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RFID for Food & Beverage Manufacturing

Automated pallet counting, cold-store FIFO and truck dispatch confirmation — deployed across multiple factory sites by ZoneX.

Manufacturing / F&B

Why food manufacturers need automated traceability

In food and beverage production, pallets move fast between conveyor lines, cold storage, and dispatch — and every step that relies on manual counting is a point where errors, delays, or FIFO violations can happen. A missed pallet count at dispatch or a cold-store rotation error is expensive, and with paper-based processes it is nearly impossible to reconstruct what happened after the fact.

RFID gates at conveyor exits, cold-store entries, and dispatch doors read every pallet automatically and stream the event to a live dashboard. ZoneX has deployed this exact model across multiple factory sites for SOTUBI / SAIDA Group in the Sfax region, with GPS tracking added on delivery trucks for full production-to-dispatch visibility.

RFID portal gate in a food warehouse

RFID portal gate in a food warehouse — real-time pallet and asset tracking.

Challenges

  • Manual pallet counting at dispatch — slow, error-prone.
  • No real-time WIP visibility across production lines.
  • FIFO enforcement in cold store relies on paper.
  • Truck departure without verified load confirmation.

RFID Solution

  • 1Fixed RFID gates at conveyor exit count every pallet automatically.
  • 2Real-time WIP dashboard updated by overhead RFID readers.
  • 3Cold-store portal enforces FIFO based on tag timestamp.
  • 4Truck loading portal confirms load before driver departure.

PROVEN DEPLOYMENT

SOTUBI / SAIDA Group

A multi-site food and beverage manufacturing group in the Sfax region deployed ZoneX across production, cold storage and dispatch. Results:

99%+

Dispatch accuracy — pallets confirmed before truck departure

100%

Cold-store FIFO compliance — automated, no paper

< 1 day

Monthly reconciliation time — down from 5 days

Overhead RFID reader on a food production conveyor

Fixed RFID overhead reader on a production conveyor — SOTUBI / SAIDA Group deployment.

Reference: SOTUBI / SAIDA Group — multi-site F&B factory, Sfax region. See the full case study →

THE ZONEX PLATFORM

Built for multi-site production

The modules running at SOTUBI / SAIDA Group are available to every ZoneX manufacturing client, on ZoneX Cloud.

Truck & Fleet Tracking

Live truck positions via MQTT, GPS zones, asset classification per vehicle, detailed popup (reader, heartbeat, categories). Trip history with asset manifests per journey.

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Inventory Management

Schedule inventory campaigns. Run adjustments in three modes: mobile (handheld), desktop (browser), or MQTT (live fixed reader). Reporting module for completed sessions.

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Alert Engine

Three alert streams — asset alerts, equipment alerts, truck alerts — each with filtering, status tracking, and comments. Configurable rules engine (conditions, attachments, types) drives all alert triggers.

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WHY ZONEX

How ZoneX compares for a factory deployment

CriterionTypical RFID vendorZoneX
DeploymentWeeks of integration work1–3 days per site
ConnectivityCloud-only, single connectionEthernet + 4G failover, offline buffer
HardwareConsumer or uncertifiedCertified CE/FCC/RoHS, industrial grade
Local supportRemote / overseas onlySfax — on-site within hours

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

Can RFID enforce FIFO in a cold store without extra manual steps?

Yes — the cold-store entry portal reads and timestamps each pallet automatically as it enters, so FIFO order is enforced by the system rather than relying on staff to read paper labels.

How many factory sites can one dashboard cover?

ZoneX Cloud is multi-site by design — the SOTUBI / SAIDA Group deployment covers multiple factories in a single dashboard with role-based access per site.

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Ready to make every asset visible?

Talk to ZoneX. We design, deploy, and support the full RFID stack — in 1 to 3 days per site.

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