Nutriment has revolutionised the raw pet food industry, and Dawsongroup has helped them by increasing their operational capacity – both in record time. In just nine years, Nutriment has already become recognised for the quality of its food, its focus on pet wellbeing and its wider values, winning awards for its innovation in healthy pet food and fast business growth.

Operating across two sites, Nutriment produces between 18 and 25 tonnes of frozen raw pet food per day. The majority of their products are nutritionally balanced complete foods, so pet owners don’t need to add anything to make sure their dog or cat is getting all the    nutrients they need.

Facing Challenges

The challenges of Nutriment’s success meant they needed to scale up their operation quickly, and to meet this challenge, Nutriment consulted with Dawsongroup TCS.

With their rapid expansion, Nutriment bolted on freezer capacity every year, which meant they had evolved in an inefficient manner and had a restricted provision for further growth in the future. Dawsongroup provided a new approach utilising our innovative solution service which focuses on environment control, process flow, and maximising available space, as well as options to flex and scale your operation without large capital demands. By focusing on the bigger picture, we established the most efficient solution for Nutriment’s business application which would allow for their future growth.

Dawsongroup TCS looked at Nutriment’s warehouse as a clean space by dismantling all the existing freezers. This new approach provided a frozen solution which facilitated larger onsite storage of pallets of finished products, improved the flow of picking customers’ orders which packing teams could then pack more efficiently, and improved conditions for employees.

Martin Heal, Director for Nutriment, said, “We were very pleased to have a good working relationship with the pre-project team, the onsite team and the installation team. The solution from DGTCS worked, and we are a better business because of it.”

Innovative and Quick

Through our Smarter Asset Strategy, Nutriment’s operational capacity was more than doubled. Efficiencies were increased, energy costs were reduced, and a smarter, more efficient workplace was created, all in less than nine weeks and without compromising product integrity. This gave Nutriment the ability to continue its award-winning growth and keep delivering a healthy diet to more cats and dogs into the future. As an ambitious company, the ability to continue growing is crucial to Nutriment’s operation and Dawsongroup has provided exactly that. Opportunities are limitless by utilising a Smarter Asset Strategy which offers a more flexible approach to futureproof operations, whilst minimising risk and protecting capital. This means that Nutriment is free to focus on winning contracts as the solution continues to develop with them.

Martin said, “Dawsongroup improved conditions for our employees. By better utilising the space, it allows pickers to work more efficiently and improve flow, reducing the movements in the building and doubling the amount picked per day.”

Previously restocking of smaller freezers required pickers and packers to cease working whilst forklifts operated in their area; however, with the new layout, workers have an expanded, segregated space resulting in a happier and more efficient environment. By incorporating our Smarter Asset Strategy, Nutriment was able to scale up operations rapidly without large capital demands and create a better working environment for all employees.

Growing Together

Martin also highlighted that, “One of the best things is Dawsongroup being able to grow with us.”

Growth is key at Dawsongroup and through our Smarter Asset Strategy we offer support in expanding asset provision as well as service and advice from experts within the field, which makes for a more efficient way of working at a reliable and high standard. Nutriment knows from experience we provide quick solutions with minimum disruption to operations.

The staff at Nutriment felt they were a better business with Dawsongroup’s solutions. They emphasised the most exciting part was seeing the project progress and were pleased to have a good working relationship with the installation team the whole way through the journey. Dawsongroup continues to grow their working relationship as Nutriment plans to double in the next few years and triple in the next five. With the support of our Smarter Asset Strategy, we not only provide the solution from start to finish but also the expertise, trust and understanding to futureproof business operations.

Visit Nutriment for all your pet food needs. What would doubled production and storage capacity do for your business? Contact Dawsongroup TCS today to move your business forward with our Smarter Asset Strategy.

Watch the video below to see Dawsongroup’s solutions for Nutriment.

