COMPANY: 1440 Foods
WEBSITE: https://1440foods.com
INDUSTRY: Food and Nutrition
JOHN GALT SOLUTION: Atlas Planning Platform
Results:
- Increased Flexibility & Responsiveness
- Improved Quality Control
- Enhanced Competitiveness
- Cost Optimization
Company Overview
1440 Foods, the company behind trusted active nutrition brands including Pure Protein, Body Fortress, FITCRUNCH and MET-Rx continued to experience rapid growth both organic and through acquisition, creating pressure on its existing supply chain.
Challenges
As 1440 Foods grew, their reliance on third-party manufacturers increasingly presented significant challenges to its continued success and ability to scale. The distributed approach limited flexibility and the company’s ability to adapt to fluctuating demand, launch new products quickly to seize trends, and execute promotions in response to market opportunities. 1440 Foods also found the broad use of co-manufacturing resulted in increased lead times and less resilience during market disruptions.
Recognizing this, 1440 Foods understood the necessity of harnessing the wealth of data available across the organization – identifying key data points crucial to business objectives and establishing comprehensive visibility throughout the entire end-to-end supply chain, with a specific focus on manufacturing processes.
This enhanced insight was deemed essential not only to address current challenges but also to support the company’s ambitious plans for continued scaling, both through organic growth and strategic acquisitions. A robust and responsive supply chain was identified as a foundational requirement to accelerate this growth and ensure future success.
Ultimately, to ensure the delivery of exceptional products that meet and exceed its own strict nutritional standards and differentiate themselves within a competitive market through innovative new product introductions, 1440 Foods recognized the need to bring manufacturing in-house for the majority of its product lines.
Solution
To address growing challenges,1440 Foods made the strategic decision to bring manufacturing in-house. This move aimed to gain direct control over production processes, increase responsiveness to market demands, and enhance competitiveness through faster innovation of high-quality nutritional products.
Having been a valued John Galt Solutions customer for some time, 1440 Foods demonstrated continued trust in the partnership by choosing the Atlas Planning Platform to spearhead their significant supply chain transformation. Their positive experience with John Galt Solutions and the value already achieved led them to further invest in Atlas as the foundation for this ambitious initiative.
The Atlas Planning Platform played a crucial role in supporting 1440 Foods’ supply chain transformation by providing specialized expertise in several key areas. Implementation was a phased approach, beginning with facility integration and data connectivity, followed by process optimization and strong cross-functional collaboration.
The shift to in-house manufacturing brought with it unique needs to ensure alignment across teams including careful planning, communication and visibility across the supply chain. With Atlas, 1440 Foods can connect and analyze data from various sources, unlocking valuable insights into supply chain performance.
Beyond data analytics, Atlas pinpointed areas to streamline processes and boost overall efficiency. They then offered guidance on choosing and implementing the right technology solutions for these improvements. This approach was designed to deliver sustainable and impactful results.
As a result, 1440 Foods’ supply chain transformation yielded significant benefits, including increased flexibility, improved quality control, reduced risk, enhanced competitiveness, and cost optimization.
"To effectively capacity plan for our diverse product lines, we needed a tool that could analyze production across multiple facilities. John Galt’s Atlas delivered, providing the capacity planning capabilities to strategically align production with our overall needs."
Jennifer Stark
Director of Planning·1440 Foods
