Food producers and processors operate in an industry with some of the tightest profit margins. Increased labor dependency in a mature market creates intense competition where most of these companies only generate 12% net profit a year. The unique challenges that face food processors span across the supply chain, from optimizing crop yields to finding production techniques that provide savings when transporting, processing, packing, and shipping products to consumers.

Rising production and labor costs, widespread economic uncertainty, and changing consumer demand are the primary causes of market volatility in the food-manufacturing sector.

Source: Food Manufacturing Magazine

These shifting market forces aren’t the only obstacles to profitability. Manufacturers have to establish real-time traceability over crop yields to limit giveaway from over-packing and ensure compliance with retailer weight specifications. By evaluating the current process against the potential savings available from improved Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE), manufacturers can gain advantages that include:

• Speeding up production and processing tasks while reducing skilled labor dependency
• Reducing waste by eliminating over-packing and gaining complete control over the processing operation
• Demonstrating that every product lot falls within the Maximum Allowable Variation (MAV) tolerances as set by the FDA or retailers
• Increasing profits by reducing transport and shipping costs with accurate weight measurements across the supply chain

MARCO can save costs by ensuring packing consistency and speeding up production processes for fresh produce, RTE, and convenience food manufacturers.

In our eBook, Checklist for Measuring Current vs Potential Food Processing and Packing Efficiency, we provide manufacturers with a checklist of questions to ask when evaluating current operations against potential improvements available from MARCO’s productivity solutions.  

With MARCO, you can be fast and accurate. Manufacturers don’t have to sacrifice production speed or increase giveaway to get their products to retailers on time.

Simply fill out the form to access your copy: Checklist for Measuring Current vs Potential Food Processing and Packing Efficiency