Operations consulting

Zenith has an exceptional team of technical specialists, each with up to 30 years of experience in the food and beverage industries. With over 1,000 projects completed in 60 countries, the team covers a full spectrum of food and beverage projects from beverage plant design and construction to advice on all areas of production, quality and regulations.

The Zenith Operations Consulting team applies technical skills to production development, delivering quality results, on time, within budget.

We have helped clients solve a wide variety of problems, as follows. Please follow the links for a more detailed description of services.

• Feasibility studies
  Assessment of site and source suitability and sustainability. Regulatory risk. Contamination risk.


• Due diligence
  Review and audit of food and beverage plants by a Chartered Engineer. Financial modelling of production and materials costs. Water quality analysis. Quality and laboratory audits. Valuations.


• Capital projects
  Bottling plant design, construction and commissioning. New and second-hand equipment sourcing and installation. Pipeline and control systems design. Borehole and spring capture design.


• Production strategy and troubleshooting
  Advice on operational efficiency improvements. Production management and strategy. Value chain analysis. Cost modelling. Waste minimisation. Cost reduction. Product and packaging sourcing. Troubleshooting / problem solving.


• Crisis management
  Advice on emergency incident response and managing a crisis. Insurance reports. Expert witness. Crisis readiness audits. Crisis simulation training.


• Regulations
  Beverage legislation. Negotiation with regulatory authorities. Natural Mineral Water accreditation. Advice on importing and exporting. Engineering reports for US accreditation. Authors of Plain Language Guide to UK Bottled Water Regulations.


• Training
  Individually tailored training days. Topics include regulations, crisis management, water treatment, hydrogeology, water microbiology and chemistry, quality, hygiene and any production operations.


• Quality systems and microbiology
  HACCP and other quality systems, quality assurance and risk management systems. Investigation of quality failures and complaints. Staff training. Quality system reviews. Plant, laboratory and supplier quality audits. Testing regimes.


• Site searches
  Contract packer searches and negotiation. New site searches, both greenfield and brownfield. Water availability studies and trial boreholes.


• Water analysis
  Microbiological and chemical testing and analysis. Advice on water quality issues and prevention.


• Water and waste treatment
  Design, commissioning and operation of specialist food and beverage industry water treatment systems. Specialist advice on Natural Mineral Water and Spring Water treatment processes. Effluent treatment and disposal.


• Water Plus formulation and production
  Advice on product and flavour development. Specialist advice on functional ingredients. Specialist advice on fruit and vegetable juices and smoothies.


• Packaging technology
  Packaging design. Latest packaging development. Packaging equipment sourcing and supplier audits. Label design.

 

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Zenith has an international team of hydrogeologists specialising in Natural Mineral Water, providing full consultancy services for groundwater resource development, management and protection. For more information click on Water & Environment.

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