Delicious Ideas Food Group an alternative range of products to counter inflation on major brands .”
Though DIFG has maintained good supply chain relationships to keep the wheels in motion , it ’ s been a bumpy ride at times . “ There ’ s been constant back and forth collaboration with our supply base on how we can keep price increases as low as possible ,” admits Jonathan . “ Indeed , larger volumes improve economies of scale , larger case sizes reduce distribution costs , increasing UK buying slashes shipping costs , and improving internal efficiencies helps everything run more smoothly . As I ’ ve said , though , having suppliers with us for more than 30 years has helped enormously in hard times – there ’ s a huge level of goodwill out there .”
Despite the challenging landscape , DIFG has used the less intensive period of production wisely . Assisted by the local government and Growth Works , the company has installed a new pouchmaking machine , offering increased value for clients in a cost-of-living crisis .
Cutting carbon emissions
DIFG has also used the time to reflect on its processes and understand the business ’ strengths and weaknesses in greater detail ; for instance , it ’ s invested significantly in
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