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We are all commercial organisations, so even if all those savings were not used, for every 10% reinvested, 66 million meals of good food would be generated for charities. This is not a pie-in-the-sky idea: leading retailers, manufacturers and providers are already reinvesting in exactly this way and truly collaborating to make best use of resources across the supply chain.
Industry example Manufacturers Two Sisters, Bakkavor, Greencore and Samworth Brothers all work to identify quiet moments in production to produce huge amounts of food for Felix, including cottage pies, pizzas, soups and pasta dishes. These, often one-off or ad hoc runs provide such a large volume of food that it cannot all be sent to charities at once, so cold storage provider Magnavale provides large storage spaces in freezer facilities across the country. This allows Felix to distribute the incredible amounts of food as and when required across the network, helping overcome peaks and troughs in both need and supply.
How can organisations work out where it is best to reinvest? There are two key opportunities to look for: Producing more good food
What are the opportunities to produce non-branded items within your daily/ weekly excess capacity? Each time it becomes clear that there is going to be stranded labour in a shift, could a line be run for minimal marginal cost? This might be driven by daily or weekly order fluctuations from retailers causing an oversupply of labour, or through fixed shift patterns that don’t allow full flexibility. Opportunity 1 Reactive, yet regular
Opportunity 2 Planned
What are the opportunities to produce non-branded items during seasonal or expected downtime? Can you regularly produce
Through regular communication with the Felix team, even a small amount of line time could go a long way to providing a significant increase in food availability. One of the most significant resources required for this idea is people’s time. But there’s a real pride in manufacturing teams: they want to create great products for people so this is an opportunity to engage workforces by enabling them to do the right thing during any moments of down time.
extra surplus for Felix – perhaps on a quarterly or annual basis?
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