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Impossible Foods' Use of Samsara Sensors to Ensure Food Safety and Quality

Customer Company Size

Large Corporate

Region

America
Asia

Country

United States
Hong Kong
Macau

Product

Samsara Machine Vision cameras
Samsara temperature sensors
Samsara vibration sensors

Tech Stack

Machine Vision
Environmental Sensors
Temperature Monitoring

Implementation Scale

Enterprise-wide Deployment

Impact Metrics

Productivity Improvements
Customer Satisfaction
Environmental Impact Reduction
Waste Reduction

Technology Category

Analytics & Modeling - Machine Learning
Sensors - Temperature Sensors
Sensors - Vibration Sensors

Applicable Industries

Food & Beverage
Retail

Applicable Functions

Quality Assurance
Maintenance
Warehouse & Inventory Management

Use Cases

Predictive Maintenance
Food Safety Management
Inventory Management
Machine Condition Monitoring
Remote Asset Management

Services

System Integration
Software Design & Engineering Services
Testing & Certification

About The Customer

Impossible Foods is a company dedicated to creating plant-based meat products that are delicious, nutritious, and sustainable. Since its inception, the company has been on a mission to preserve and restore the planet by offering meat alternatives that appeal to meat-loving consumers. The company's flagship product, the Impossible Burger, has gained significant popularity, leading to its distribution in over 5,000 restaurants in the United States and around 100 restaurants in Hong Kong and Macau. Impossible Foods operates manufacturing facilities in Oakland, CA, and a pilot location in Redwood City, CA. The company is committed to maintaining high standards of food safety and product quality as it scales its operations to meet increasing consumer demand.

The Challenge

Impossible Foods faced the challenge of scaling its production to meet the growing demand for its plant-based meat products while maintaining high standards of food safety and product quality. As the company expanded its distribution to over 5,000 restaurants in the U.S. and around 100 in Hong Kong and Macau, it needed to ensure that its manufacturing processes could support this growth. The company required a reliable system to monitor and verify food safety, compliance, and quality control points throughout the production process. Additionally, the company needed to automate quality inspections to maintain consistency and efficiency as it prepared to enter the U.S. grocery market.

The Solution

To address its challenges, Impossible Foods partnered with Samsara to deploy a range of sensors and monitoring solutions. The company implemented Samsara Machine Vision cameras in its Oakland manufacturing facility to automate quality inspections and verify packaging and printing processes. These cameras help ensure that thermo-printed overwrap packaging and carton and box inkjet printing meet the company's high standards. Additionally, Impossible Foods uses Samsara temperature sensors and environmental sensors to monitor and maintain precise temperature conditions in refrigerators and freezers. These sensors provide real-time alerts for any deviations, allowing the company to take immediate action to prevent product quality issues. The deployment of Samsara sensors has enabled Impossible Foods to scale its production efficiently while maintaining uncompromising food safety and quality standards.

Operational Impact

The implementation of Samsara Machine Vision cameras has automated quality inspections, ensuring consistent and accurate verification of packaging and printing processes.
Samsara temperature sensors and environmental sensors provide real-time monitoring and alerts, allowing Impossible Foods to maintain precise temperature conditions and prevent product quality issues.
The use of Samsara sensors has enabled Impossible Foods to scale its production efficiently, meeting the growing demand for its plant-based meat products while maintaining high standards of food safety and quality.
The deployment of Samsara sensors has helped Impossible Foods eliminate waste and maintain product quality, from test batches to large-scale production.
Impossible Foods has successfully expanded its manufacturing processes with the support of Samsara sensors, ensuring that all operators and quality managers have visibility into and statistics on every product produced.

Quantitative Benefit

13 million Impossible Burgers consumed since July 2016.
5000+ locations serving Impossible Burgers in the U.S.
25x the size of Central Park in land area saved by Impossible Burgers since 2016.
Reduction in greenhouse gas emissions equivalent to driving across the US, coast to coast, 80,000 times.