North America
Projects completed throughout North America.
Inventory Management
Basic American Foods, 1992-1994
Throughout the United States
Tomato Peeler & Conveying Systems Upgrade
ConAgra Brands (Hunt Food Company), 1995-1996
Oakdale, California, USA
New Branding & Logos
Green Giant Fresh/Growers Express, 2005
Salinas, California, USA
Factory Renovation/Modernization
Dole Food Company, 1987-1989
Honolulu, Hawaii, USA
Modern Icing Technology for Vegetables
Green Giant Fresh/Growers Express, 2005
Salinas, California, USA
Inventory Management
Basic American Foods, 1992-1994
Throughout the United States
Activity: System-wide Inventory Reduction
Product: Dehydrated Potatoes, Onions, & Garlic
Description: Worked with son of the owner, EVP, to reduce finished goods inventories system-wide– 6-factories, 1-Central Distribution Center, 5-Distribution Centers. Reduced finished goods inventories by 60%, simultaneously causing reductions in raw material, packaging, and ingredients inventories. CFO said cash flowing in, but nothing flowing out since inventory not required. Factories stopped producing for 6-weeks. In the end, sons of owners used generated cash to purchase firm from father.
Factory Renovation/Modernization
Dole Food Company, 1987-1989
Honolulu, Hawaii, USA
$$$ Spent: $25m CAPEX (My portion = $5m)
Product: Processed Pineapple
Description: Honolulu pineapple factory upgrade. Included upgrades to material handling equipment, packaging and processing systems, warehousing, and can manufacturing. Consolidation freed-up real estate for development.
Tomato Peeler & Conveying Systems Upgrade
ConAgra Brands (Hunt Food Company), 1995-1996
Oakdale, California, USA
$$$ Spent: $2.2m CAPEX
Product: Processed Tomatoes
Description: Peeling Systems Upgrade. Included new FMC peelers, upstream/downstream conveying systems, and Foxboro plc control systems. Payback achieved in 59-days of 90-day season.
Modern Icing Technology for Vegetables
Green Giant Fresh/Growers Express, 2005
Salinas, California, USA
$$$ Spent: $250k CAPEX
Product: Broccoli/Vegetables
Description: Advanced icing system/new technology for cooling/transporting broccoli and vegetables.
New Branding & Logos
Green Giant Fresh/Growers Express, 2005
Salinas, California, USA
$$$ Spent: $10k
Product: Rebranding
Description: Rebranded utilizing sub-licensing rights to Green Giant Fresh brand.