Pest control goes digital

More than half of food companies believe that an increase in pests will be one of the sector's main challenges in the next five years. As a result, traditional ways of controlling them will no longer suffice. Rentokil has therefore embraced digital technology with solutions such as PestConnect and myRentokil. They provide more than 9 million new data points every day from 80,000 connected devices worldwide. With this, the company is perfectly armed to fight pests for you.

Food safety is based on the principle of risk detection. By knowing which elements in production can compromise food safety, proactive action can be taken. Pest control is one of the elements that international food safety standards refer to. Whether it is flies, rats and mice, moths and beetles ... with more than 90 years of experience under its belt, Rentokil knows better than anyone what commercial impact these risks can have if nothing is done about them. The company is by no means resting on its laurels. A digital revolution is currently taking place in pest control, in which Rentokil is one of the forerunners. After all, new connected technologies make it possible to provide active monitoring and support 24/7. But the data that Rentokil is capturing can in turn serve to intervene earlier and further contain the risks for food companies.

PestConnect: continuous monitoring and detection

Insights that can be distilled primarily from PestConnect. This is about a range of connected solutions Rentokil has developed to detect, capture and kill pests. It consists of a system of interconnected devices with sensors that sends data regarding pest control and detection to the cloud. An alarm is generated instantly, identifying the source of the pest infestation and ensuring appropriate action is taken immediately by Rentokil's service team. Customers also have access to the data at all times, allowing them to initiate intelligent prevention actions themselves. The result of all this is 9 million new data points every day. So big data that Rentokil is using worldwide to support organizations with a more proactive approach to pest control.
control to ensure food safety throughout the supply chain.

myRentokil: online reporting and analytics

A second tool worth mentioning here is myRentokil, Rentokil's online pest management reporting and analysis system that provides real-time information on pest activity within your business. This is fully integrated with PestConnect, excels in ease of use and provides customers with trend reports, recommendations, interactive maps and analysis tools to optimize prevention plans and pass food safety audits better armed. It also links pest activity to their location, accompanied by appropriate recommendations. Rentokil can draw on experience 'in the field' with thousands of companies worldwide. This unique perspective leads to real insights to cope with the challenges and causes of pests, without costing you as a company an enormous amount of time.

Data from 200,000 observations last year

To give an example. Last year, Rentokil logged 200,000 observations at 20,000 customers in the food chain, across 27 countries. Nearly a quarter of the sites faced pests during that period. The recommendations aimed to improve hygiene in 46% of the cases, helped strengthen business integrity in 19%, 6% led to better storage solutions. These figures are consistent with the nonconformities found in inspections and audits. Food safety plans begin by defining key control points and measures that best cover the risks for each point. Rentokil's analyses also reveal where companies can best focus their efforts to get more out of their existing programs. In this way, an important step is taken toward food safety.