How Local Produce and Master Butchery Produces Results
At SI, every day we work with food manufacturing companies who are passionate about producing excellent produce. Two companies that exemplify this vision within the meat sector are Farmison & Co and Owen Taylor & Sons, who are both multi award-winning businesses.
What both of these companies have in common is their commitment to using the finest quality produce, that’s locally sourced, and a team of master butchers whose skills deliver award-winning cuts of meat time and again. And by working with SI, the UK’s #1 specialist software provider to the catering butcher sector, both companies have melded their best-in-class skills and produce and have now embraced digital transformation.
“The reason why SI is the #1 software solution for catering butchers is that the flexibility within our modular ERP, MES applications means that our solutions are always built to be the best fit for their operations,” explained Phil Linton, SI’s sales manager. “Moreover, we have a wealth of specialist applications for the sector. For instance, with SI’s butchery touchscreen technology, master butchers and planners can be confident that orders are always fulfilled according to the latest details and specifications.”
Farmison – on course for triple growth in uncertain times
For a company that was only formed a decade ago, Farmison & Co has achieved phenomenal growth, thanks to its inspired leadership and innovative routes to market. In fact, for the current financial year, when some other parts of the food service industry have collapsed as a result of COVID-19 restrictions, Farmison & Co is on track to achieve revenue of £15m – three times the revenue recorded pre-pandemic (during 2020, the company achieved £12m, with COVID accelerating the growth from 2019 by more than doubling revenue).
As Online Butcher of the Year 2020, its team has been recognised for their achievements on numerous occasions, winning various national food, butchery, and business awards. Teamwork clearly makes the difference, and for Farmison & Co that’s a team of master butchers, smallholding farmers & its Michelin-starred chef who work together to deliver such amazing organic produce.
While some companies attempted to get the infrastructure in place to switch their business models to cope with the overnight loss of food service, with more than a decade of learning and refining its online business, Farmison & Co was already well equipped to begin on this enviable growth trajectory.
As Liam Duggan, finance manager at Farmison & Co explained: “We initially spoke to SI because of the company’s outstanding reputation for delivering software within the meat processing sector and their in-depth understanding of the pressure points faced by catering butchers. In our partnership with SI, we’re investing in a technology platform that will future-proof our business.”
“We have struck up a great working partnership with SI. Their work has proved to be a huge and vital step change in our ability to truly scale our business properly.” Lee Simmonds, co-founder, Farmison & Co.
Owen Taylor scoops Catering Butcher of the Year Award
Whilst for Owen Taylor & Sons, at this month’s Meat Management Awards, held at the Birmingham Metropole, the company scooped the Catering Butcher of the Year Award. Not only that, but six of its products achieved Highly Commended status against a field of 1000 products submitted from butchers shops and supermarkets right across Britain.
Farmison & Co and Owen Taylor & Sons; just two of our many customers who are flying the flag for Great British produce.