THE BOSTON PIZZA RESTAURANT IN WOODSTOCK, ONTARIO USES IOT TECHNOLOGY TO AUTOMATE FOOD TEMPERATURE TRACKING TO ENSURE ACCURACY AND SAVE MONEY.
SITUATION
Boston Pizza needs a systematic, and secure way to monitor the temperatures inside their fridges and freezers.
• Boston Pizza requires three temperature readings a day for restaurant appliances
• Manual, paper log readings are time-consuming, and subject to human error
The challenge is to ensure the consistency of the temperatures inside their cold storage units, and ensure food is being stored safely.
TEMPERATURE MONITORING IS LABORIOUS AND MANUAL
With extreme temperatures in ovens and cold storage units, safety is a top priority. |
Employees use pens, paper and clipboards to complete manual temperature checks multiple times a day. |
Temperature data is difficult to access and often stored in boxes. |
SOLUTION
Lee and Megan Porter are the co-owners of P&E Restaurants, operating as Boston Pizza Woodstock, a bustling establishment in southern Ontario. The plan was to find a solution to improve food temperature monitoring in their restaurant.
blueRover™ designed and installed a smart monitoring sensor system to automatically track and log temperatures. The data is stored securely on the internet, and accessed easily online. The business has saved time and money by automating the temperature monitoring process. The accuracy, consistency, and real-time online reporting of the temperature readings, improved food safety.
SERVICES
Easy food safety compliance
blueRover™ measures the restaurant’s food temperature accurately, by recording information collected and storing it in a specific way. “Now that time-consuming manual tracking is gone, we can rest assured that our food safety practices are compliant with and exceed the new Safe Food for Canadians Act, and are backed up by real-time data,” says Porter. Since using blueRover’s device, the Porter’s discovered the sensor technology refrigerator temperature readings were inconsistent, and contacted the manufacturer to fix the problem.
Save Money
blueRoverâ„¢ sensor technology automates cold storage temperature checks and reduces costs.
Save Time
The easy-to-use app with real-time transfer and storage of data online, allows for the management team and employees at Boston Pizza to focus on their customers.
24/7 Intelligence
The management team at Boston Pizza has constant
access to temperature data online, and receives alerts
via their smartphone, laptop or tablet.
SUCCESS
AUTOMATIC ALERTS |
ACHIEVE COMPLIANCE |
AVOID SPOILAGE |
GO PAPERLESS |
IMPROVE SAFETY |
24/7 REPORTING |
Lee and Megan Porter have asked blueRover™ for ways to further expand IoT technology into their business. “We’re excited to see what else is possible,” notes Porter. In the meantime, the franchise owners and management team is enjoying the success blueRover™ IoT technology brings to their restaurant.