Capabilities

A world of capabilities to suit all your needs.

At the OSI Group, we work with you to create and manufacture custom products that meet your exacting specifications. As your partner, OSI will work with you to design manufacturing and supply chain solutions that bring you leading-edge thinking to address your most complex challenges. Our global network of manufacturing facilities and local expertise provides an unparalleled array of product and supply chain capabilities to meet your needs.

Discover all that we can do for you.

CUSTOM PRODUCT CAPABILITIES

Everything is made to order.

We can create custom specialties for breakfast, lunch, entrees, sides, snacks, appetizers and desserts.

We go beyond the basics.

We have broad capabilities in further processed beef, pork, poultry, vegetable and dough-based products.

Adding value is our specialty.

We'll enhance your product with state-of-the-industry formulation, prep and cooking techniques and a wide range of packaging technologies.

When it comes to pizza, we deliver.

We can produce everything from components like crusts and toppings to fully topped pizzas ready to pop in the oven. Plus just about any other dough or dough based product.

GLOBAL SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT

OSI is regarded as one of the world's premiere supply chain managers, because of our strength in raw materials sourcing, our exacting product commercialization processes, and production standards that are second to none. Effective supply chain management insures quality control of raw materials all the way from the source to the products final destination in-store or in-house.

We have global buying power and long-standing relationships with the best suppliers in the business. Tough ongoing vendor evaluations and measurements insure the products we produce meet or exceed the standards, whether they're manufactured in Chicago or Shanghai.

We have stringent tracking and tracing systems already in place, so you can focus on marketing and supporting your brands, instead of manufacturing products.

PROCESSING SPECIALTIES

We've developed a broad range of processes that can be used to create an enormous variety of products, from ready to cook to fully prepared. We don't believe in settling for the status quo. Our processes undergo continuous evaluation and improvement. We regularly add new methods and new equipment to our facilities to enhance our capabilities and expertise.

If the product you've got in mind requires a process not currently in our portfolio, we have both the commitment and the financial resources to work with you to develop whatever it takes to meet your needs, from equipment to production processes.

Processing Capabilities

  • Raw, ready-to-cook and fully-cooked
  • Fresh and frozen
  • Individually quick frozen (IQF)
  • Whole muscle filets, strips, cubes and slices
  • Ground and formed patties, nuggets, skinless links and meatballs
  • Extrusion, co-extrusion, enrobed
  • Portioning, slicing and stacking

Cooking Technologies

  • Marination, rubbing and sprinkling
  • Battered and breaded
  • Impingement, infrared and microwave
  • Spiral steam and hot oil frying
  • Injection smoking and smoke houses
  • Jacketed kettle with agitation
  • Browning, searing and char marking

Packaging Capabilities

  • Single portion retail packs to bulk packs
  • Retail pack
  • Foodservice pack
  • MAP (modified atmosphere)
  • Vertical form, fill and seal
  • Overwrap
  • Automatic cartoning
  • Interleaving
  • Collating
RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT

Product Research & Development

From pie-in-the-sky to pizza in the pan, our global product research and development teams take our customers from blue sky ideas to finished products developed and formulated for market place success.

Custom Development and Custom Creativity

We can develop exactly what you've got in mind, or you can take advantage of our network of creative resources that can bring you practical, on-trend ideas from around the world.

From Concept to Marketplace

Our creative teams work for you and with you to create custom products that work in the lab, on the line, and in the marketplace.

Real World Timetables, Real World Solutions

We know that in today's market, every day counts. We've got the skills, experience and know-how it takes to help you take advantage of opportunities, and go quickly and successfully from idea to market place.

Product Development Capabilities

  • Duplication
  • Product & Process Improvements
  • Cost Reduction
  • Ingredients Sourcing and Procurement
  • Ingredients Recommendations: Functional/Nutraceutical
  • Sample Production
  • Product Specifications
  • Flavor Profiles
  • Nutritional Information
  • Shelf Life Studies
PROCESS ENGINEERING

The OSI process Engineering Teams bring a true global perspective to your business. Our engineers around the world are linked to our network of zone offices and manufacturing facilities. The teams share both a world of experience and a common goal; to understand your needs and meet them with solutions that improve quality, streamline processes and cut costs.

We Live on the Fast Track

We only have two working speeds: fast and faster. Because we know that in today's competitive world, how fast you get a new product to market can make the difference between market leader and "me too."

We Have Global Influence

We work with the best equipment manufacturers in the world. And we've got the buying power it takes to bring you the latest technology at the best price. Our internal website tracks equipment and shares technology throughout OSI's global manufacturing network.

We'll Watch Your Budget

We don't cut corners to cut costs. Instead, we find the most cost-effective ways to produce the products you need. So your bottom line will notice the difference, but your customers won't.

FOOD SAFETY & QUALITY ASSURANCE

Our customers trust us with their most precious asset: their good name. We take extraordinary steps through HACCP programs and ISO 9001/2000 certification to repay that trust by making sure every product we make delivers consistent quality and unsurpassed food safety.

Stringent Policies

We set standards that often meet and exceed customer and regulatory requirements. And we continuously measure ourselves and our suppliers against those standards. We routinely conduct HACCP, Food Safety, GMP, Animal Welfare and Specific Risk Material handling audits, and stay current with new and innovative quality procedures and technologies.

Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) Training

Our employees know that quality and safety come first at OSI. Employees receive documented GMP training as part of their orientation and annually thereafter. We focus on quality and food safety every shift, every day. At OSI, it's never "the other guy's" job; each employee is individually responsible for ensuring all standards are met.

Relentless Tracking

We don't just put tough standards in place, we check and cross-check how we're doing against those standards.

  • Sanitation Micro & Environmental Surveillance Results
  • HACCP Deviation Trending
  • Process Control Measures
  • OSI, Independent Third Party, Customer Audit Scores
  • Regular Product Consistency Reports

Bi-Annual QA Audits

We use rigorous bi-annual quality audits to make sure that every product is measured and tested against dozens of standards and requirements, including customer and government requirements, and the toughest standards of all—our own.

Ongoing Sensory Evaluation

Quality, taste and consistency are just as important as food safety. So we do whatever it takes to make sure that the products we make look, taste and perform exactly the way our customers want them to. We evaluate every product, every shift. We hold weekly sensory evaluation sessions with plant management. And four times a year we do a centralized complete audit.

Keeping You One Step Ahead

  • We keep up with new laboratory methods and processing techniques
  • We assist with new product specifications, quality parameters, product prep instructions and process cook validations
  • We put safety first when designing processes and specifying equipment
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