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Software adoption, with the help of a Made Smarter grant, could double productivity for Spice Kitchen

08 January 2024

Liverpool-based Spice Kitchen is forecast to double productivity and sales and create new jobs after investing in data and systems technologies, with the support of Made Smarter.

Spice Kitchen was founded in 2012 by mother and son duo, Shashi and Sanjay Aggarwal.
Spice Kitchen was founded in 2012 by mother and son duo, Shashi and Sanjay Aggarwal.

Spice Kitchen is a family-run spice company founded in 2012. Backed by a £20,000 grant from Made Smarter it has invested £40,000 in a cloud-based software solution designed to integrate and automate manual and disconnected systems to drive efficiency and productivity.

Sanjay Aggarwal, Co-founder of Spice Kitchen, said: “Made Smarter helped us create a digital roadmap, analyse our existing skills, create a plan for workforce development, and accelerate our investment in a much-needed technology solution.

“This investment will have an immediate impact by improving the quality and consistency of our business operations, but crucially, it will embed a scalable operational, commercial and manufacturing platform for future business growth.”

After engaging with Made Smarter through a Digital Transformation Workshop, Spice Kitchen identified that technology investment focussed data and systems integration were a priority.

The cloud-based solution will integrate existing systems at Spice Kitchen to Cin7 inventory management software, and Shiptheory, a shipping management platform, to help the business connect and access real-time production, stock, shipping, and sales data. This will allow it to increase scale and complexity and maintain quality, it needs to embed new systems in its factory in Liverpool, which currently supports manufacturing of almost 700 different products and sells across 10 platforms.

The new system will transform the workflow and improve efficiency exponentially.  It will also enhance and improve quality and traceability. Crucially, the digital solution will empower the 15-strong workforce to be self-sufficient and make data-driven, real-time decisions.

Commenting on the impact of Made Smarter’s support, Donna Edwards, Director of Made Smarter’s North West Adoption programme, said: “Spice Kitchen is a fantastic example of a manufacturer which recognises the benefit of using technology to scale the business. The outcomes of this technology project are far reaching, from creating growth and new high value jobs, but also laying the foundations for more technologies.


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