The Cultured Coconut Case Study

INDUSTRY:
Probiotics and Functional Foods

TYPE OF WORK:
Process Improvement, Temperature Monitoring, and Quality Control Automation

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“..they were, from a personality or meshing perspective, great to work with. They did due diligence. I mean they walked around our facility and catalogued things really well for us and set us up for future work.”

Linda Peers
Founder, The Cultured Coconut

About the Client

Cultured Coconut

The Cultured Coconut, founded by Linda Peers in 2015, offers a unique dairy-free probiotic drink made from fermented coconut milk. This product contains over 4 trillion CFU of live probiotics per tablespoon, promoting gut health.

Initially launched in Nova Scotia, it has expanded to various Canadian retailers due to high demand and positive customer feedback and is currently making massive strides into the US market.

Understanding the Problem

The Challenge

As the business organically outgrew its humble beginnings, orders began to rush in. This challenge of scale meant that quality had to be rigorously monitored. A slight deviation of 5-degrees Celsius could ruin a batch of product, impede productivity, and result in costly waste and unfulfilled orders.

Solving the Challenge

The Solution

To minimize production risks, Enginuity designed a straightforward temperature alerting system. Sensors were placed inside fermenting tanks and connected to Opto 22’s groov RIO platform, which uses programmable logic to automatically email staff if temperatures move outside a defined threshold.

This system represented a low-cost, high-impact quality control automation solution that addressed immediate needs while laying a foundation for future process improvement. Enginuity selected groov RIO based on its flexibility, scalability, and prior successful use in food and beverage automation.

Summarizing the Outcome

The Conclusion

It’s a misconception that improving production effectiveness requires a massive overhaul. With the strategic addition of temperature sensors and an integrated notification system, The Cultured Coconut now operates with reduced risk of costly failure.

This enhancement allows the team to maintain high product standards while confidently scaling to meet growing demand, both in Canada and abroad, with smarter, more reliable food production automation.

Read the Impact

Healthy Business, Healthy Belly

Key Takeaways

Process Optimization

Scalable temperature monitoring with Opto 22’s groov RIO enabled seamless production growth without infrastructure changes.

Remote Monitoring

Real-time temperature alerting systems provided staff with instant notifications of deviations, enabling proactive intervention and reducing downtime.

Cost Efficiency

Automated alerts minimized costly losses, improved resource utilization, and enhanced operational efficiency, supporting business scalability into new markets.