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MEP Success Stories from Florida

Global Food Safety Initiative Management Training Fuels New Product Development

Reported Year

2021

Mango Bottling Company, Inc., was doing business with a major distiller that began requiring suppliers to complete the Global Food Safety Initiative (GFSI) management training curriculum and maintain a food safety plan.

Demetech Corporation Disrupts the Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) Industry

Reported Year

2020

Motivated by the PPE shortage at the pandemic's onset, Demetech launched a bold endeavor to resolve the critical need for certified PPE. Their plan was a scaled strategic investment and rapid deployment to manufacture high-quality and high-volume PPE certified by the CDC National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) with US-origin

Automation Drives Continued Sales Growth and Job Increases

Reported Year

2020

After experiencing greater than 30% growth for four consecutive years, Core Ingredients and Packaging rationalized that their successes were due to an aggressive expansion of products and services to their existing clients. Leadership wanted to capitalize on this winning formula and acquire a larger customer base. For help, Core Ingredients and

Business Continuity Assessment Mitigates Covid-19 Disruptions

Reported Year

2020

Hurricane season was fast approaching, and no county in Florida is safe from such a disaster. Additionally, the COVID-19 pandemic had created its own set of disaster emergencies. Polyhistor wished to mitigate these risks, and create a more sustainable and safer environment for their company and employees. The company turned to the First Coast

Workforce Training for a Newly Merged Company Creates a Team that Increases its Competitive Edge

Reported Year

2020

RND had purchased another machine builder and moved both companies into a new facility. The management team determined that training would be necessary to help develop the two workforces into one cohesive team that would be able to meet the strategic objectives of the company.

Sterling Assessment Leads to Business Improvements

Reported Year

2020

Roomy Design Organizers ownership realized it was an opportune time to improve their employee culture and business practices as they moved into their 20,000 square foot facility in 2018, and enlisted the company in the annual Sterling Manufacturing Business Excellence (SMBE) Awards process. The SMBE is a derivative of the national Malcolm Baldrige