Compas software helps Stonegate Farmers feed the nation

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26/04/2022

Stonegate Farmers Ltd has turned to British cloud software Compas, to help it keep up with the surging demand for eggs. Stonegate Farmers Ltd is a leading supplier of free range and organic eggs to major UK retailers and foodservice operators, including the supply of its premium egg brand, Clarence Court.


Keeping the supply of eggs flowing requires an enormous amount of planning, with the Covid lockdown adding further complexity as established patterns of consumer demand changed in a very short space of time. Compas allows Stonegate Farmers Ltd to build up detailed forecasts of egg supply by size and type, and to match that to expected demand using a sophisticated allocation algorithm. This helps to highlight potential shortfalls well in advance, which gives time to plan accordingly. 'What- if' capabilities show the impact of adding or removing individual flocks, and of changes in seasonal demand. The system also helps the business to plan rearing and transportation requirements, and generates financial planning and analysis to support their overall budget process.


Kevin Rosevere, Stonegate Farmers Finance Director, said:

“We have been very happy with the performance of Compas, which has helped us to navigate through a rapidly evolving and dynamic period. Predicting consumer patterns with accuracy not only ensures continuity of supply, it also ensures that our entire operation, from production and packing to distribution and marketing, is focused and optimised.”


Terry Hogan, for Compas, commented:

“Compas can be used to plan a wide range of businesses and we enjoyed working with the excellent team at Stonegate Farmers to tailor Compas to their requirements. It was gratifying to see how well the system rose to the challenges presented by the Coronavirus pandemic, which caused so much disruption in the marketplace.”


About Compas

Compas is an online tool for business planning and analysis. Developed by Golden Orb Ltd, a company specialising in data science and analytical software, it allows companies to build forecasts from underlying business drivers, which means that they adjust rapidly as facts change on the ground. Based on a robust, multidimensional database, it frees companies from the constraints imposed by planning in a spreadsheet and integrates with company systems to blend actual and planned data into a seamless whole.


Compas is cloud-based, freeing companies from the administrative burden of hosting and managing it. It is aimed at helping small and medium-sized businesses to move away from using complicated in-house spreadsheets for budgeting, planning and analysis. Because everything is integrated in one database, it removes the need to rekey information, saving time, reducing errors and providing more timely analysis.


For more information contact Terry Hogan (enquiries@compas-cloud.com)


Further details are available on the website https://www.compas-cloud.com/ and a light-hearted explainer video can be viewed on YouTube.