Muddy Boots Software are celebrating after signing a major deal with international consumer products giant Unilever. The contract will see Muddy Boots deliver their Quickfire mobile audit management software across the whole of Unilever’s dried and frozen fruit and vegetable supply base. This is one of Muddy Boots’ largest and most significant global deals, and will initially involve 400 supplier implementations to be spread over a 3 year period. It is great news for Muddy Boots as this contract sets to accelerate the growth they have witnessed over the last few years. Jan Kees Vis, Sustainable Agriculture Director of Unilever said: “The scope and scale of our endeavour – sourcing all raw materials from sustainable sources means we must make sustainability improvements among all our suppliers and the millions of farmers involved with our business. It is crucial to have good information on performance, trends, and gaps. And Muddy Boots is essential to us achieving that.”

Unilever have led the way on sustainable agriculture for more than a decade, and by the use of Muddy Boots’ Quickfire software their ‘10 sustainability indicators covering social, economic and environmental factors’ can be closely monitored and controlled. By working in partnership with Muddy Boots, Unilever will enhance their supply chain management systems, building on their reputation as a leading organisation on sustainability. Unilever over the years has helped create several platforms aimed at sustainability, usually involving all stakeholders in the supply chain, e.g. the Marine Stewardship Council, SAI Platform, Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil, Roundtable on Responsible Soy (visit the Unilever website for more detail www.unilever.com)

Unilever’s mission as a multi-local multinational is to play their part in addressing global, environmental and social concerns through their own actions. Muddy Boots are integral to the realisation of this goal within Unilever’s dried and frozen fruit and vegetable supply base. Jonathan Evans, Managing Director of Muddy Boots said: “Unilever’s decision to form a relationship with Muddy Boots illustrates their confidence in our capacity to add value to their business and to support their quest for sustainable development. We value our relationship with Unilever and believe strongly in their commitment to their sustainability programme ‘growing for the future’ we look forward to working closely with them and their suppliers in developing those values.