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Customer Success - Bay Valley Foods

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Technology Category	Functional Applications - Manufacturing Execution Systems (MES)
Applicable Industries	Food & Beverage
Applicable Functions	Discrete Manufacturing
Use Cases	Manufacturing System Automation
Services	System Integration
Challenge	Bay Valley Foods, a leading provider of shelf-stable foods, was facing spiraling material costs and increasing competition in its private-label food business. The company needed to gain enough efficiency to increase capacity, streamline costs, and avoid unnecessary capital expenditures. The challenge was to find a solution that could help them achieve these goals without incurring additional costs. Read More
About Customer	Bay Valley Foods is a leading provider of shelf-stable foods. The company was born from a spin-off of Dean Foods and Del Monte and is currently a subsidiary of TreeHouse Foods, Inc. Bay Valley operates 18 plants and generates $1.5 billion in annual revenue. The company is the largest pickle and pepper supplier in the U.S. and the number one packer of private label pickles for the retail market. It is also the number one supplier of private label salad dressing in the US. The company is headquartered in Westchester, IL and employs over 3,100 people. Read More
Solution	To address the challenges, Bay Valley Foods chose to invest in Factory MES, a Manufacturing Execution System designed for process manufacturers. The system was implemented across the entire plant network. The implementation of Factory MES provided real-time intelligence and structured reviews that are now embedded into the day-to-day workings of the plant floor. This has resulted in measured productivity gains within eight weeks of implementation. Read More Log in to view content
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Technology Category

Functional Applications - Manufacturing Execution Systems (MES)

Applicable Industries

Food & Beverage

Applicable Functions

Discrete Manufacturing

Use Cases

Manufacturing System Automation

Services

System Integration

Challenge

Bay Valley Foods, a leading provider of shelf-stable foods, was facing spiraling material costs and increasing competition in its private-label food business. The company needed to gain enough efficiency to increase capacity, streamline costs, and avoid unnecessary capital expenditures. The challenge was to find a solution that could help them achieve these goals without incurring additional costs.

About Customer

Bay Valley Foods is a leading provider of shelf-stable foods. The company was born from a spin-off of Dean Foods and Del Monte and is currently a subsidiary of TreeHouse Foods, Inc. Bay Valley operates 18 plants and generates $1.5 billion in annual revenue. The company is the largest pickle and pepper supplier in the U.S. and the number one packer of private label pickles for the retail market. It is also the number one supplier of private label salad dressing in the US. The company is headquartered in Westchester, IL and employs over 3,100 people.

Solution

To address the challenges, Bay Valley Foods chose to invest in Factory MES, a Manufacturing Execution System designed for process manufacturers. The system was implemented across the entire plant network. The implementation of Factory MES provided real-time intelligence and structured reviews that are now embedded into the day-to-day workings of the plant floor. This has resulted in measured productivity gains within eight weeks of implementation.

Impact #1	Real-time intelligence and structured reviews are now embedded into the day-to-day workings of the plant floor.
Impact #2	Each plant has achieved measured productivity gains within eight weeks of implementation.

Impact #1

Real-time intelligence and structured reviews are now embedded into the day-to-day workings of the plant floor.

Impact #2

Each plant has achieved measured productivity gains within eight weeks of implementation.

Benefit #1	Bay Valley fully expects a 5-10% improvement across the network in a year.
Benefit #2	This translates to between $2.5 million and $5 million annually across the entire plant network.

Benefit #1

Bay Valley fully expects a 5-10% improvement across the network in a year.

Benefit #2

This translates to between $2.5 million and $5 million annually across the entire plant network.

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Customer Success - Bay Valley Foods

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