Brett Beardsell

Brett Beardsell Consulting - providing chocolate handling optimisation, ingredient sell-in to chocolate users advice, cost saving/value improvement help, quality improvement Brettbeardsellconsulting.co.uk TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT • Ingredient sell-in optimisation (sample production, customer presentations) • Chocolate handling training (processes, process control, food safety) • Specialist training on warm weather controls and procedures, quality issue identification and resolution - including bloom and customer complaint investigations • Recipe design and cost/performance optimisation training • Bespoke ingredient handling training for operators, line managers and NPD teams. Individual or group training, single session or ongoing coaching can be provided • Interim individual or team coaching and leadership VALUE IMPROVEMENT • End to end surveys of your chocolate sourcing, production and distribution process - identifying opportunities for value improvement and increased business security • SKU rationalisation • Supplier performance improvement and partner development, new supplier and new ingredient introduction PRODUCT & PROCESS OPTIMISATION • Chocolate recipe design and optimisation • Capex recommendation and commissioning support • Line performance and compliance improvement audits • Hot weather handling risk assessments and improvements • Development of Regionally and Globally compliant chocolate recipes • Product efficiency improvement ISSUE RESOLUTION • Product quality troubleshooting (incl bloom investigations) • Business continuity risk reduction • Supply failure incident management and future-proofing • Distribution advice (incl hot weather handling controls) CHOCOLATE R&D • Defining technical roadmaps and platforms • Recipe nutritional improvement (sugar reduction, sat fat reduction, calorie reduction)