Case Study – BIOFRUITS

Biofruits is digitising its production
and strengthening its traceability

Founded in 2005, Biofruits is a Valais-based company specialising in the storage, sorting and processing of fruit. Since 2011, it has also been developing a significant beverage production business for its own brands as well as for numerous customers throughout Switzerland.

Today, Biofruits produces more than 3.5 million bottles and cans per year and is continuing to grow with an ambitious target: to eventually reach more than 8 million units annually through new infrastructure and the optimisation of its processes.

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Background

As part of a comprehensive programme to modernise the business, Biofruits wanted to replace working methods that relied heavily on Excel, paper documents and manual processes.

Recipe management, production monitoring, batch traceability and the flow of information between different departments presented significant challenges in an environment where several hundred recipes and numerous customers coexist.

Challenges

Organising recipes
With over 300 customer recipes, numerous variations and information spread across several files, keeping track of everything was a complex task.

Ensuring batch traceability
The need to ensure accurate tracking of raw materials, intermediate products and finished goods throughout the entire production chain.

Multiple data sets and documents
Excel, paper forms and physical files made it difficult to access information and increased the risk of errors or data loss.

Modernisation of production processes
Supporting the company’s growth with digital tools capable of enhancing operational reliability and improving industrial performance.

Solution

Thanks to FABRICUBE, Biofruits has digitised and centralised its production processes within a single platform. Rolled out gradually in line with the company’s needs, the solution now covers recipe management, production monitoring, batch traceability and quality control. The teams now have a reliable, scalable environment tailored to their way of working.

FABRICUBE supports teams directly on the production lines.

Implementation:

Centralisation of recipes

Establishment of a single repository containing all recipes and production data.

Digitisation of operations

Integration of production monitoring, quality control and traceability directly into FABRICUBE.

Performance optimisation

Deployment of the TRS, automation of inter-departmental data exchange and integration with stock management tools.

Results achieved

Today, the teams at Biofruits rely on FABRICUBE on a daily basis to manage their production, ensure the reliability of their data and support the company’s growth.

Optimised production management: greater visibility into operations and manufacturing data.

Full batch traceability: reliable tracking of products throughout the processing chain.

Centralised and secure data: a single, accessible and consistent source of information for all teams.

More efficient processes: less administrative work and a reduction in duplicate data entry.

Smoother internal communication : simplified communication between planning, production and quality control.

A scalable solution : a platform capable of supporting Biofruits’ growth ambitions and future industrial projects.

Production data is accessible in real time directly on the shop floor.

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“With FABRICUBE, we wanted to simplify our production monitoring and make it more reliable. This tool enables us to centralise information, improve traceability and make our teams’ day-to-day work easier. It is an important step in the modernisation of our processes.”

Julien Gonthier

Managing Director of Biofruits SA

Outlook

Biofruits is currently continuing the roll-out of FABRICUBE, including the integration of TRS, the automation of information flows and the strengthening of interfaces with stock management tools.