Food Technical Consulting (FTC) specializes in innovative food and beverage technology solutions that enhance clients' competitive edge through various consulting services, including operational performance optimization, product commercialization, and food safety systems. They offer expertise in manufacturing, supply chain management, and technical troubleshooting, along with workshops and seminars on food innovation and quality control. FTC aims to push the boundaries of the food industry by supporting clients in new product development and compliance with industry standards.

1. Food Technical
Consulting
Innovating for the
Future

2. Creating New Barriers with
Product Differentiation &
Brand Strategy
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3. Mission
To create innovative food & beverage technology
solutions that give our clients a cost-effective,
competitive edge in their market place.

4. Who Are We?

5. FTC
is a blend of
Industry Product &
Visionaries Process
Experts
Food
Innovators
Pushing new frontiers in the
food industry…

6. Industry
Visionaries

7. Restaurant
Operations
Restaurants Cost Reduction
Performance
Optimization
Food Safety / Quality
Control System Risk
IT
Industry Assessment, Manufacturing (MES) IT
Systems
Selection &
Visionaries Integration Supply Chain
Management
Business Process
Consulting
Executive Business Analytics
Activity Based
Costing

8. Industry Visionaries
• Product Commercialization
• Operations GAP Assessment
Restaurants • Equipment Effectiveness Assessment
• Operations KPI Development
• Quality Systems

9. Industry Visionaries
Real-Time Manufacturing (Operations) Performance
Management™ (RTMPM)
Manufacturing Consulting
• Lean Six Sigma Manufacturing
• PROCAM™ Manufacturing Process Cost Analysis at SKU Level
• Lean Logistics
• Kanban & Flow Technology
• ISA S88 & S95 Standards Compliance
IT • Supply Chain Operations Simulation Modeling
Assessment, • KPI Reporting
System Integrations
Selection & • MES (Manufacturing Execution Systems) Plant-to-ERP
• Finite Capacity Planning & Scheduling
Integration • Plant Automation
• Supply Chain Management
• QSR/Retail Grocery/C-Store Bar Code Food Tracking
Independent Assessments
• Demand Planning
• Supply Planning
• Plant Maintenance Management “GAP Assessments”
• MES “GAP Assessments”

10. Industry Visionaries
• Business Process Management & Mapping
• R&D/Marketing Strategy Synchronization
Executive • Seminars & Workshops
− Food Innovation Processes
− Manufacturing Systems
− Supply Chain Strategy
− KPI Development

11. Food
Innovators

12. Product
Commercialization
Technical
Product Troubleshooting
Food Innovation
Innovators Innovation
Food Service
Selection
Equipment
Testing

13. Food Innovators
• New Product Development
• Product Innovation
• FastTrac™ New Product Commercialization
• New Product Plant Scale-Up Services
• Second Supplier Sourcing
Product • Ready-to-Eat, Ready-to-Cook Product & Meal
• Batter/Breaded Products
• Plant Process Optimization
• Food Cost Reduction Initiatives
• Product Quality Improvement Projects
• Food Safety Systems

14. Food Innovators
• Equipment
• Testing
• Gap Assessments
• Design Drawings
Food Service • Testing
Equipment • Foodservice Food Product
• Energy Star® Laboratory Testing
• Field Store Testing
• Best-of-Breed Equipment Selection
• Equipment NAFEM Cost of Ownership Calculation

15. Product &
Process
Experts

16. New Product
Innovation
International Marketing Consulting
Technical Consulting
Training
Product & Education
Seminars &
Workshops
Process Organic Certification
Experts Recalls
Expertise Crisis Management
Legal Expert Witness
Consulting

17. Product & Process Experts
• International Supply Chain Development
• Sales & Marketing
• “Target Customer” Sales Strategies
International • “Micro-Marketing™” Strategies for New Products
• Country of Origin Food Plant Audit Certification
• U.S. COOL Labeling Facilitation
• New Restaurant Food Sourcing

18. Product & Process Experts
• Innovation Workshops
• Batter & Breading Workshops
• Manufacturing IT Systems Selected Topics
Education • Green Sustainability
• Supply Chain Management Systems
• HACCP Programs
• Global Food Safety Initiative

19. Product & Process Experts
Expertise
Food Safety & Quality Control Legal Expert Witness Consulting
• Complete “Farm-to-Fork” Supply
• Food & Beverage Plant Processing
Chain Food Safety System “GAP
• Food Processing Equipment
Assessments” across multiple “Food
• Patent Infringement
Safety Lines of Defenses”
• Product Claims & Labeling
• Food Safety & Quality Control IT
• Contract Disputes
Software Selection
• Product Formulation
• Electronic Food Safety/QA Document
• Product Liability
Management Systems (EDQM)
• Regulatory Compliance
• Laboratory Information Management
• QSR/Retail Grocery Operations
Systems (LIMS)
Safety
• Food Safety Systems Simulation
• Food Pathogen Contamination
Modeling
• Bioterrorism
• Product Recall Management &
• Restaurant & Processing Plant Floor
Troubleshooting
Safety
• Field Sample Pick-up & Testing

20. Some of Our Friends
(Some people call them clients)

21. Food Technical
Contact Consulting
Information Dr. Darrel Suderman
President
dsuderman@foodbevbiz.com
www.foodbevbiz.com

22. GET YOUR PRODUCT READY TO TRAVEL TO
NEW HEIGHTS
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