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Berner Food & Beverage, Inc.
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Founded as a family-owned business more than 60 years ago, Berner Foods, Inc. has built a reputation as a high-quality contract manufacturer of Swiss cheese for companies like Alpine Lace.
In 1988, after noticing a void in the processed-cheese arena, Berner built its first processed-cheese plant and began mass producing a private-label cheddar cheese sauce akin to Cheez Whiz.
Challenges
- Meeting increased food safety and quality requirements from regulatory agencies and customers
- Supporting growth into new markets due to scalability of software systems
- Maintaining lean manufacturing practices to sustain profitability
- Gaining visibility into critical operational data
Results
- Complying with the Bioterrorism Act of 2002
- Reduced time needed to complete mock recalls to 30 minutes from one day
- Reduced overall operating costs by five percent
- Decreased stock-outs by 99%