ABOUT TAYLOR FARMS

Taylor Farms is a leader in fresh food production, supplying packaged salads and fresh-cut vegetables to retailers, restaurants, and foodservice providers across North America. With corporate headquarters in California and nearly 100 offices and facilities spread across the United States, Canada, and Mexico, collaboration is critical to keeping their decentralized workforce connected and productive.

A NEW ERA OF COLLABORATION

In 2021, Taylor Farms faced a challenge many organizations were grappling with: how to connect a dispersed workforce during the shift to hybrid work. With operations across North America, the company needed a collaboration system that would unify nearly 100 conference spaces and make meetings seamless regardless of location.

John Meyers, End User Experience Lead at Taylor Farms, explained, “When everyone went remote and then started coming back, we knew we had to standardize our conference rooms. Same software, same hardware, so you could walk into any room and immediately know how to connect.” That vision for consistency became the driving force behind the company’s partnership with Vivo.

CHOOSING VIVO

The decision to work with Vivo was grounded in trust and has proven itself in practice. Meyers described the partnership as one built on responsiveness and reliability. “The biggest thing is speed and agility. If there’s an issue, I reach out. If I need something, I reach out. Vivo is very quick to fulfill a quote, get equipment shipped, and meet deadlines.”

He added that Vivo’s role goes far beyond supplying hardware. “They’ve spent time on the phone helping us troubleshoot, going way beyond being just a hardware provider. There’s a real partnership in making sure the project gets ordered, installed, and up and running quickly.” This level of support gave Taylor Farms the ability to react fast to deploying across dozens of rooms.

YEALINK: THE RIGHT FIT FOR MICROSOFT TEAMS

As a Microsoft-first organization, Taylor Farms was transitioning from Skype for Business to Microsoft Teams, making Yealink a natural fit. “What I like about Yealink is that it’s simple, it’s clean, and it works. That was my focus when we were installing everything, I just wanted to put it in and make sure it worked,” said Meyers.

The rollout wasn’t just about reliability; it was also about staying on the leading edge of innovation. “We were one of the first companies in the U.S. to get Yealink’s 86-inch MeetingBoard, which was really cool,” Meyers shared. That early access to new technology reflects both Yealink’s pace of innovation and Vivo’s ability to deliver cutting-edge solutions quickly.

RESULTS THAT MATTER

With nearly 100 rooms now standardized, the impact on productivity has been clear. “We’re decentralized, we’ve got operations across the U.S., Canada, and Mexico. Standardizing our rooms means no matter where you are, you know the setup, you know the process, and you can start collaborating right away,” Meyers said.

While a rollout of this scale inevitably brought challenges, Meyers emphasized that Vivo and Yealink provided stability and support throughout. “...And what’s great is how Yealink keeps innovating while Vivo makes sure we can implement those new solutions quickly.”

By combining Yealink’s Teams-certified technology with Vivo’s responsive support, Taylor Farms has created a unified collaboration environment that keeps its people connected, whether they’re in the office, in the field, or across borders.

ABOUT VIVO

Vivo designs, deploys, and supports modern collaboration environments. With partners like Yealink, Vivo helps organizations like Taylor Farms simplify communication, standardize technology, and deliver consistent, reliable collaboration experiences across every meeting space.

Contact Vivo today to learn more about how our products and services can help your organization and teams to collaborate better.

Tags: Teams, Video conferencing room, Yealink