FAQ

Frequently asked questions

Straight answers about VINT Compliance.

Who is VINT Compliance for?

Food manufacturers, distributors, warehouses and cold storage operators that get audited against schemes like SQF, FSMA, BRCGS or GLOBALG.A.P. It fits best if your forms and inspections live on paper or in spreadsheets, or if your current software charges per user and makes you pay to change anything.

How is VINT Compliance priced?

Pricing is customized to your facility, not charged per user. Everyone who needs access gets it, with no per-user fees. Book a call and we'll put together pricing for your plant.

Do we have to set everything up ourselves?

No. Many plants don't have someone who can spend weeks building a system, and they shouldn't have to hire one. We can build it for you, for a fraction of what a full-time hire would cost. Our team members have real food safety and plant experience, so we don't just copy your paper forms. We point out what could work better as we build.

We also train one to three of your people to run the system and keep improving it themselves, so you never have to wait on us to make a change.

You can also build everything yourself, or mix both. Our help is always optional, never required.

Can we change our forms after they're set up?

Yes, any time, without a support ticket or a quote. When a process changes, whoever manages your forms changes the form.

Does it work in Spanish?

The platform does. Menus, buttons, labels and everything else built into VINT Compliance switch between English and Spanish for each person, including the form builder on the web portal. Two people can build forms side by side, each with the tools in their own language. What your team writes stays in the language it was written in, including form questions, comments and notes. If your crew works in Spanish, build their forms in Spanish, or write each question in both languages. We can also translate your forms for you, using the food safety and plant terms your team and auditors actually use, not a word-for-word machine translation.

Which audit schemes does it support?

The Document Library has a section for each of the major schemes: SQF, BRCGS, FSSC 22000, ISO 22000, GLOBALG.A.P., IFS, PrimusGFS, AIB, Halal and Kosher. There are also sections for US regulations (FSMA and USDA), Mexican regulations, and HR. Upload your own documents to each one and link them to the forms that use them, so your team has them on the floor.

Can my team use it on the floor?

Yes. Forms work on phones and tablets at the line, and every submission is time-stamped and signed.

How do we get started?

Book a 30-minute discovery call and pick what's slowing your site down. If VINT Compliance fits, the next call shows it running on your own forms.

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Who owns our data? Can we export it?

You do. Every submission can be downloaded as a PDF to print, email or hand to an auditor. All your raw data can be exported to a CSV file any time, so you can analyze it however you want.

Does it work without internet?

Yes. Your team can fill out forms with no connection, in a cooler, a freezer or a dead spot on the floor. Completed forms are submitted once the device is back online, so daily operations never wait on a signal. Building and editing forms is done online, in the web portal.

How long does it take to get set up?

Your first user can be set up and building your system in less than an hour. Building out your full system in VINT, meaning your document library, all your forms and all your users, usually takes one to two weeks, depending on the size of your operation.

Getting your whole team using it every day is a separate step, and it depends on your plant: how many people, shifts and languages you have, and how fast you want to move off paper or your current system. Many plants start with one area or a few forms and expand from there.

How long is the agreement?

Twelve months, with flexible payment options.

How is our data protected?

Your data is hosted on the same enterprise-grade cloud infrastructure used by large companies worldwide. It's encrypted and backed up automatically. Each customer's data is kept separate, and only the people you add to your account can see it.

Can we use it for OSHA and other programs besides food safety?

Yes. If a program runs on checklists, logs or sign-offs, tracks performance or trends over time, or has policies and SOPs you need to manage in one place, it belongs in VINT Compliance next to everything else. Build its forms, keep its SOPs, policies and compliance references in the Document Library linked to the forms that use them, and track its numbers with the metric builder. Common examples:

  • OSHA workplace safety: daily forklift checks (OSHA requires every forklift to be examined before it goes into service each day), fire extinguisher checks, lockout/tagout, PPE and safety walkthroughs
  • Customer audits: customer-specific audits and supplier programs
  • Certification programs: organic recordkeeping
  • Plant operations: preventive maintenance, pest control, equipment and line checks

VINT Compliance gives you the tools to run and document these programs. Meeting each program's requirements is still up to your team, and we can help set the forms up if you want.

See it running on your own forms.

Book a 30-minute call. Pick what’s slowing your plant down, and we’ll start there.