Case Study
R-Track: container tracking via GPS / RFID technology
With production and packing units in 8 different countries, Ardo is the European leader in the frozen fruit and vegetables sector. The Ardo group grows, freezes and sells 608.000 tons of end products to 58 countries, with a turnover of 620 million euro. Ardo provides its production units with containers in which the grown products are loaded in bulk at harvest time for transport to the packing units. These containers represent a considerable investment, meaning it is important for Ardo to know the location of these containers and to control whether or not they actually returned to the warehouse at the end of the harvesting season. For this purpose, Ardo looked for a company that could deliver a tailor-made solution that would meet its most urgent needs – i.e. location detection of