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The Business

Buyer, predominantly import, and seller of high-quality natural food ingredients primarily to food manufacturers and the food service industry (Turnover $20 million, Staff = 20).

Quick Facts

  • Re-engineered the business to focus on core natural food sales, exiting non-core operations and rebuilding the management team.
  • Realigned the sales team's focus, simplified pricing, and secured a $0.5 million annual contract with a major food service company.
  • Achieved breakeven by rationalizing the product range, improving audit and traceability processes, and reducing operating costs.

The Challenge

Bring stability to the business, acquired by an investment company who didn’t retain the Founder, after a series of short-term General Managers and eliminate the trading losses.

The Result

Achieved breakeven and established the platform for future profits through increased trading margins and reduced operating costs.
  • Sales: Realigned the external sales team’s focus, simplified the pricing structure and introduced contract pricing for key customers. Secured a $0.5 million p.a. contract with a major food service company.
  • Stock: Rationalised the product range, liquidating > 50% of the products contributing < 7% of turnover.
  • Process: Implemented batch tracking for audit and traceability purposes and managing product expiry (best before) dates and a Delivery in Full on Time (DIFOT) customer service performance measurement.
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The business became part of a competitor’s, David Food Ingredients, business.

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