HFX Limited · Sector Solutions

Imperago™ for Food Production.

Food manufacturing demands accuracy, efficiency, and traceability—from raw ingredient handling to final packaging. Discover how leading UK food producers streamline operations, boost compliance, and control labour costs.


Sector Challenges

Built for Food Production Complexity

Food production operations—from Zeelandia, Flat Fish, JCS Fish to Fracino—face some of the most complex staffing and compliance challenges. Imperago™ delivers:

  • Compliance Demands: Hygiene, audits, food safety certifications.
  • Complex Shifts: Complex shift patterns across multiple production lines or departments (e.g. cleaning, packaging, processing) or sites.
  • Seasonal Demand: Seasonal and varied demand forecasting, easily modelling staff requirements during harvest, busy seasons, or product runs.
  • Absence Control: Automated absence & flexitime workflows, reducing shift gaps and covering unplanned absences flexibly.
  • Employee Empowerment: Intuitive self-service for checking schedules, swapping shifts, and logging absences, all with auto-validation rules in place.
Impact Metrics

Proven Operational ROI

HFX Imperago gives food production manufacturers a scalable, cloud-based workforce solution that cuts overheads and delivers measurable value:

  • 2% Payroll Saving: Minimum saving of around 2% of overall payroll cost in annual management time savings (as proven with many of our customers).
  • 50% Faster Processing: Up to 50% faster payroll processing seen in other manufacturing deployments.
  • Reduced Overtime: Significant reduction in overtime and late shifts, thanks to better staffing visibility and controls.
  • Fewer HR Queries: Reduced HR queries and emails via self-service—improving staff satisfaction and reducing HR burden.
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Case Study

Zeelandia

Achieved £30,000+ savings per year in management time by automating attendance and HR integration.

  • Gained accurate real-time data for reporting and audits.
  • Rapid rollout praised for ease of implementation and support.
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Case Study

Flat Fish

Improved visibility over complex shift patterns across operational areas.

  • Reduced manual entry errors in timekeeping.
  • Enhanced cost control across multiple production areas.
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Case Study

JCS Fish

Simplified multi-site shift scheduling for staff in processing, cleaning, and packaging roles.

  • Supported hygiene compliance with accurate, auditable time logs.
  • Enabled rapid reallocation of workers in response to supply chain and demand fluctuations.
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Case Study

Fracino

Improved staff engagement through self-service functionality.

  • Ensured production agility during seasonal peaks and trade events.
  • Reduced absenteeism through proactive absence management.
Time & Attendance

Audit-Ready Traceability

Accurate clock-in/out at portals or badge entry improves hygiene traceability and audit compliance.

Supported hygiene compliance with accurate, auditable time logs. Gained accurate real-time data for reporting and audits.

Rota & Shift Planning

Optimised Shift Scheduling

Optimised scheduling across skilled teams and overlapping shifts. Simplified multi-site shift scheduling for staff in processing, cleaning, and packaging roles.

Enabled rapid reallocation of workers in response to supply chain and demand fluctuations.

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Optimise Your Most Valuable Asset: Your People

Book a tailored demo to see how HFX Imperago can streamline your workforce management strategy while meeting the unique demands of food production. Whether you’re baking, filleting, roasting, or bottling, we’ll help you optimise your most valuable asset: your people.

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