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Family-Owned Aquaculture Company Works through Ownership and Succession Issues to Succeed and Grow

Family-Owned Aquaculture Company Works through Ownership and Succession Issues to Succeed and Grow Client Situation The patriarch CEO of a large family-owned conglomerate was asked by his heir-apparent son to form a subsidiary in fish farming, a new, little known, and risky business for the diversified family company. The patriarch agreed, thinking it would soon spin off cash to the parent group and provide great personal development experience for [...]

Family-Owned Aquaculture Company Works through Ownership and Succession Issues to Succeed and GrowAnn2020-06-23T20:20:39+00:00

Livestock Production Company Uses KPIs to Achieve Operational Excellence

Livestock Production Company Uses KPIs to Achieve Operational Excellence Client Situation The operating performance of a privately held livestock production company had significantly declined over three years in which management had lost focus on managing the fundamentals of the business. The company had discontinued using industry benchmark data and KPIs to drive its operations and the company’s performance had fallen to the bottom 25 percent, as compared to its [...]

Livestock Production Company Uses KPIs to Achieve Operational ExcellenceD Barka2020-01-15T21:42:32+00:00

Manufacturer Gains Pricing Power and Operational Efficiencies Following Acquisition of UK-Owned Facility

Manufacturer Gains Pricing Power and Operational Efficiencies Following Acquisition of UK-Owned Facility Client Situation A global agricultural corporation desired to expand its US operations by acquiring a nearby manufacturing facility in the same line of business, with the intent to lower operating costs, grow market share, and improve the combined companies’ pricing power for their products in an industry where the barriers to entry are high. The manufacturing facility [...]

Manufacturer Gains Pricing Power and Operational Efficiencies Following Acquisition of UK-Owned FacilityD Barka2020-01-15T21:42:45+00:00