training & coaching

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Chocolate Essentials 

(1/2 day or 1 day)

Learn the essentials of how chocolate is made, recipes are constructed and handling takes place. 

A training course developed to help those with no previous experience in working with chocolate, start their journey in manufacturing, NPD, R&D etc. 

Best Practice Chocolate Handling & Process Control 

(1 day)

 Learn how to apply industry best practice handling and process control procedures to maximise quality and profit.   

An essential session for all operators, line managers, team managers and operations managers. Learn best practice process control to minimise quality issues (including the risk of bloom). Minimise waste and maximise line throughput. 

Classroom based or on-the-line. 

Essential Chocolate Training for New Manufacturers

(1 day) 

For manufacturers that are about to install a chocolate line for the first time, learn the essentials of how chocolate is processed, the importance of food safety and the critical process control elements required to make your production a success. 

An essential prerequisite for teams new to using and handling chocolate on an industrial scale - prepare your team for success right from the start. The training session can be written specifically for the kit you are purchasing and your individual business needs.

Chocolate Training for NPD Teams

(1/2 or 1 day)

Learn the essentials of chocolate processing and what to consider when you are developing new products including chocolate safety, product shelf life, stability, and bloom susceptibility. Understand what controls the factory should be applying to make your launch a success.

A critical training session for all new and established product development personnel.

Chocolate Training for Chocolate Operators

(1 day)

Tailored specifically for chocolate operators. Ensure they understand food safety, how to start and shut down the line, how to optimise production and avoid quality issues such as bloom. 

Essential training for your operators - in the classroom or side by side on your production line.

Chocolate Training for Engineers 

(1 day) 

  Ensure your Engineering team understand how to work with chocolate - learn how chocolate is made, what makes it behave in such a unique way and what engineering activity on chocolate systems MUST consider if the process is to remain food safe and under control. 

A unique and critical training course which should be part of your engineering team's development program. Make your team more credible with your clients by letting them know your engineers have attended a specialist chocolate training course making them ready to do business. 

Hot Weather Handling Best Practice 

(1/2 day or 1 day)

Build a system to minimise chocolate quality issues during hot weather. Learn what bloom is, and how it can be controlled. Learn the critical recipe, handling and distribution best practice processes to brief and embed to minimise the risk of disruption during warm weather periods. 

An essential course for all Technical, QA and Operations team members,  based upon 30 years of experience with chocolate and chocolate biscuit production.   

Chocolate Training for Quality and Technical Teams

(1 day)

Learn how chocolate is made and what drives the construction of a chocolate recipe. Learn how chocolate specifications are created and formatted. Understand the chocolate supply chain and the importance of your role in guaranteeing safe, high quality finished products. Learn critical process and quality control techniques and methods.

A critical training course for your teams to ensure food safety and product quality compliance is guaranteed.

Optimise How You Sell Your Products to Chocolate Customers 

(1 day)

Increase the success of your sample "sell ins" to existing and potential chocolate clients - focus on what to do BEFORE, DURING and AFTER those customer meetings to ensure you present a credible, informed and competent team to do business with. 

Benefit from the >650 ingredient sell ins I've been part of! Learn from first hand experience of what works and what doesn't - and land that new client or business.   

Building Material Strategies - Going Beyond Procurement Strategies WORKSHOP 

(1+ day)

Understand why your business needs robust materials (ingredients and packaging) strategies - learn how to build them and learn how to make them work and continue to add value.

 Learn how to generate a "one team" approach in order to maximise how materials are sourced, purchased, used in NPD activity and finished product manufacturing. Learn how new WOWs can be rolled out to integrate functions within Strategic Material teams in order to generate a single strategic sourcing and use agenda. 

Strategic material thinking, strategy development and implementation are essential activities to protect and grow your business.

More info here : 

https://brettbeardsellconsulting.co.uk/blog/f/create-a-material-strategy-and-make-it-work?blogcategory=Strategy+Development%2FDelivery 

Strategic Material Thinking 

WORKSHOP

(1/2 day) 

Learn how to stop your individual teams behaving competitively rather than collaboratively. 

Learn how to generate a "one team" approach in order to maximise how materials are sourced, purchased, used in NPD activity and finished product manufacturing. Learn how new WOWs can be rolled out to integrate functions within Strategic Material teams in order to generate a single strategic sourcing and use agenda. 

A critical and powerful element of modern business that ensures shared energy, purpose and strategy. If you are serious about Value Improvement - rather than simple Cost Saving - this is an essential element. 

More info here on Strategic Material Thinking :  

https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/strategic-material-thinking-delivering-excellence-value-beardsell/

Supplier and Internal Development Briefing

WORKSHOP

(1/2 day)

Learn how to implement and optimise a system to maximise developments by your supplier. Understand the key elements and components of having either an INTERNAL or EXTERNAL briefing or contracting system. 

A session developed to maximise resource utilisation, ensure only APPROVED and IMPACTFUL work takes place and your product and business needs are met.