New Products Call For Improved Trading Relationships

Today's consumer demands a closer connection with the origins of the foods they eat. Because of this, quality specifications used for food procurement (especially within in the dry bean industry) are being modified in order to produce the types of products consumers want and need to buy. Dry bean canners and packagers have traditionally purchased beans based on broad quality standards created by the USDA. Although this is still widely practiced, there are many circumstances where these specifications fail to fully communicate the quality needed for today's dry bean products. Many industry leaders in the food manufacturing sector have begun to develop and implement proprietary quality specification programs that transcend the USDA grading system. These new specifications mark an important change in the dry bean industry. Canners, processors, and growers will be faced with important decisions regarding how to best work together to ensure efficiencies in the supply chain as they procure and sell commodities. 

At Diversified Bean we are embracing this transition - working hard to create trading relationships with our customers that foster better coordination throughout all stages of production. Our goal is to help build a marketing system that is more responsive to changing consumer demand. Whether it's through creating new quality assurance initiatives, acquiring necessary certification, or making adjustments to cater to new product development, we are completely committed to mobilizing our processes in order to serve the changing needs of our customer.