Tag: Inventory

The One Thing

Whether you’re talking sports, politics, or business – typically success and failure are not entirely attributed to one thing – but rather a series of good or bad decisions.

That doesn’t stop teams, like the Bears or Browns, who ended up again at the bottom of the NFL barrel, from looking for that one, hero QB that will change everything for them next season.

Likewise, some businesses also try to find a single lever that they can pull to send sales soaring.  They may say things like: “If only we had ­­­­________________, we would certainly improve our numbers.”  However, it’s typically a combination of things that will open the door to success.

Frain knows we’re not the one thing.  But, we do know that we’re one good decision to make every time you have a packaging or processing project and here’s why:

Qualification

We connect you immediately with engineers to get details critical to your success.  Our engineering staff won’t sign off on getting you equipment until they’ve matched physical samples of your product and your specifications with a machine in our inventory.  Some folks are just in a hurry to get a quote or machine, but we insist on getting you right quote and the right machine.

Speed

Once qualified, we’ll get your machinery to you much sooner than traditional channels.  An efficient route to market is certainly one key to success.  Our customers gain additional market share and revenue in this time span or are able to more quickly adjust planning based on the market performance, sooner rather than later.

Insurance

Your project is only as good as your idea.  Even if Frain can help you get an idea to market faster – it doesn’t mean it’s a good one.  However, getting to know what works and what doesn’t faster will help.  And, when you can rent the machinery and return it to Frain when finished testing the market, you can mitigate risk or exposure to bad ideas.  You’ll never be stuck with thousands of dollars of perfectly good machinery used to execute an idea that didn’t stick.  Good decision!

Budget

Your company has money, but may not have budget for your project.  Instead getting sign off on machinery purchase, you can get your project jump started for a fraction of the cost by renting or leasing.

Quality Inventory

80% of CPG projects fail and sometimes quickly.  Frain capitalizes on the new and like new machinery daily, which is no longer being used.  We have approximately 9,000 machines stored within four buildings, totaling 1.5 million square feet of storage.

Frain does not sell machinery “as is.”  We verify that the machinery we have will work for you and customize it to meet your needs.  Only after discussing your project with you (and your team if applicable) can we give you a quote to put you in the best position to succeed.

When you purchase from Frain, there’s no question that the machinery is going to work the way you want it to because it won’t leave our building until you’re fully satisfied and sign off.

Our technicians fully re-calibrate and customize each machine or complete line to your specifications and satisfaction – guaranteed.

All of our machinery comes with a 6-month replacement parts warranty so you can leave Frain with confidence in your investment.

 

 

 

Joe Knows

You may remember the “Bo Knows” commercials from the late 80’s highlighting the many skills of professional athlete Bo Jackson.  At Frain, we’ve recently added our own veteran and multifaceted professional in Joe Wrobleski.

So, who is Joe? Joe Wrobleski is new to Frain, but not to equipment and especially the Candy and Confectionery equipment. His hands-on involvement, field experience, and extensive confectionery knowledge make him the perfect complement to our team and resource for our customers.

Here are Joe’s stats:joeknows

  • Candy: 31+ years assisting individuals from all over the world.
  • Pre-Owned: Started with Union Standard/Union Confectionery Machinery learning machinery basics.
  • Shipping and Inventory Control: Prepared equipment for shipment, and inventoried packaging, processing, and confectionery machinery.
  • Prepping and Reconditioning: Began to rebuild, reconditioned, and prepared confectionery and packaging machinery for custom orders.
  • Packaging and Processing: Moved into sales and purchasing to work closely with customers to fulfill machinery needs at the most cost effective way.
  • Engineers and Operators: Visited small and large confectionery plants working with engineers and operators.

Put Joe and Frain to work for you today!

 

What were some of your favorite 80’s commercials?  Let Frain know and maybe we’ll write about it next!

 

Machines From 3 to Z

While recently showing customers the breadth and depth of our packaging and processing inventory, they pointed out that Frain has everything “from 3 to Z.”  More specifically, our inventory of packaging and processing equipment spans from 3M to Zero Manufacturing Co.

Over three decades ago, Frain set out to provide the greatest inventory options available to industries like food, beverage, and candy.  Today, our inventory spans over 1,300 machine manufacturers and over 9,000 machines in four warehouses covering 1.5 million square feet.

We are equipment brand agnostic. We understood decades ago that loyalty to one manufacturer does not benefit our customers. Here is why:

  • Time: Spending time waiting for equipment or machine parts can cost more in lost opportunity than the equipment itself.
  • Complexity: Many customers rent or purchase a variety of machines and brands depending on the need, including existing or new product line integration.  Frain customers gain a competitive advantage of not only getting any piece of machine needed for any project, but also the ability to integrate any machine together regardless of the manufacturer.
  • Simplicity: Some projects may include coordination of internal/external payments, procedures, training, timeframes, etc.  With increased inventory and variety, our customers can get whatever they need – quickly.  In fact, 50% of our customers agree that one of the best features they like most about Frain is our inventory.

Browse all of Frain’s manufacturers and inventory online or contact us to schedule a tour of our facility. You won’t be disappointed.