The Client
Better With Buckwheat is situated in the historic town of Winslow, Maine. The company, originally founded in 2014 as Miane Crisp, is a gluten-free, artisanal snack manufacturer. In 2022, after the company expanded its product offerings to include snack crackers, Better With Buckwheat relocated production to an 18,000-square-foot, 100% gluten-free facility.
The Challenge
“Our goal is to become a buckwheat-based snacking company,” said Lewis Goldstein, who transitioned to the role of Better With Buckwheat CEO after serving on the board of directors for 18 months. “The snack crackers expand our portfolio beyond the crisps, which are marketed toward adult consumers. The crackers are more family-friendly; they appeal to both kids and adults.”
In addition to the new product line, Better With Buckwheat faced the challenge of meeting increasing production demands. The company secured national distribution contracts with UNFI and KeHE.
How a Yamato Combination Scale Met the Challenge
Better With Buckwheat invested in its front- and back-end operations to increase production. One key component of this investment was a Yamato Alpha Advance Series combination scale. The combination scale for snack food eliminated hand weighing and integrated with new bagging equipment for significantly increased throughput.
“The process flow is optimized to reduce downtime and ensure that bottlenecks operate at capacity, leading to increased efficiency and productivity,” said Joshua Wright, the bakery’s director of operations.
The Yamato Alpha Advance Series combination scale for snack food offers economical combination scales that deliver speed, sanitation, and accuracy. Automatic Feed Control (AFC) technology allows the scale to adjust to product conditions, ensuring optimal performance. Featuring a smaller footprint, these multihead food weighers can withstand a variety of tough operating environments and are easy to operate.
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Yamato was able to help Better With Buckwheat to achieve their goals. The reliable performance of a DataweighTM combination scale helped the business to scale their production to meet demand. Yamato can do the same for you. Read more examples of the Yamato Difference or contact us to discover how our equipment can increase production.