four zones · continuous monitoring.
In small-format stores with a single overnight employee, the platform covers what that person can't see. Your regional team operates everything from dashboard, mobile app, or WhatsApp — by role.
walk-in and display cases
Every walk-in cooler, beverage case, dairy case, horizontal freezer. Temperature + door + compressor current. Product probe in cases with prepared items (sandwiches, salads).
energy and CFE tariff
Three-phase meter on main panel: overnight consumption, power factor, demand. Detection of forgotten equipment (exhaust hood, hot-dog warmers, coffee) running all night.
single-employee overnight operation
Back-room door sensor + thermal correlation with walk-in. Who opened what at what time, without cameras. Support for the lone employee multitasking between register, restock, and monitoring.
multi-store benchmarking
National dashboard with format-normalized ranking. Store 47 spends 30% more than store 48 with the same format — the dashboard says why. Overnight close decision with real traffic data.
Out of scope: POS · cameras · inventory systems. If your national ERP needs cold-chain or traffic data, we integrate via Custom Integration.
what we protect · what we prevent.
- +Thousands of pesos saved per overnight walk-in event · WhatsApp alert in 1 min, zone manager escalates
- +Cold Chain Pro report in two minutes for surprise COFEPRIS audit · 288 readings/day/zone per store
- +Early detection of dirty condenser · scheduled cleaning · at 100 stores, millions in repairs avoided
- +Recovery of anomalous overnight consumption · forgotten exhaust hood or warmers · thousands/month per store
- +Data-driven decision to close 12 AM-5 AM · at 100 stores, millions/year in adjustable payroll
- ✕Tens of thousands of pesos per walk-in event · happens 4-8 times/year per store in large chains
- ✕COFEPRIS fines from paper logs with 8-hour overnight gaps · temporary perishables shutdown
- ✕Permanent CFE surcharge from low power factor · invisible per store, massive at 1,000 stores
- ✕Phantom-cycle horizontal freezer · ice cream with granular texture, unsalable
- ✕Back-room opened at 2:30 AM with no sensor · who, why? no trace
ten use cases · four critical areas.
for the regional manager.
Regional Manager + Zone Manager. Four cases · the walk-in, beverage/dairy cases, and horizontal freezer are the critical assets of the night shift where one person can't watch everything · automatic detection eliminates 7 AM surprises.
for the multi-store quality director.
Quality Director + multi-store Compliance. Two cases · surprise COFEPRIS audit passes with immutable log ready in two clicks; back-room opened outside hours has immutable log with timestamp + thermal correlation · immediate response if something is off.
for finance at scale.
CFO + multi-store Energy Director. Two cases · anomalous overnight consumption (exhaust hood forgotten 8 hours) and low power factor are invisible CFE surcharges per store but massive at scale · continuous sub-metering identifies the pattern and eliminates it.
for the operations director.
Operations Director + VP Engineering. Two cases · data-driven decision to close 12 AM-5 AM (vs 24/7) with real overnight traffic; multi-store benchmarking identifies the 5% of stores that concentrate 60% of incidents.
three compliances · one platform covers all three.
For chains with thousands of stores, national dashboard with per-store efficiency ranking — identifies the 5% of stores that concentrate 60% of incidents.
from sensor to report · every five minutes · without human intervention
Five steps. They run in parallel across all your sites, all the time. When something crosses a threshold, the flow completes in under five minutes — alert delivered, response logged, inspector-ready evidence captured.
measure
Sensors measure temperature, humidity, current, door-open, leak and other magnitudes every five minutes — no operator required.
detect
The system compares each reading against the threshold configured per recipe · per site · per equipment. Threshold crossing triggers the flow.
alert
The alert routes to the right person via WhatsApp, email or push · per role and schedule configured.
respond
The operator acts from the dashboard or mobile app. The corrective action goes into an immutable log with timestamp + signature.
audit
Everything becomes part of the audit package · time series, critical events, corrective actions, NOM report ready in two clicks.
Five steps · no manual operators · no paperwork · no gaps.
five phases · per store.
site survey per store
0.5 dayInventory of walk-in, display cases, freezers and electrical panel + per-format store checklist. Faster than supermarket due to store size.
physical installation
1-2 daysSensors mounted on each display case and walk-in + three-phase meter in panel + gateway with 32-hour backup · no operational shutdown.
configuration + calibration
1 dayNOM-251 thresholds + day/night rules per zone · calibrated probes verified · Cold Chain Pro template ready · WhatsApp alerts by regional role.
team training
0.5 dayStore Manager + Zone Manager + Regional Director · training on alert and escalation flow.
30 days of support + first national ranking
30 daysAstreaIoT specialist available · first monthly NOM-251 report delivered · national efficiency ranking active.
For typical rollouts of 200-2,000+ stores: waves of 30-100 stores/week after the regional pilot.
common questions · before the quote.
what happens if the internet goes out at the store?
The gateway has 32-hour backup and local buffer. Sensors keep recording · everything syncs on reconnect. If the outage is prolonged, the included cellular backup takes over automatically.
can it connect to existing display cases and walk-ins?
Yes. The sensors are external and mount on any equipment · without touching the existing refrigeration system · without operational shutdown.
how long does a chain rollout with thousands of stores take?
After the regional pilot (50-100 stores in 3-4 weeks), the rollout scales to 30-100 stores per week. A 2,000-store chain is completed in 6-10 months with parallel regional waves.
do I need my own internet per store?
No. The gateway uses the store WiFi when available · or the included cellular modem as backup. Designed for stores with mixed connectivity.
how does it integrate with the national ERP?
Via Custom Integration with SAP, Oracle, NetSuite or custom system. Operational costs and critical alerts arrive directly into your central system. Regional dashboard for Zone Managers; consolidated for VP Operations.
what about franchised vs corporate-owned stores?
We configure the dashboard with corporate vs franchise hierarchy. The franchisee sees only their stores · the corporate group sees the full network. Separate reports per operation type.
how are the sensors calibrated and how often?
In an accredited lab before deployment. Validity tracked per equipment in the dashboard. Recalibration every 12 months · we keep the calendar across the entire network.