ForFarmers services the co-product needs of hundreds of UK food & drink producers
ForFarmers’ lifeline delivers smooth
operation at Manor Vinegar
Removing the spent grain each day from “ForFarmers realise how important
its production site is essential to keep flexible collections are and the impact of
Manor Vinegar’s brewing operation any delay, and work hard to ensure their
running smoothly. A daily co-product drivers arrive at the right time for us each
collection service from ForFarmers is day,” adds Seamus.
not only helping the company to meet
its challenging production schedule, it’s “It’s a balancing act,” says Paula
also bringing in additional revenue – and Parker, Bulk Feeds Trading Manager at
ForFarmers. “We understand that there’s
saved Manor Vinegar from a three-
week halt in production when a serious Seamus Clarke, Production Manager at a very small window between maximising
incident occurred. Manor Vinegar the collection haulage costs for Manor
ForFarmers collects, blends and trades A FLEXIBLE FRIEND over half a million tonnes of co-products “Our production volumes can vary, which have the space they need to store the
each year from UK food and drink alters collection times, so it’s essential spent grain from their next brew. We know
producers. Known for its punctual and that our co-product collection partner how crucial this is – if we get it wrong then
professional service, as well as delivering is flexible,” explains Seamus Clarke, quite simply, their production stops.”
increased revenue for its customers, it Production Manager for Manor Vinegar. has been handling Manor Vinegar’s co- “If not, we would quickly reach our product needs for over 15 years. storage capacity and be forced to halt Not only does this service enable smooth
production.” production at Manor Vinegar’s site,
Based in Burntwood, Staffordshire,
Vinegar (i.e. making sure the tipper trailer
is as full as possible) and ensuring they
GOOD RATES OF RETURN
but the co-products also bring in an
Manor Vinegar is one of Europe’s largest To ensure this doesn’t happen, the additional revenue stream. ForFarmers’
vinegar producers. It has supplied ForFarmers account managers, experienced commodity broking team
malt, spirit, distilled, speciality, and red in conjunction with its hauliers, strives to achieve the greatest return for
and white wine vinegar to retailers, communicate closely with the in-house Manor Vinegar by selling this valuable
wholesalers and food manufacturers team at Manor; predicting, planning and resource to farmers as animal feed. In fact,
for over 100 years. A by-product of its reviewing collection times on a daily ForFarmers is responsible for feeding one
operation is spent brewers’ grain, which basis, including weekends and evenings, in every four UK dairy cows, even creating
is stored on-site in a silo. It is essential to ensure the drivers arrive at precisely new and bespoke animal feed blends
for Manor Vinegar that the silo is emptied the optimum moment. As a result, Manor through its in-house nutrition innovation
of co-products each day for the firm’s Vinegar is able to meet its rigorous centre to further increase co-product
continuous operation to be maintained. production schedule. values for its customers.
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