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Del Monte effectively meets sustainability goals through improved data validation and customized reporting with Locus’ ePortal

Locus Technologies

Technology Category	Platform as a Service (PaaS) - Data Management Platforms
Applicable Industries	Food & Beverage
Applicable Functions	Business Operation
Use Cases	Energy Management System Regulatory Compliance Monitoring
Services	Cloud Planning, Design & Implementation Services Data Science Services
Challenge	Del Monte Foods, a large manufacturer and marketer of processed foods in the U.S., was struggling to meet its sustainability goals due to issues with data validation and manual report creation. The company was exporting data to spreadsheets to create reports, a process that was time-consuming and prone to errors. Del Monte needed a solution that would simplify reporting, ensure data quality, and make data more transparent within the company. Read More
About Customer	Del Monte Foods is one of the largest manufacturers and marketers of processed foods in the United States. The company primarily deals with canned vegetables, fruit, and tomato products for the U.S. retail market. As a large-scale food processing company, Del Monte has a significant environmental footprint and has set sustainability goals to reduce its impact. However, the company was facing challenges in meeting these goals due to issues with data validation and reporting. The company was manually creating reports by exporting data to spreadsheets, a process that was not only time-consuming but also prone to errors. Read More
Solution	To address these challenges, Del Monte implemented Locus’ sustainability software. This cloud-based system was configurable, making it more relevant to Del Monte’s business and providing closer access to its environmental data. Locus helped Del Monte identify errors in its historical data, which were then corrected and migrated to Locus’ Resource Management Module (RMM). The RMM data validation steps and notifications were configured to fit Del Monte’s timelines and processes, ensuring data quality. Each user was given a customizable dashboard, allowing them to see important data and metrics immediately upon login and easily create standard reports. Users could also create graphs and tables across all sites within their business unit and compare these to corporate trends, making data more transparent within the company. Read More Log in to view content
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Technology Category

Platform as a Service (PaaS) - Data Management Platforms

Applicable Industries

Food & Beverage

Applicable Functions

Business Operation

Use Cases

Energy Management System

Regulatory Compliance Monitoring

Services

Cloud Planning, Design & Implementation Services

Data Science Services

Challenge

Del Monte Foods, a large manufacturer and marketer of processed foods in the U.S., was struggling to meet its sustainability goals due to issues with data validation and manual report creation. The company was exporting data to spreadsheets to create reports, a process that was time-consuming and prone to errors. Del Monte needed a solution that would simplify reporting, ensure data quality, and make data more transparent within the company.

About Customer

Del Monte Foods is one of the largest manufacturers and marketers of processed foods in the United States. The company primarily deals with canned vegetables, fruit, and tomato products for the U.S. retail market. As a large-scale food processing company, Del Monte has a significant environmental footprint and has set sustainability goals to reduce its impact. However, the company was facing challenges in meeting these goals due to issues with data validation and reporting. The company was manually creating reports by exporting data to spreadsheets, a process that was not only time-consuming but also prone to errors.

Solution

To address these challenges, Del Monte implemented Locus’ sustainability software. This cloud-based system was configurable, making it more relevant to Del Monte’s business and providing closer access to its environmental data. Locus helped Del Monte identify errors in its historical data, which were then corrected and migrated to Locus’ Resource Management Module (RMM). The RMM data validation steps and notifications were configured to fit Del Monte’s timelines and processes, ensuring data quality. Each user was given a customizable dashboard, allowing them to see important data and metrics immediately upon login and easily create standard reports. Users could also create graphs and tables across all sites within their business unit and compare these to corporate trends, making data more transparent within the company.

Impact #1	Del Monte was able to create uniform sustainability reports across all of its North American sites.
Impact #2	The company can now see trends in its data more quickly and reliably, allowing for easy month-to-month comparisons.
Impact #3	Del Monte can monitor its resource usage and the cost of these resources, making the Locus software a valuable cost management tool.

Impact #1

Del Monte was able to create uniform sustainability reports across all of its North American sites.

Impact #2

The company can now see trends in its data more quickly and reliably, allowing for easy month-to-month comparisons.

Impact #3

Del Monte can monitor its resource usage and the cost of these resources, making the Locus software a valuable cost management tool.

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Del Monte effectively meets sustainability goals through improved data validation and customized reporting with Locus’ ePortal

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