Introductions
Ridgy is our Vision AI solution for digital food safety, built on MFC's Didge platform. It's Ridgy Didge.
Imagine if food safety compliance was as simple as snapping a photo. No clipboards. No endless signatures. No chasing paperwork. Just take an image, and instantly that single capture is transformed into a structured food safety record.
With RIDGY, that’s exactly what happens. Our Vision AI extracts a wealth of data directly from images of your processes—temperatures, timestamps, checklists, verifications—and automatically builds validated compliance records.
Compared to the old, draconian, paper-heavy approach of HACCP management—where every record is handwritten, filed, and reviewed—RIDGY offers a smarter, faster, and more reliable path. It’s compliance without the bureaucracy, and food safety without the paperwork burden.
What is RIDGY?
RIDGY is MFC Safe’s Vision AI platform that transforms food safety compliance from a manual, paper-based burden into a structured, intelligent, and automated process.
At its core, RIDGY uses Vision AI to capture and structure data from images of food safety processes—covering verification, monitoring, and record-keeping of:
Critical Control Points (CCPs)
Operational Prerequisite Programs (OPRPs)
Supporting Programs
This aligns directly with HACCP principles and international standards such as ISO 22000.
By simply taking an image at the point where a hazard occurs—whether it’s a temperature check, an incoming goods inspection, or a cleaning verification—RIDGY can extract, structure, and route all necessary food safety records into the Didge Platform for monitoring, reporting, and compliance.
The Problem Statement
Food safety management has long been weighed down by paperwork. Current practices are:
Highly bureaucratic and administrative: forms must be printed, signed, clipped, retrieved, and reviewed.
Manual and error-prone: handwriting, dates, and signatures are inconsistent and vulnerable to mistakes.
Prone to falsification: falsified records cannot easily be distinguished from genuine ones.
Time-consuming for audits: staff must prepare, collate, and review piles of paper ahead of inspections.
A distraction from real hazards: safety officers often spend more time managing records than mitigating food risks.
Low automation potential: paperwork locks businesses into legacy processes with limited scalability.
In effect, much of the effort serves compliance paperwork rather than safer food.
How RIDGY Works
RIDGY addresses these challenges through one single point of capture:
Image Capture
Staff take a picture at the CCP or relevant monitoring point.
Integrated Bluetooth temperature sensors can feed data directly into the Didge Platform.
Even non-integrated thermometers can be photographed—RIDGY’s AI extracts the reading directly from the image.
Vision AI Processing
Images are processed by a suite of trained AI models (OpenAI, Google, Meta, and custom RIDGY algorithms).
Data is structured into a validated food safety record in real time.
Automated Corrective Actions
If limits are breached (e.g., food in the temperature danger zone, missing receivable temperature), RIDGY automatically triggers corrective action workflows.
These are routed to the appropriate user in the Didge Platform for review and sign-off.
Reporting with Didge
All structured data from RIDGY flows directly into the Didge reporting system—a centralized hub for compliance, monitoring, and performance analytics.
Dashboards & Compliance Views – instantly see HACCP and ISO 22000 compliance status across CCPs and OPRPs.
Audit-Ready Records – retrieve validated records 24/7, eliminating audit prep time.
Group-Level Reporting – apply consistent standards and reporting across multiple sites, hotels, or facilities.
Analytics & Insights – detect trends, monitor food safety behaviors, and act on emerging risks.
Didge ensures that the intelligence captured at the frontline by RIDGY becomes actionable information for managers, auditors, and corporate teams.
Key Benefits
RIDGY + Didge offer benefits that go beyond digitization:
No data entry burden – records are captured from images, minimizing manual typing.
Bigger sample sizes – because data capture is so easy, staff take more records than required, increasing statistical reliability and risk management robustness.
Faster audits – centralized, digital records are available 24/7 without paperwork prep.
Consistent implementation – Didge can be deployed across multiple hotels, sites, or facilities with standardized workflows.
Better analytics – large, structured datasets allow deeper insights into compliance and food safety behaviors.
Rapid adoption – minimal training required, since users take images instead of filling forms.
Why It Matters
In the event of a recall, customer complaint, or outbreak investigation, having structured, validated food safety records becomes critical. RIDGY and Didge ensure:
Immediate access to reliable records
Traceability across all CCPs
Evidence of compliance with HACCP, ISO 22000, corporate, and regulatory standards
Most importantly, every minute saved from paperwork is a minute spent on managing actual food safety risks.
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