Meadow Foods’ efficiencies improved with £3M investment

26-Mar-2014 - Last updated on 19-Aug-2020 at 08:35 GMT

Investment should drive a business forward by meeting customer demands, says Paul Jackson

More than £3M has been pumped into Meadow Foods’s fresh division in Peterborough to improve operating efficiencies, said site director Paul Jackson.

Dairy facilities across the UK will find that they need to increasingly invest in their capabilities to respond to retailer and consumer needs, Jackson told FoodManufacture.co.uk in this exclusive podcast.

‘Move the business forward’

“Investment has got to move the business forward in several ways,” said Jackson. “You obviously make investment to drive turnover or to improve efficiency, but ultimately it’s got to be a balance between meeting the demands of the business and meeting the demands of your customers.”

It was also important to tailor the product of any investment to the overall genre of the business, said Jackson. “I think we [the dairy industry] are cutting edge in parts, but we’re also incredibly traditional and we have to recognise that, to a certain degree. The industry started from very traditional routes and some people want that.”

Listen to this podcast to hear more from Jackson on how innovation in the dairy sector compares to the rest of the food and drinks industry.

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