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
Door sensor on the back room and the walk-in. What was opened and when, without cameras. Support for the lone employee multitasking between register, restock, and monitoring.
multi-store benchmarking
National dashboard with store comparison and a per-store score. If one store spends more than another of the same format, you see it on the dashboard. 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 through the integration with your systems.
what we protect · what we prevent.
- +Thousands of pesos saved per overnight walk-in event · WhatsApp alert within minutes, escalated to the zone manager
- +Cold chain report in two clicks for surprise COFEPRIS audit · 288 readings/day/zone per store
- +Alert when the compressor changes its consumption (dirty condenser) · scheduled cleaning · fewer emergency repairs
- +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 · illustrative example
- ✕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 log that can’t be edited ready in two clicks; back-room opened outside hours has timestamped log that can’t be edited · 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 comparison identifies the stores where incidents concentrate.
three compliances · one platform covers all three.
For chains with thousands of stores, national dashboard with per-store comparison and score — identifies the stores where incidents concentrate.
from sensor to report · every few 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 few 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 a timestamped log with signature, which can’t be edited.
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
2–7 days per siteSensors mounted on each display case and walk-in + three-phase meter in panel + gateway that stores readings while offline and uploads them when the connection returns · 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 comparison
30 daysAstreaIoT specialist available · first monthly NOM-251 report delivered · national per-store comparison and score 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 stores readings while offline and uploads them when the connection returns. Sensors keep recording · everything syncs on reconnect. If the outage is prolonged, the optional cellular backup, if the gateway has it, 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 cellular network, if the gateway has the optional cellular backup. Designed for stores with mixed connectivity.
how does it integrate with the national ERP?
Via integration with your systems: it connects to your ERP or your own system; sized in the assessment. 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 grant access per store: the franchisee sees only their stores · the corporate group sees the full network. The exact scope is defined in the assessment.
how are the sensors calibrated and how often?
Each sensor arrives with its factory calibration report. It is not a certificate from a laboratory accredited by the ema: if your standard requires one, your calibrated instrument is still the reference, and the platform keeps each unit’s certificate in its calibration register. Recalibration every 12 months · we keep the calendar across the entire network.