It's not easy being a food manufacturer in Alaska. Besides being far from ingredients, packaging and markets, there is a limited private sector system that supports the needs of this type manufacturer with equipment, supplies and know how. That is why we keep our Rolodex of those inside and outside of Alaska that have familiarity with Alaska's producers and products and been major contributors on best practices. 
Bill showing Robin the finer points of packaged products from local producers.
Some of you joined me in such places as Iceland and Norway where we observed optimum uses of technologies with a less heavy reliance on labor for the purposes in challenging some of the ways we had learned to do business in Alaska. Since then, food safety has become an even greater part of that total equation and thus - our on-going dialogue with R.L. Scott and Associates. Bill has worked his entire professional life in and around food, beverage and bio products manufacturing throughout the Pacific Northwest - including Alaska. There isn't a scenario that I've yet to find that he hasn't been there/done that in terms of being involved in growing these businesses - often from grass roots. As I've connected Alaskan producers seeking help on processing/packaging equipment, Bill has taught me (and them) the value of connecting with an expert in the field. He can look at the entire business process and instead of "quoting equipment", can help companies adopt best practices in food manufacturing that often include reducing costs and expanding capacity for growth. I've found him an important partner to our supply chain objectives.
Bill meets with GFC Members - The Crabbroker, Yummy Chummies and Taco Loco at the Processing Packaging Show - Las Vegas
Who is R.L. Scott and Associates?
R.L. Scott & Associates, Inc. is a manufacturer’s representative agency exclusively representing several major process and packaging equipment manufacturers in the greater Northwest. R.L. Scott & Associates was founded by Robert L. Scott in 1984 and incorporated in 1993. In 2002 after working with R.L. Scott for 11 years, Bill Scott purchased and continued to grow the business with a current install base of over $85 M in both process and packaging equipment installations throughout the Northwest, US, Canada, and Mexico. For the past 23 years, they have built a reputation of consistency and stability by providing their customers with the added value and benefits of their experience. Their goal is to continue to provide customers with successful solutions exceeding their needs by providing value through service and innovation, with integrity. Their coverage includes the states of Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, Alaska and Utah.
Their corporate office is located in Eagle, Idaho with two field offices—one located in Portland, Oregon and one located in Seattle, Washington.
PRIMARY FOCUS:
Scott and Associates specialize in process material handling systems and packaging equipment sales within primarily the food and chemical industries to include:
Material Handling Applications: mixing, blending, weighing, feeding, filling, loading and unloading, drying and cooling, size reduction, sifting, and pneumatic or mechanical conveying of various materials and ingredients.
Packaging Applications and Systems: container filling by weight or volume; checkweighing bags, cans, pouches, or cases; case erecting, case packing and sealing equipment.
Quality Control and Equipment Protection Systems: metal detection and X-Ray contaminant inspection systems, Magnetic tramp iron contaminant removal equipment.
Systems Design, Installation and Training: we provide conceptual systems design, turnkey systems installation and start-up services, project management, operator training and equipment trouble shooting services.
RL Scott & Associates has designed and sold systems for a wide range of bulk materials products as well as finished retail products including: vegetables, potatoes, fruits, grains, powders and ingredients, batters and slurries, meat, fish and poultry, chemicals and minerals, and animal feeds and by products.
WORK HISTORY:
During the past 23 years, sold and designed systems for a wide range of products and materials including the following:
Grains: Flour, numerous variety of baking mixes, whole bean and ground coffee, malted barley, cereal, granola, wheat germ and bran.
Vegetables: Dehydrated, Fresh, Cooked, and IQF Frozen onions, peppers, corn, beans, peas, carrots, broccoli, cauliflower, asparagus and sugar beets.
Potatoes: Fresh, cooked, dehydrated and IQF French fries, diced, sliced, shreds, flaked, granules, pearls, hash browns, chips, mashed and shorts or elimination's.
Fruits: Fresh and IQF frozen apples, strawberries, blue berries, cherries, peaches, pears, raspberries, blackberries and cranberries.
Meat, Fish & Poultry Fresh and frozen ground beef, pork and lamb: patties and cuts; bacon,sausage, chicken pieces, various fish products, and beef jerky.
Powders & Numerous spices and spice mixes, sugar: granulated, powdered and Ingredients brown; salt: granulated and floured; black, white and cayenne pepper,
whey, cheese powders, shortening, butter powders, dry batter coating, SAP, dextrose, vitamins, drink mixes, protein powders, and various nutraceutical products.
Batters Cheese sauce, wet batter mixes, salad dressings, mayonnaise, fruit
& Slurries purees, liquid sugar, soups: chicken, tomato and potato, chili, cream cheese, ice cream, sour cream, yogurt, butter, syrups, taco meat sauces and salsa.
Entree Meals Frozen dinners, Mexican foods, corn beef and turkey hash, breaded
& Snack Foods meats, fish and vegetables, tortillas, candy, energy bars, frozen baked goods and large variety of fresh, breaded and frozen snack foods.
Chemicals Dry and Wet: Talc, diatomaceous earth, pesticide dusts, cat litter, lime,
& Minerals detergents, coal, gun powder, organic fertilizer, phosphorus ore, metal
oxides and dry acids, creams and lotions, explosive air bag pellets
Animal Feeds: Dog, cat and fish foods, dog bones, brine shrimp eggs, cattle feed from
& By Products vegetable and fruits waste, Hi-energy blocks and liquid supplements.
Specialty Products: Numerous nutraceutical products, capsules, tablets, cookies, tortillas,
Power Bars, soap billets and wood/plastic extruded decking material.
Cross Section of Existing Customer Base (Most major Alaska food/beverage manufacturers in Alaska have worked with R.L. Associates over their 23 year business history.)
Kraft Foods * Alliant Tech Systems * Kroger Fred Meyer *Alpine Health Products *Krusteaz Continental Mills *Amalgamated Sugar *Lamb Weston *Anjinomoto * Lehi Roller Mills *Basic American Foods * Luzenac America *Bear Creek Country Kitchens *McCain Foods * Brown & Haley * Melaleuca * Bob’s Red Mill * Morton International * Boyd’s Coffee * Nature’s Way *BNFL * Nestle Frozen Foods * Cargill * Neutraceutical Corporation *Cephalon Pharmaceuticals * NorSun * Cereal Food Processors * Non-Pareil *Church of Jesus Christ * Oberto Beef Jerky * Chiquita Brands * Oregon Freeze Dry *Coffee Bean International * Oregon Potato * Columbia Basin Blends * Pasta Montana * ConAgra * Pepperidge Farms * Cornerstone Labs * Pillsbury * Costco Wholesale * Reser’s Fine Foods * Dairygold * Rhodes Bake-N-Serve * Dean Foods * Schreiber Foods * Deseret Dairy *Seneca Foods * Gardenburger * Snelgrove Ice Cream * General Mills * Starbucks Coffee *Gossner Cheese *Thatcher Chemical * Harris Research * Tillamook Cheese * Heinz Frozen Foods * Tillamook Country Smoker * Highland Labs *Townsend Farms *Huish Detergents * Tree Top * Idahoan Foods * Twin City Foods * Idaho Pacific Corporation * USANA *Jerome Cheese * Watson Pharmaceutical *Jewel Apple * Weider Nutrition * J.R. Simplot Co. * West Farm Foods * Kerry Foods * Xlear, Inc.
R.L. Scott & Associates, Inc.
Boise / Portland / Seattle
R.L. Scott & Associates, Inc.
Eagle, ID 83616
Phone (208) 322-0400
Fax (208) 322-1684
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