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Food Chain is joined by Jon Amidei, Chief Operating Officer of Swaggerty’ s Farm, to learn more about the company’ s most recent developments and to uncover the driving factors behind its longevity and success.
“ It all comes down to our focus on producing a good quality product that’ s competitively priced, and when you combine that with our proprietary process and premium ingredients, it really brings everything together,” Jon begins.“ Every ingredient we source is guided by strict standards and supported by close collaboration across our supply chain. We’ re a lean, high-performance organization that prides itself on being nimble in our decisionmaking processes and implementations; our growth is planned and strategic and we won’ t sacrifice quality just for growth’ s sake.”
At the core of Swaggerty’ s Farm’ s growth strategy is an emphasis on remaining true to its family roots and delivering the same taste and quality that it’ s always been renowned for. That said, the company consistently reinvests in operations, with a recent focus being on expanding its facilities and capacity, as well as innovating manufacturing processes for greater efficiency.
“ We’ re just completing a 50,000-square-foot expansion of our facility and have built a new distribution center, which is going to allow us to upgrade our facilities and make more efficient decisions in regards to our production,” Jon reveals.“ Through continued facility expansions and implementations of advanced automation, we are consistently strengthening operational safety and efficiency, adopting technologies like autonomous forklifts and robotic case packing systems.” 112