From field to fork

Solutions for the entire agri and food ecosystem

Cegeka has a broad and deep understanding of the agri and food ecosystem and the opportunities it creates. That makes us a valuable partner for ambitious companies that want to increase their profitability, efficiency, transparancy and sustainability.

Key challenges facing the agri and food sector

Consumer-centricity: walking the talk

Consumers are in the driver’s seat. The products they buy have to be less-processed, less-packaged, tasty, healthy and affordable. They want to know what’s on their plate. Companies that want to flourish against this backdrop need a business model where consumer-centricity is the walk, not just the talk.

From field to fork: data as the new (s)oil

Smart companies take advantage of (big) data, advanced analytics and technology at every step in the value chain. This enables them to: precision farming, end-to-end transparancy, waste reduction, consumer feedback loops and beyond.

Operational excellence: managing the dynamics between sales & operations

The cost of doing business keeps rising: competition for the consumer is fierce, margins are under pressure, material prices fluctuate, and go-to-markets need to be lean and fast. In this scenario, COO's need to maintain high levels of operational efficiency, while enabling sales to hit their targets.

Rules & regulations: taking the friction out compliance

The regulatory landscape is becoming increasingly complex. To be fully compliant, food companies need insight into the entire supply chain: from field to fork. This way, they are able to act swiftly and effectively in the event of a contaminated or compromised product.

Farmer & Grower

Data-driven ‘smart’ farming

The key challenge for farmers is to use less, harvest more and to be able to factor in a whole range of variables. Data-driven precision farming is the answer. Our solutions for farmers & growers include:

Digital ecosystems
Data, analytics, AI and IoT (robotics) solutions
Digital strategies
Cloud orchestration

Food Manufacturing

Data-driven ‘smart’ manufacturing

Food manufacturers need to run a business where customer-centricity is key, compliance is not a showstopper, operational efficiency is high and data is the fuel of the decision-making engine. Our solutions for food manufacturers include:

ERP platforms: Microsoft Dynamics 365 for Food
CRM solution: Microsoft Dynamics Customer Engagement
Data, analytics and AI solutions
Cloud orchestration

Retail & Distribution

Data-driven ‘smart’ selling

Manufacturers selling directly to customers are on the rise and impacting traditional retailers’s sales figure. Consumers want quality products, but also deals and discounts. To stay competitive, retailers must leverage the power of end-to-end data. Our solutions for retail & distribution include:

ERP platforms: Microsoft Dynamics 365 for Food
CRM solution: Microsoft Dynamics Customer Engagement
Data, analytics and AI solutions
Cloud orchestration

Consumer

Consumers are amping up the pressure. They are accustomed to buying products anywhere, anytime and at low prices to boot. They are hard to please and well-informed. And they expect 100% transparancy: they want to know where food comes from, how it is processed and by whom.

Legislation & rules

Compliance is growing in complexity, especially for global players. In addition to country-specific legislative compliance requirements and a whole range of certificates, there’s also the set of country-specific standards by retail that food businesses must comply with.

Cegeka: connecting the dots in the agrifood ecosystem

Hands-on sector and niche experience

We offer agrifood companies more than 20+ years’ worth of experience in the sector and its niches. Customers include Ardo, Nature’s Pride, Belgosuc, Vezet, Lantmännen Unibake, Vandemoortele, Continental Foods, Renmans, Arvesta, Aveve, Boerenbond, ILVO and many more.

In close cooperation

We pride ourselves on our close working relationship with our customers. “In close cooperation” has been Cegeka’s motto and modus operandi for over 25 years now. This means that you work together with specialists in the field who understand your business processes and speak your language.

Deep understanding of the agri and food ecosystem

We know and understand the agri and food ecosystem, and aim to play a key role in bringing all parties together in a win-win scenario. Our focus on and expertise in creating, managing, optimizing and transforming digital platforms, puts us in a unique position for this orchestration role.

End-to-end offering and market leader for Dynamics 365

Our end-to-end offering for the food sector includes applications, off-the-shelf apps as well as infrastructure services and solutions. In Europe, Cegeka was named ‘Market Leader’ by Microsoft for Dynamics 365. In addition, the Dynamics 365 solution was named ‘best fit’ by Gartner.

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Whitepaper: Agri&Food for thought

Insights into the Agri & Food ecosystem

The traditional Agri & Food ecosystem is under pressure. Demanding consumers, increasingly strict regulations, the call for greater sustainability, inefficiencies in distribution, low margins: they all weigh heavily on your sector. Can IT help you? More and more colleagues think so. You can read more in our whitepaper.

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