The Economic Benefits to Food Manufacturers Implementing Ideagen Food & Beverage

A research study of cost and efficiency gains

Can a compliance platform actually reduce costs while strengthening food safety and supplier quality management? 

This independent research report anlyses data from 150 Ideagen Food & Beverage users across single-site and multi-site operations, to quantify real econolmic and operational gains ranging from 7% to 17% of staff time, with enterprise-level organizations reporting even higher benefits.

The aim of this report is to determine through quantitative and qualitative means the perceived economic value that Ideagen Food & Beverage brings to the business across time, cost, and efficiency savings.

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Our economic and efficiency research findings

Here are some of the top line results included within the report: 

  • 70% of users reported cost savings, with time reductions averaging up to 17% compared to previous practices across document management, audit preparation, and supplier oversight.
  • 90% achieved faster external audit preparation, with 100% of enterprise organizations experiencing time reductions in standardizing audit records. 
  • Document management delivered the highest returns with 85% of all users reaching up to 19% reduction in staff time.

The Unified FSM & SQM Advantage

Managing food safety and supply chain quality in one system is measurably more efficient than workarounds to pull data from separate platforms.

Supplier Visibility Drives Hidden Savings

The ability to track sub-tier suppliers and extended supply networks becomes increasingly valuable as supply chain complexity and transparency requirements grow.

Experience Compounds Value

Full value emerges as teams optimize workflows and build expertise, benefits accelerate over time.

Audit-Ready Without the Resource Drain

90% of users reduced external audit preparation time by 11% to 16%, while document organization, historically the most time-intensive compliance activity, delivered efficiency gains up to 19%.

Turn insight into action

Actionable insights from the 150 food manufacturers who eliminated compliance and visibility gaps.

Use it to: 

  • Conquer document management overwhelm. See how 85% of manufacturers transformed their most time-intensive compliance activity.
  • End audit preparation panic. Learn how 90% of organizations reduced external audit prep time by 11% to 16%.
  • Close supplier visibility gaps. Discover how integrated supplier quality management delivers 8% time savings while extending transparency beyond direct suppliers into sub-tier relationships.
  • Break down information silos. Access data showing how nearly 80% of manufacturers saved time through better cross-functional information sharing.
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