Food & Drink

Food and drink manufacturing demands precision, hygiene and traceability. KIT gives teams complete visibility of tools and equipment so they can stay compliant, reduce downtime and protect every batch.

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Simple, effective accountability and control with KIT

Food and drink manufacturing is fast moving, highly regulated and sensitive to risk. With tools and instruments moving between hygiene zones, shifts and production lines, even a single misplaced item can trigger a foreign body investigation or slow an entire batch.

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Many teams still rely on manual systems that create gaps, make audits stressful and reduce confidence in compliance.

KIT gives food and drink producers real time visibility of tool availability, calibration status, location and ownership. It strengthens hygiene zoning and reduces risk by making tool movement traceable. Quality and technical teams gain complete digital audit trails aligned with BRCGS, HACCP and ISO 22000 expectations. Maintenance and engineering teams benefit from automated calibration schedules, simple issue reporting and clearer daily routines.

Designed for multi-shift, multi-site operations, KIT scales easily and brings consistency to processes that improve safety, reduce downtime and give leaders the clarity they need to operate efficiently.

Core Benefits

With real time visibility, traceability and automated compliance tools, KIT helps food and drink manufacturers cut downtime, prevent loss and maintain consistently high production standards.

Total visibility and traceability

Full control of equipment across shifts and hygiene zones so teams can find what they need quickly and keep lines running smoothly.

Stronger compliance and audit readiness

Clear, digital calibration records and instant traceability for every tool and instrument, helps teams exceed BRCGS, HACCP and ISO 22000 and retailer audit expectations with far less preparation.

Reduced downtime and risk

Simple workflows that support lean and 5S practices, mapping tool availability, location and condition, so teams avoid unplanned stoppages, unnecessary replacements and the delays caused by searching between zones.

Case Study: Leading global manufacturer of flavours, fragrances and specialist ingredients

Using KIT to strengthen tool traceability and audit readiness.

Intro

This company takes great pride in delivering great tasting ingredients and creating specialised solutions for food and beverages, as well as pharmaceutical, cosmetic and personal care industries. All industries that are highly regulated and audit intensive.

Challenge

A vast manufacturing site with several distinct areas and complex operational requirements, all under continuous internal, external, and customer audits throughout the year.

With tooling used directly in food production environments, they face several critical challenges:

Maintaining full traceability and accountability of tools in production areas
Ensuring tooling meets food-safe standards (e.g. stainless steel rather than unsuitable materials)
Passing frequent customer and regulatory audits with confidence
Quickly identifying and replacing missing, damaged, or non-compliant tools

In such a highly scrutinised environment, even minor tooling issues could quickly become audit findings or compliance risks. They needed a system that was simple, visual, and reliable.

Solution

KIT was selected as it offered a highly visual, audit friendly tool control system that could help the business meet these challenges. And it continues to play a key role in supporting daily production teams and audit requirements:

Visual tool layouts that clearly show what should be present in each location
Standardised foam inlays to support consistent tooling across departments
Simple, fast, repeatable tool audits carried out by production teams
Clear reporting of missing, damaged, or non-compliant tools
Location based visibility that highlights exactly where issues occur

Teams and auditors can physically inspect toolboxes and workstations, visually confirm completeness, and verify tool condition quickly and confidently.

Impact

KIT is primarily used by the production teams, who can now truly own the audit process and share its output seamlessly with management. It’s deliberate simplicity has led to a significant step change in attitude and ownership:

Production teams complete audits quickly without fuss and flag issues
KIT highlights problems visually in audit reports and via the dashboard
Engineering and maintenance teams act quickly to replace or correct tooling

This approach ensures clear visibility, faster response and greater accountability without adding unnecessary admin burden to engineering teams.

Testimonial

“KIT’s core strength is that it is visual. The team will happily now go through the toolboxes… They highlight an issue with tooling and we just get it replaced. That speeds the process up massively. It offers more accountability, making sure the audits get done. It’s really easy to use, so you don’t need much training, just a quick how to guide and you’re off”.

Engineering & Maintenance Lead, Global Flavour & Fragrance Manufacturer