Tuesday, September 17th, 2024 @ 8am - 9 am MST
Scaling your food, beverage or related business - lessons learned over 35+ years in the field.
Free to owner/operators in the food, beverage or related business.
Guest: Bill Scott, Owner, R.L. Scott and Associates http://www.rlscottinc.com/

- How successful businesses actually start. Â Â
- When/where do you need professional help? Â Â
- Critical decision points that make/break growth and margin. Â Â
- Successful supply chain partnerships. Â Examples.Â
- What can go wrong and why.Â
- What is the ROI of doing it right?Â
- Q and A

Bill has 40 years of experience completing over $550 million in completed food products with 2200 clients logging thousands of plant hours of every process you could imagine. He has worked with large multi-nationals and mom and pops in their kitchens and garages. He has visited every corner of Montana, with active clients throughout. (This author originally met Bill in Bozeman and has traveled as his guest through countless plants, been hosted at PackExpo and other related events by Bill providing custom tours for groups of small/medium food producers. I’ve seen him save millions on his first 5 minutes in more than one process plant, simply sharing his practical experience on processing and scaling strategies.)
What do we mean by scaling a food or related business?
EQUIPMENT: The capacity, layout, and automation of your production line. PROCESS: Optimize the time, temperature, pressure, and speed of the process. ENERGY, WATER AND WASTE MANAGEMENT : Consider how to manage these resources. PACKAGING: Packaging is important for preventing waste and preserving food supplies. QUALITY ASSURANCE: Use procedures and methods to test the quality of your product. INGREDIENTS: Make sure your ingredients are available in bulk and in smaller quantities. AUTOMATION: Automation can help improve scale-up, inventory predictions, and supply chain management.
Bill spoke to members at our first in a winter series 2024/25 on business best practices. Here is the conversation prior to Q/A.
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