Around 2010, Ben Biery, CEO of Biery Cheese, set a few goals. One of those goals had to do with the company’s growth; the other related to its operations.
Much of the cheese maker’s business is private label products for retail customers such as The Kroger Co. and Aldi Inc., retailers that are constantly growing. Their suppliers, then, need to match their pace both from a product growth and volume standpoint, and in terms of growth of ideas.
“If you’re not on the same growth strategy as them, they will find somebody else to service their needs down the road,” Ben says.
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