Huge Efficiency Wins through Digital Checklists & Food Traceability with Caddy
“Having everything available at a click or two is fantastic.”
- Zack Werner, Co-Founder & COO at Barvecue
Background:
Barvecue, based in Cornelius, North Carolina, is a pioneer in plant-based barbecue.
As with many food manufacturing facilities, ensuring food safety, particularly traceability, is paramount. Zack Werner, the Co-Founder & COO at Barvecue, emphasizes the importance of food safety and traceability from top to bottom in their operations.
The Challenge:
Before Caddy, Barvecue relied heavily on handwritten paperwork for record-keeping. This method was not only tedious but also prone to errors.
While the Barvecue team experimented with other software solutions, they often found them lacking in comprehensive features, forcing them to manage records and traceability separately. This resulted in a mix of manual processes, spreadsheets, and software.
“A lot of what was missing Caddy has encapsulated into a single piece of software.”
- Zack Werner
The Results:
Caddy's modern inventory and traceability software transformed Barvecue's operations. With Caddy, Barvecue could:
Consolidate record-keeping and traceability into one platform.
Easily pull comprehensive daily reports, from safety checks to packaging lot code tracing.
Streamline the traceability program, eliminating the need for separate Excel or Google sheets for shipment tracking.
Conduct mock recalls in as little as 10 minutes, a process that previously took up to two hours.
“Implementing Caddy, probably the greatest time savings I've experienced thus far has been through mock recalls.”
- Zack Werner
Conclusion:
For Barvecue, Caddy was more than just software. It was a transformative tool that ensured inventory control and traceability, freeing up valuable time for innovation.
Whether you're a small startup or a growing enterprise, Caddy's simple, straightforward, and powerful food safety software is designed to meet your needs.