Denmark - June 2011

ALECTIA offers a wide range of services - from business consulting, planning & logistics to process, utilities and building
design to improvement of operational performance, including environment, health and safety.
The future and the consequences for Dairy & Food business
How to Stay in Tune
Possibilities and challenges
According to some experts, the demand
for food will rise by up to 70
pct. until 2040, driven by population
growth and increasing wealth of the
consumers. The growth of the world
population and the development of
the world economy can be seen as a
possibility but also as a threat. The
higher income drives an increasing
demand for high quality food and
processed food products, including
convenience products. At the same
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By Rolf Pedersen,
M.Sc. Dairy
Technology,
Account Manager
Dairy, Alectia
time there is a rising concern for the
future of our planet.
The food and dairy industries along
with other businesses must acknowledge
that the issue is not a matter of
choosing between growth and sustainability,
but rather a discussion as
to how we can secure both. We are
not in a position where we can choose
between the two. So how do we ensure
a higher productivity and at the
same time also a sustainable production.
Actually, sustainability is part
of the solution. By becoming more
sustainable the business will also become
more productive. Thus, the
food and dairy business must define
strategic goals that satisfy not only
the growth of the business but also
ensure a sustainable business.
Examples of potential goals:
• Halving the environmental impact
from products
• Supporting wealth development in
local communities
• Helping people to healthier products
and making the products more
attractive
• Developing growth together with
sustainable suppliers
We can help you ensure growth in a
controlled and sustainable environment
for the benefit of future generations
and ourselves.
Optimizing operations &
projects
The individual company will also
strive to improve the business and
the project portfolio, and this operation
can be categorized on three levels:
• Supply Chain Level; for the entire
business that analyses the production
and logistic structure: Number
of processing sites within the com-
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