UK Projects
A considerable number of projects have been carried out in developing suitable Quality Management Systems (ISO 9000, EFSIS, BRC, HACCP) and also safe food production through suitable bacteriological control
Food business and new product development have been completed for cheese, yogurt, ice-cream, butter and fruit juices
Click any of the following links to find out more information on our UK projects:
- Product development of traditional Staffordshire cheeses. Five Year Business Plan, factory design, factory start up and successful product and sales development over an 8 year period
- Innovation in Process Technology and safe food product systems and methods for paneer cheese and yogurt over a 10 year period
- Business development for three farming enterprises entering the ice cream market. Development of recipes, HACCPs, business systems and sales
- Team leader in development of 1000 tonne/week butter factory. Factory design, plant sourcing and installation, start up and successful operation. Butter analysis laboratory and optimum yield control
- Setting up fruit juice factories for innovation and long run economies
- Project manager for £8m cheese packing and processed cheese manufacturing plant. Co-ordination of civil work, engineers, plant installation and operator start-up training
- Preparation of strategic Plan for £1b food business covering all business sectors. Key Issues:
- Food Quality Assurance
- Design of suitable food preparation facilities
- Systems for supplier approvals
- Re-design of supplier spacifications, covering all food areas: meat; fish; dairy; bakery; produce and others
- Management training and communication systems
- Food Engineering business development, including Five Year Business Plan, revised marketing activities and sales development across a wider customer base
- Quality Management Systems (ISO 9000, BRC, EFSIS) developed across a wide range of the food industry: meat; poultry; bakery; produce; dry products; dairy.
Some Companies: Van den Berghs (Unilever), Kerry Foods, Gafoor (poultry), Sovereign Chicken (150 poultry farms, 2 added value factories and one primary processing factory), Geest (fresh pasta and two produce factories), Haverhill (formerly Sainsbury factory, now Grampian), Chequer Foods (dry products), Everest Dairies (Cheese), R. Rossa and Sons (Yogurt) and others
- Development of Dairy Factory design for cheese, yogurt, ice cream, milks and butter. Development of HACCPs and staff training for abattoir, dairy factory, produce, animal husbandry and events catering. All activities on a 2,500 acre farming enterprise
- Business Development and Quality Systems across a range of businesses, including: Insurance, Finance, Legal, Computers, Care Homes, Engineering and Diverse Manufacturing Units. Includes Project Manager and Consultants on Government "Quality Steps Plus" Programme
- Eastern Foods (started by Asian Woman of the Year)
- Ready-made meals covering full range of Asian Recipes. Company audits, identification fo critical areas and development of new production techniques over a 6 month period. Trained Operations Manager in Food Manufacturing Control
- Engineering Company who manufacture a range of items covering welding shop production and batch manufacture of items for the tractor and digger industry (JCB)
This was a new company formed by the amalgamamtion of two businesses. Industrial relations and communications were problematic
A business plan with clear goals and targets was prepared and turnover and profit margin consistently improved over a three year period
Leadership courses and on-siste mentoring and asisstance resulted in teh business becoming the top performer in the busines group
- Head Office of major multiple retail group - A tutorial learning system developed with up to nine other company businesses (Food Retail, Pharmacy, Engineering and so on). These tutorials were one day/month for ten months. On site consultancy took place over the same period
Objectives:
- Business gain ISO 9001 - achieved
- Significantly improve Corrective Action for Regional Multiple Retail Stores. This covered all aspects of daily problems received at Head Office from over sixty businesses
- Investor in People - achieved
- Citizens Advice Bureau, Stoke on Trent
- Farmers Shop Marketing & Sales
- Major Cheese Project (£12m capital spend)
Evaluation of three types of manufacturing processes for British hard cheese and systems for semi-soft cheese
Project included cheese pre-packing P70 systems
Co-ordination of data, factory specifications and food plant types and layouts from 3 companies
Final report covered technology storage, product voumes, margins and profitability
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