Services
From the first feasibility question to daily plant performance
Economics, operations, and food safety on one team, so every recommendation accounts for both the numbers and the plant floor.
For new plants, expansions, and lenders
Feasibility and economic impact studies
Before you build, expand, or lend, you need to know whether the numbers work. A feasibility study tests the market, livestock supply, competition, and costs behind a project, then ends with a clear recommendation. An economic impact study shows what a plant means for the region in jobs, income, and tax revenue, the figures lenders, boards, and policymakers ask for.
What's included
- Market, supply, and competition analysis for your area
- Facility, equipment, and staffing requirements
- Five-year financial projections with sensitivity testing
- Risk assessment and a clear recommendation
- Regional jobs, income, output, and tax impacts
For startups, producer groups, and growing plants
Business and strategic planning
A business plan turns a feasibility study into a project a lender can fund and a board can manage. We build plans and strategy on real cost and market numbers, whether you’re launching a new venture or deciding where an established plant goes next.
What's included
- Financial projections and cash flow planning
- Capital and financing needs
- Pricing, product mix, and market strategy
- Staffing and organizational planning
- Priorities and milestones leadership can track
For new and existing plants
Training and efficiency
Most plants lose money in small, fixable ways: slow cutting, wasted trim, product backing up at one station. We train new and experienced staff and build the systems tht make it stick. We look at how product, people, and equipment move through the plant. For new builds and expansions, we review plans before they get poured into concrete. And when you need equipment or sanitation help, we know who to call
What's included
- Cutting and breakdown training for new and existing staff
- Sanitation and food safety training
- Lean practices and standard work
- Cutting processes and yield
- Plant flow and layout review
- Design review for new builds and expansions
- Introductions to suppliers
For processors adding or improving products
Product development and optimization
Whether you want to add a product line or make your current ones more consistent, we help with the recipe, the process, and the testing. That covers formulation, processing methods, and new value-added products, so what leaves your plant is the same every time.
What's included
- Product formulation and recipe consistency
- Processing technology and methods
- New product development and testing
- Quality and consistency troubleshooting
For USDA and state-inspected plants
HACCP and food safety
A HACCP plan has to work on the floor and hold up under inspection. We review existing plans or develop new ones on site, covering everything from the hazard analysis through critical limits, corrective actions, and verification, and help you close gaps before an inspector finds them.
What's included
- Review of existing plans or on-site development of new ones
- Hazard analysis and critical control points
- Corrective action and verification procedures
- SSOPs, prerequisite programs, and recordkeeping
- A prioritized action plan with owners and dates
For operating plants
Yield and lean operations
On thin margins, small gains in yield and throughput add up fast. We audit your operation on the plant floor, compare yield, labor, and throughput against industry benchmarks, and put a dollar figure on each opportunity so you know which fixes pay off first.
What's included
- Yield analysis against industry benchmarks
- Throughput and capacity utilization
- Labor cost and productivity review
- Equipment condition and upgrade priorities
- Lean assessment and a priority action matrix
Have a project in mind?
Tell us about your operation and what you’re working through. We’ll set up a time to talk about whether we’re the right fit.