Did you hear the tale about the poor old lady who, by accident, discovered that the drab painting she had stored in her attic for the last 37 years was indeed a rare Rembrandt that later sold for several million dollars?
“Nice anecdote,” I hear you say. “So what?”
The moral of the story is this: There is money right under your nose – you just have to find it. But how?
Food industry c-leaders are hell bent on increasing revenues. On one hand, they question whether to overhaul what might be an under performing sales team. Others ponder whether increasing sales staff is the answer. Most are devising new strategies or products to grab a larger share amid recessionary declines or shifting behaviors in the food industry. Meanwhile, costs of sales are increasing and prices keep falling. Making the top-line number remains elusive this year and likely, next year.
The real source of new cash — a lot of it — we mean the kind that grows substantial new business — exists inside your company’s very own ‘attics’: back rooms, front rooms, storage rooms, labs, plants, sales offices, trucks and cubicles.
Starbucks reduced costs by $175 million in one quarter. Another firm identified $120 million in savings during a two-day workshop. Sizeable savings can be found in your organization too, right now. And it makes more sense pursuing this angle than betting the farm on the new wunderkind 99c sandwich.
No, this is not Six Sigma, TQM or Lean, which provides an average ROI of 10%. We're talking Business Process Management and Transformation (BPMT) which delivers an impressive ROI of 100-300%.
Blueberry Business Group has over 17 years of international experience in BPMT in Fortune 500 companies and others just like yours.
Let us outline our proven approach to discovering your Rembrandt.
