Color Me Natural: Navigating FDA’s planned phase-out of 6 synthetic dyes
On April 22nd the FDA announced a planned phase-out of six petroleum-based synthetic dyes by the end of 2026. While the details and exact timelines of these new regulations are still being finalized, this regulatory change is anticipated to have a considerable impact on the food and beverage industry and major players like PepsiCo are […]
5th anniversary of pandemic – and another global supply chain disruption
For the 2nd time in just 5 years, the world is potentially experiencing another major supply disruption – this time in the form of a global trade war. Like the pandemic, the threat of a change in the global tariff environment underscores the importance (and value) of maintaining flexible supply chains and strong risk management […]
Is enhancing operational efficiency a key pillar of your value creation playbook? If not, it should be.
While not as exciting as M&A and organic growth, increasing operational efficiency typically is a significant value-creation opportunity for middle market food & beverage manufacturers. Yet a Bain Consulting study in 2023 found that ~90% of the Private Equity returns in the prior decade came from multiple expansion and revenue growth (often M&A driven), versus […]
Saphineia Expands Its Procurement and Quality & Food Safety Capabilities
We are thrilled to announce that Saphineia has expanded our procurement and quality food safety capabilities with the additions of John Buckley and Michele Buchanan. At Saphineia, we pride ourselves on our team’s real-world hands-on, experience cross-functional expertise, as well as our ability to collaborate effectively from the C-suite to the shop floor. The addition […]
Saphineia & IM Group Join Forces to Make Upskilling Employees More Affordable
Do any of these challenges sound familiar? As operational consultants focused exclusively on middle market Food & Beverage manufacturing, we regularly see our clients struggling with these challenges. What is common in each of these instances (and many others that we could name), is the negative impact they have on a manufacturer’s bottom line, workplace […]
Inventory Loss: The Hard-to-Track P&L Killer
In our last Saphineia Insight, The Six-Million-Dollar-Man, we discussed the value creation opportunity at middle market Food & Beverage manufacturers from enhancing procurement practices. Inventory control is the opposite side of this same coin. For the same reason that there’s a lot of money at stake in procurement (ie, materials costs typically represent 50%-60% of […]
Food & Beverage Manufacturing’s Six-Million-Dollar-Person: The Chief Procurement Officer
Do you remember Steve Austin? If you’re not old enough to have watched this 1970s TV show, Steve Austin was the main character in The Six Million Dollar Man, an American science fiction and action-adventure television series. The show was about a former astronaut, U.S. Air Force Colonel Steve Austin, portrayed by Lee Majors. After […]
Bacteria don’t know – or care – what you got on your last SQF Audit
In the course of our work, Food & Beverage manufacturing executives and investors frequently refer to the strong score they received on their most recent SQF or BRC Food Safety Audit as evidence of the strength of their quality systems. Yet in the last year alone, four multi-billion-dollar food manufacturers have closed a manufacturing facility, […]
Saphineia Adds to its Supply Chain & Commercialization Expertise with the Hiring of Vimal Semplay
We are thrilled to share the addition of Vimal Semplay to the Saphineia team as a Senior Director, Supply Chain & Commercialization. Vimal will lead Saphineia’s commercial efforts in the manufacturer channel and support clients on supply chain, contracting and commercialization matters. Experience Vimal joined Saphineia from Hearthside Food Solutions, where he had P&L ownership and […]
