CHEF514: An automated solution to ​​consolidate data from multiple farmers

CHEF514 believes that smart technology can support and empower small farmers in order to access the market and bring about a Food Revolution. With Sheetgo, they have created an automated solution to ​​consolidate data from multiple farmers.

Setting up an automated data management system

• Struggle to consolidate all the data
• Needed a more user-friendly interface
• Not enough money to invest in software

In May 2016, CHEF514 launched an application for chefs to connect directly with farmers, to source the best local products with no middleman. They chose Google Sheets to manage their data from the beginning as a simple database for farmers to register their data and for Chefs to search for it.

However, the founder, Thibault Renouf, soon realized that he would need a user-friendly interface to make easier for the Chefs to find the farmers without searching through spreadsheets. The challenge is that he is not a developer and didn’t have a huge budget to invest in software.

Smart data management with Sheetgo

• Synchronize data from the spreadsheets with the app
  
• An automated solution to manage data

The solution he found was to do-it-himself using AppSheet and Sheetgo. From the application he created, chefs can find the farmers and the products they need, while farmers can register their data directly.

Saving 744 hours every year with an automated system

• 744 hours saved every year
  
• Consolidate data from 18 spreadsheets
• Seamless spreadsheet integration

As the network grew, it became necessary to consolidate data from multiple farmers that were registered in sheets and maintain a master sheet updated and synchronized with the app.