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MEP Success Stories from Oregon

Wild Carrot Herbals: Blossoming in Enterprise, Oregon

Reported Year
2024
As demand for their artisanal products grew, Wild Carrot Herbals faced the challenge of scaling production to keep up with demand, while maintaining the quality and ethos that had become their hallmark. Initially, Jody believed relocating from Enterprise, Oregon, with a population of 2,100, to a larger facility in Central Oregon was the solution to

OpEx & Supply Chain

Reported Year
2024
The company faced a rapid increase in demand for a new product line. Due to several product design revisions and the newness of the novel production process, the company sought assistance from OMEP, part of the MEP National Network™, to reduce waste on the line.

Growth in the Salsa Market for Zuniga

Reported Year
2024
Zuniga Salsa faced significant challenges during the pandemic, including staffing difficulties and a change in family ownership. Compounding these issues, Zuniga learned that its largest customer, Whole Foods, required it to obtain FSMA, HACCP, and GMP certifications by the end of 2023 to retain its business. This certification was also crucial for

Summit Body and Equipment Growth in the PNW & Beyond

Reported Year
2024
OMEP, part of the MEP National Network™, has worked closely with Summit for six years. Four years ago, Summit started thinking about expanding into new geographic markets in Northern California and southwest through Phoenix. However, their facility was at capacity and completely consumed by their existing client base in the Northwest.

Blue Lotus Chai: Creating Capacity for Long-Term Growth

Reported Year
2023
This small company was suffering from a problem familiar to many businesses in 2023: trouble delivering product due to long lead times getting ingredients and canisters. Luckily, there’s more than one way to work around supply chain issues. Blue Lotus Chai turned to OMEP, part of the MEP National Network™, for help.

Creating a Continuous Improvement Team at Bob's Red Mill

Reported Year
2022
OMEP, part of the MEP National Network™, was invited to help the continuous improvement team build an effective training and development process so that they could grow the entire organization’s capacity for ongoing operational excellence. Bill Lozier, chief operating officer, stated, “We wanted a structured approach to getting better on the shop

Precision Machine & Manufacturing Leadership and Growth

Reported Year
2023
PMM recently made leadership changes to improve oversight, production, and sales processes. They established a corporate strategy, bolstered by new leadership, and identified significant top-line growth opportunities. In order to take advantage of these growth opportunities, they sought OMEP's support to elevate their manufacturing operation

Bob's Red Mill Natural Food

Reported Year
2021
OMEP, part of the MEP National Network™, was invited to help the continuous improvement team build a new training and development process. Bill Lozier, chief operating officer, stated, “We wanted a structured approach to getting better on the shop floor. We wanted to know how to measure ourselves. How do we learn from our mistakes and make

Lightspeed Product Development

Reported Year
2024
For decades Lightspeed has relied on a single, though reliable, supply chain partner to meet large percentage of their demanding operational needs. However, this crucial partner decided to close its doors in 2024 giving Lightspeed little time to strategically rethink and redesign its supply chain and new product introduction practices to both
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