Manufacturing
How Minerva Foods made every handling moment visible, traceable and measurable
About Minerva Foods
Minerva Foods is one of South America’s largest producers and exporters of beef, with a growing global footprint. The company operates 38 production units and distribution centers across Latin America and 17 international commercial offices, reaching customers in more than 100 countries.
Beyond beef, Minerva makes full use of the production chain — transforming by-products into energy, tallow, carbon, and biodiesel to reinforce its commitment to sustainability.
With 45,000 employees and 63,000 partner farms, Minerva connects field, table, and consumer — living its purpose of creating connections between people, food, and nature.
Revealing the invisible in the cold chain
From the slaughterhouse floor to international shipping containers, every link in the chain must protect what matters most: product integrity.
But in a process that depends on timing, temperature, and trust, many critical moments remained invisible. Each plant documented inspections differently. Photos were stored on cameras, reports filled out on paper, and follow-ups were done through email or WhatsApp.
“Each employee at each unit did things their own way. The evidence wasn’t reliable — we didn’t know when, where, or even if it referred to the correct shipment.” — Tábata Savoia, Quality Specialist, Minerva Foods
In the cold chain, the smallest gap can mean the biggest loss. Minerva wanted to make every step visible, controllable, and measurable.
From paper trails to digital proof
To standardize operations and ensure full visibility, Minerva partnered with Cargosnap to digitize inspections, capture visual proof, and connect teams across every facility and region.
Together, the teams mapped and digitized Minerva’s core cold-chain workflows. Each inspection step — from checking a truck’s temperature to sealing a container — is now guided through the Cargosnap app. Photos, videos, forms, and barcodes are automatically linked to the right shipment.
“Now the app tells the operator exactly what to do and when. Evidence is digital, in the cloud, and accessible in real time.” — Tábata Savoia
The system integrates seamlessly with Power BI, giving managers live dashboards on process times, compliance rates, and deviations across multiple distribution centers. Reports are generated automatically and shared instantly with suppliers or customers.
“Now I don’t need to find the product to register new evidence — I know exactly where the photo is.”
— Cláudia Alves, Quality Manager, Minerva Foods
Metrics that talk
The results were immediate and measurable. What used to take hours now takes seconds. Manual work turned into automation. And every action leaves a trace of proof.
90% reduction in report-generation time
Real-time access to shipment histories and inspection evidence
Drastic drop in rework and lost data
Improved OTIF and cold-chain compliance
Standardized workflows across Brazil, Paraguay, Argentina, and Colombia
Making change part of company culture
Change can be daunting. But the impact was contagious. What began as a quality and logistics initiative quickly spread across the company.
“At first people were a bit scared. Then they saw it and said: ‘Wow, how much time we were wasting!’”
— Cláudia Alves
Soon, other departments — from cattle procurement to animal-welfare and audit teams — adopted Cargosnap for their own routines. The app’s simplicity, intuitive interface, and multilingual support (Portuguese, English, Spanish, German, Dutch) made training effortless.
“Cargosnap was adopted company-wide. Logistics and quality implemented it — and it spread like wildfire.” — Minerva Foods team
Turning operations into an engine of continuous improvement
With Cargosnap, Minerva Foods didn’t just digitize inspections; it also streamlined them. They transformed the way the organization measures, improves, and collaborates.
Now, every truck, every seal, every container, and every photo connects into a single, transparent source of truth.
The result: fewer losses, faster decisions, and a stronger culture of continuous improvement.
Minerva Foods and Cargosnap continue to expand their partnership across Latin America, proving that when technology meets operational excellence, the cold chain becomes an engine of performance.
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