Finding a food sanitation partner is a top priority if you’re in the food processing industry. You need a firm that can ensure you meet FDA standards and avoid poisoning anyone.
But, of course, acquiring a company with the detailed skills you need is challenging. You don’t always know who you’re getting or whether they are implementing best practices.
Fortunately, this Fayette Industrial review is here to help. We take a look at this provider in more detail, explaining what we liked about it and what we didn’t before coming to a final verdict.
What We Liked: Pros
So, kicking off, what was it that stood out to us about Fayette Industrial, and why would we recommend it?
People-First Culture
One of the things we liked the most was the outfit’s people-first culture. Fayette, unlike a lot of companies, puts most of its investment into its people, which ultimately means a higher quality of service for client firms.
The main reason for this is the low level of turnover. People stick with Fayette Industrial for longer, which makes it easier to develop long-term relationships and systems. When the same professionals are always coming to your processing facility, it makes it more straightforward to detect issues and resolve them.
This enables what Fayette Industrial calls the “outsourced insider” model. While it is still a contractor, the company’s service functions as if you had gone to the effort of actually hiring someone internally. The result is a highly trained individual or team who knows your processes inside out and is in a position to help them, and in some situations, actually improve on them. This is certainly something that we noticed when we used the service.
Independent Ownership And Agility
Another thing we liked about Fayette Industrial was the independent ownership and agility of the firm. Compared to large corporate competitors, it isn’t dominated by shareholder demands, meaning that it can make the right long-term decisions for your industry.
What this means in practice is that you get a higher level of service, something that we experienced when working with the company. The fact that it has independence means that it is able to offer more customized and responsive service, giving you a competitive edge. While your rivals are worrying about compliance, you’re simply getting on with product development and delivery, and Fayette Industrial is working around you.
Proactive Practices
We also liked the fact that Fayette Industrial wasn’t afraid to implement proactive practices where necessary. This was particularly valuable in the area of brand protection, which is something that a lot of similar hygiene companies skip. Fayette understands that hygiene levels are closely tied to brand image, and that any problems at the factory will often show up later in the form of depressed sales.
As such, Fayette prioritizes things like maintaining audit-readiness and catching problems early. Dealing with issues before they become problems is the best defense, it believes, and we happen to agree with them.
Relationship-Based Model
The relationship-based model is another element that we really enjoyed about Fayette. It felt less like a service and more like something that had been built around our processes, as if we had brought it in-house.
The fact that we could build this relationship was most welcome (as it is for many food processors). This firm makes it possible to build a tailored response to compliance requirements, dealing with common problems in the industry, like failing to meet regulatory requirements. All of this means that firms that use the service can look forward to avoiding the problems their rivals experience, like inconsistencies or breakdowns in services.
Expertise
Finally, Fayette simply offers a lot of expertise. It understands food processing hygiene in detail, and has the personnel to ensure proper delivery of the services and outcomes businesses like yours expect.
For example, Fayette has a good grip on each of its clients’ unique equipment and the cleaning requirements it has. It doesn’t just adopt a blanket approach and hope for the best.
It also responds to each clients’ layout and processes. It doesn’t attempt to barge in and just try to force the same system on different companies. It knows that everyone is different, which we liked a lot.
What We Didn’t Like: Cons
Of course, no food processing hygiene brand is perfect, and Fayette Industrial is no exception. However, we only really found minor cons with the service. Nothing was a dealbreaker for us in the end.
For example, one of the problems that needs overcoming is the cultural inertia of the client. Fayette may adopt a people-first approach to business, but that only works if the underlying company has the human resources for implementation. Some cultures are just stuck in their ways and find it hard to adapt to forward-thinking teams that come in.
Another chink in the armor is the higher initial cost of using Fayette Industrial. It requires investing in professional teams and processes, which can take time and money to set up and implement. Once they’re in place, they do a great job, but it isn’t as turnkey as generic solutions.
Finally, the scale of Fayette is just smaller than a lot of other brands. Manufacturers and processors with multiple locations will struggle to use just this one company. Fayette would need to build up its resources and operations to meet the needs of national chains on a weekly basis.
Ultimately, Fayette is for smaller processors and enterprises looking for personalized support. It’s not for the conglomerates, at least, not yet.
Final Verdict: What Did We Think?
So, what was our overall impression of Fayette Industrials? Do we recommend the brand?
Ultimately, the answer is “yes.” We think this company is at the forefront of the evolution of food service sanitation. The company has immense knowledge of processes and offers highly effective boutique solutions to growing companies. The short-term benefits are enormous, and these outweigh some of the long-term risks induced by size.
