared across partners, and increasingly tied to regulation. At the same time, the scope of compliance is expanding, sustainability teams are increasingly expected to oversee a growing and more detailed mix of requirements across food safety, social responsibility, environmental, packaging, and due diligence. To keep up, companies need systems that not only collect data, but connect it across their entire network.

That shift is the reason Agriplace is now Simvia.

The new name reflects how our company has evolved. What started as a solution for managing agricultural compliance has grown into infrastructure that supports compliance, traceability, and due diligence along the food and beverage supply chain.

Over the past few years, supply chains have expanded in both scale and reach. Many organisations now work with thousands of suppliers across multiple tiers and regions. At the same time, the way compliance data is managed remains fragmented. Information is often collected multiple times, stored in different systems, and remains difficult to verify or reuse. This creates unnecessary work and, more importantly, limits trust in the data itself.

“For years, compliance in the food industry has been managed through a patchwork of emails, spreadsheets, and ERP systems, often separately for food safety, sustainability, sourcing, and supplier approval,” said Nico Broersen, CEO of Simvia.

“That model no longer matches the reality food and consumer goods companies face today. QA, purchasing, and sustainability teams need one system that helps them automate supplier data collection, create a reliable overview, and ensure products continue to meet both regulatory and customer requirements. Simvia reflects that broader mission.”

Fragmented data and growing requirements

Regulations are reinforcing this challenge. Frameworks such as CSDDD, CSRD, PPWR, and EUDR continue to push companies towards greater transparency and ongoing due diligence. While timelines may shift, the expectation is clear: you need visibility beyond tier-one suppliers and the ability to demonstrate it with reliable data. These regulations also require closer collaboration between QA, sourcing, and sustainability teams, all working from the same data to meet shared requirements.

Simvia is built to support that reality.

The name Simvia means “shared path”. It reflects how compliance works today, not owned by a single company, but shared across producers, processors, wholesalers, and retailers. Each actor contributes data, and each depends on the quality of that data to operate.

Simvia makes this work in practice. Companies can collect compliance data from their suppliers, standardise it into a consistent structure, and share it across their network. Instead of working with scattered documents, they work with data that is verified at source and can be reused across the chain. This reduces duplication, improves consistency, and makes it easier to prepare for audits and regulatory requirements.

Built for today's supply chains

We have grown alongside this shift. Today, Simvia supports more than 200,000 suppliers across 130 countries, representing over €150 billion in product value. It is used by organisations across the supply chain, from growers and processors to private label manufacturers and major retailers.

At the same time, our approach remains practical. Simvia is designed to work with your reality, allowing companies to start where they are and improve step by step.

While our name has changed, our focus has not. Simvia continues to support food safety, responsible sourcing, and traceability across supply chains. What has changed is the role it plays, moving from a single solution to shared infrastructure that connects data across the entire network.

As supply chains continue to evolve, the ability to share reliable data across every tier will determine how effectively companies can operate.

Simvia makes that possible.