Discover how EFESO works side by side with clients across industries to achieve measurable, lasting impact. Each story captures the challenges our clients faced, the actions we took together – from boardroom to shop floor – and the tangible operational and financial results delivered.
60%
Reduction in start-up time
Food & Beverage
Cost and Value Engineering
Manufacturing
Operational Excellence
People and Organization
Accelerated CAPEX execution through Vertical Start-Up methodology, reducing project timelines by 60% across European operations.
+25
Percentage points Line OEE improvement at a key site within 6 months
Food & Beverage
Digital & Ai
Manufacturing
Operations Strategy and Transformation
An initiative that improved Line OEE by 25 percentage points and positioned the organization to recover a $15M investment within 18 months.
81%
Reduction in breakdowns
Food & Beverage
Manufacturing
Operations Strategy and Transformation
People and Organization
Wine producer struggled with quality consistency and rising costs. We implemented Total Productive Maintenance, optimized production flow, and enhanced quality systems, achieving 81% OEE improvement.
+1.6%
EBITDA improvement achieved
Food & Beverage
Manufacturing
Operational Excellence
People and Organization
Supply Chain
Bakery EBITDA lagged 5 points below industry. Comprehensive training and loss reduction. Recovered $5M, improved EBITDA 1.6%.
25%
Inventory reduction
Food & Beverage
Supply Chain
Rapid 300% growth required integrated supply chain transformation delivering 15-25% inventory reduction and sustainable capabilities.
$15M
EBIT improvement achieved
Food & Beverage
Private Equity
Manufacturing
Operations Strategy and Transformation
People and Organization
Procurement
Supply Chain
Transactions and Turnaround
Agricultural producer needed productivity improvement and waste reduction. We optimized growing processes, automated harvesting operations, and enhanced quality control, increasing yield by 25%.
+50%
Wrench time productivity
Food & Beverage
Factory Planning
Manufacturing
Operational Excellence
Operations Strategy and Transformation
People and Organization
Profitability Programs
Restructuring & Turnaround
Supply Chain
Equipment failures drove 50% productivity loss. Rapid mobilization restored three bakeries to profitability within nine months.
$1.5M
Projected annual savings for one brand
Food & Beverage
Industrial Strategy, Operating Model & Transformation
Operational Excellence
Supply Chain
An international food group partnered with EFESO to redesign iconic products through a structured Redesign to Value program.
15%
Reduction in influenceable maintenance costs
Food & Beverage
Industrial Manufacturing
Digital & Ai
Operational Excellence
Deployed predictive maintenance across 12 production sites, achieving 90% business case accuracy and building internal capabilities.
-10%
Reduction in safety incidents
Food & Beverage
High Performance Organization
Leadership & Change Management
Operations Strategy and Transformation
People and Organization
Embedding lean culture by linking performance and behavior across beverage sites, achieving 10% fewer safety incidents and $2M waste savings.
+25%
Line OEE improvement
Food & Beverage
Digital & Ai
Manufacturing
Operational Excellence
Operations Strategy and Transformation
People and Organization
Digitized operational excellence framework across 20 European sites, achieving 25% OEE improvement and multimillion savings.
+100%
EBITDA increase
Food & Beverage
Cost and Value Engineering
An E2E progression plan enabled up to 60% EBITDA growth within five years without compromising quality, service, or organizational harmony.
$5M
Savings realized in 8 months ($2.5M from Site 1 + $2.6M from Site 2)
Food & Beverage
Manufacturing
Operational Excellence
Operations Strategy and Transformation
Lamb Weston / Meijer partnered with EFESO to strengthen process reliability, reduce cost price, and embed a sustainable continuous improvement culture across its two largest European plants.
2X
Profit in 18 months
Food & Beverage
Manufacturing
Operational Excellence
Operations Strategy and Transformation
Supply Chain
Food manufacturer doubled profits from £45M to £90M through 16-site operational transformation and capability building.
+40%
Meeting efficiency improvement
Chemicals
Food & Beverage
Digital & Ai
Operational Excellence
People and Organization
Deployed Digital Performance Control System at enzyme plant, achieving 40% meeting efficiency gain through data integration.
<2
Years average ROI for identified digital initiatives
Food & Beverage
Digital & Ai
Manufacturing
A leading premium chocolate manufacturer partnered with EFESO to define and implement a comprehensive digitalization strategy across five global plants.
+10%
Productivity increase
Food & Beverage
Cost and Value Engineering
Supply Chain
Optimized dairy distribution operations through management system redesign and continuous improvement, achieving 10% productivity gain.
$30M
Total value improvement identified
Food & Beverage
Private Equity
Cost and Value Engineering
Manufacturing
Operations Strategy and Transformation
Procurement
Transactions and Turnaround
Food ingredients supplier required rapid turnaround after quality issues. We stabilized operations, rebuilt quality systems, and restored customer confidence, returning to full production within 6 months.
+105%
Capex adjustments identified
Food & Beverage
Private Equity
Cost and Value Engineering
Operational due diligence revealed 105% Capex adjustments, enabling accurate investment sizing for bakery acquisition.
+50%
TIR rates improvement per year
Food & Beverage
Private Equity
Leadership & Change Management
Manufacturing
Operational Excellence
People and Organization
Harmonized post-merger manufacturing cultures through customized operating system, delivering 40% cost reduction and sustainable capabilities.
+44%
Plant throughput increase
Food & Beverage
Private Equity
Cost and Value Engineering
Manufacturing
Operations Strategy and Transformation
Procurement
Supply Chain
Energy infrastructure operator faced aging assets and rising maintenance costs. We implemented reliability-centered maintenance, optimized turnarounds, and enhanced asset management, extending equipment life by 30%.
+5%
Points increase in operating profit within three years
Food & Beverage
Cost and Value Engineering
Operations Strategy and Transformation
R&d and Product Profitability
Dairy manufacturer reversed declining margins through complexity optimization, achieving 5-point operating profit increase within three years.
14%
Improvement in service rate
Food & Beverage
Manufacturing
Operations Strategy and Transformation
Supply Chain
Optimized demand planning and inventory management reduced stock 21% while improving service 14% for European spice manufacturer.
+25%
Improvement in hourly beverage throughput
Food & Beverage
Manufacturing
Operations Strategy and Transformation
People and Organization
Transformed beverage plant facing 80% turnover and 30% OEE through maintenance optimization, achieving 20-point OEE improvement.
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