Recognised up and down the country for their iconic food-inspired landscapes, Bidfood welcomed four new additions to its fleet, to celebrate over a decade since the original designs first hit the roads.

As a nod to the company’s strapline, inspired by you, a competition was launched between employees to create a design to inspire the next Bidfood landscapes and win a £500 voucher to spend at a number of high street stores.

After receiving nearly 100 entries, a panel of experts from across the business with knowledge in graphic design, food and transport came together to pick the four winning entries to be used as inspiration for the new landscapes.

The four designs, an underwater scape, tropical paradise, sunrise over a farm and winter castle scene were sent to Magenta Photographic Studios in Newcastle. For three weeks, professional food artists worked to physically build the four designs using products and ingredients ordered via Bidfood Direct.

Commenting on the designs, Bidfood’s Studio and Production Manager, Danny Gould said: “This has been a fantastic campaign to work on and I was taken aback by the creativity and artistic skill within our business!

“We took the selection process very seriously as we wanted to ensure that when people see the new landscapes, they recognise them as part of the Bidfood family.

“An important element of judging the entries was seeing how they would work as a 3D food-inspired landscape. We then used the four winning entries as inspiration when we got to the design and build phase.”

Catherine Hinchcliff, Head of Corporate Marketing added: “Our underwater, farm, waterfall and castle landscapes are not just captivating to look at, but showcase our diverse range of ingredients and products we provide to our customers. From fresh fruit and veg, to meat and poultry, fish, dried goods and even sweet treats. We hope they will become just as iconic and as popular as our first food landscapes with caterers, our employees and even the wider public, as they deliver to more than 40, 000 customers across the UK.”

Who are the winners?

• · Alan Gaunt, Business Manager, and his wife Jane.
• · Maggie-may Bull, aged 8, daughter of Ashley Bull, Telesales and Customer Services Manager
• · Denise Cavey, Telesales Executive
• · Ben Fisher, Employee and Engagement Manager, and his wife Liz

Magnavale, one of the UK’s leading providers of temperature-controlled storage, has recently announced it has expanded its service offering at its Easton facility to encompass blast freezing solutions.

Magnavale currently offers blast freezing at its facilities in Chesterfield, Scunthorpe, Warrington and now Easton. The provider of temperature-controlled storage believes that the addition of the service, on top of its frozen storage solutions, will create opportunities for its current customers to improve their supply chain efficiency and reduce overall costs.

Magnavale has been providing blast freezing solutions for over 20 years and has one of the largest blast freezing capacities in the UK. Aiming to decrease food waste, while increasing supply chain efficiencies, Magnavale are improving national cold supply chains with its expanded service offering.

In September 2022, Magnavale acquired the 44,000-pallet cold storage facility known as Magnavale Easton with the promise to invest in the infrastructure as well as the on-site services. Approximately four months on, Magnavale has demonstrated its commitment to the facility, announcing that the construction of Phase 2 of the development has been initiated coupled with the enhancement of on-site services.

Magnavale, one of the UK’s leading providers of temperature-controlled storage, has recently announced it has expanded its value-added services to include a fully automated tray washing facility available with capabilities for nationwide food manufacturers and retailers.

Magnavale Chesterfield currently has one of the largest portfolios of cold chain solutions in the industry including tray washing facilities have now been significantly upgraded with the introduction of an automated tray wash facility.

The cold storage operator explains that the newly installed tray washing equipment at the Chesterfield facility has several steps to its cleaning process whereby the tray is first rinsed, clearing off any residue with a multitude of high-pressure jets, followed by a second step where the tray is chemically serialised to the highest standard with food safety chemicals which are fully compliant with retailer standards.

Magnavale believes the investment in the automated equipment is extremely beneficial to current customers as well as new customers, eliminating the need for food manufacturers to clean and store trays. As with many services that Magnavale offers, the tray washing solution is carried out 24/7 and the supplier of cold storage and added value services is taking immediate bookings.