Unifying security across food production facility
My Muscle Chef is setting new benchmarks for food manufacturing in Australia. Learn how their team is boosting productivity, finding efficiencies, and confidently navigating compliance obligations.
The company
My Muscle Chef offers smart nutrition to everyday Australians through its range of high-quality ready-made meals and on-the-go snacks. In 2022, the business opened its doors to a new state-of-the-art production facility in Sydney’s western suburbs. With an investment of $55 million AUD, the Yennora logistics and manufacturing factory spans 10,000 square meters, boosting the company’s production capabilities from 500,000 to 1.2 million fresh meals per week.
The challenge
Before opening the company’s new production facility, My Muscle Chef didn’t have a centralized solution to manage video, access control, automatic license plate recognition, and intercoms. With no single line of sight, the team was reliant on integrating multiple platforms, each built for a single purpose. To meet growing consumer demand, the company’s new factory needed to increase production capacity while prioritizing product quality and adhering to strict food safety standards.
The solution
Simplified access control
Operators have 100+ cameras and one core line of sight through Security Center. This helps streamline access management and identity verification across all areas of the building.
Increased productivity at scale
By consolidating their tech stack, the team has been able to reduce the costs and inefficiencies with one unified security solution—freeing them from unreliable high-level integrations.
Improved incident response
The team can easily manage over 100 alarm points using Synergis™ IX. This includes both motion sensors and audible sirens for critical alarms, which help them quickly respond to incidents.
A proactive strategy
With real-time visibility over their production line, the team can confidently meet their OH&S compliance requirements. They’ve also become more proactive with their maintenance schedule.
“Genetec was the logical choice for My Muscle Chef, given the platform’s unification capability. JD Security was able to leverage the Genetec platform to fulfil My Muscle Chef’s requirements using our professional services.”
Luke Johnston, Director, and Head of Technical and Sales at JD Security
Results
The new My Muscle Chef HQ in Yennora brings together manufacturing, warehousing, and operations under one roof. With the unified Security Center solution in place, the team can see what’s happening across the factory, monitor security events and manage responses from a single location.
“Staff access and controlling the day-to-day movements of team members proved challenging before switching to Genetec. Now, all access points can be monitored and managed from a singular system, unlocking efficiencies and boosting security for My Muscle Chef at scale,” reveals Luke Johnston, Director and Head of Technical & Sales at JD Security.