Baldwin Richardson Foods Reviews

Pros

From a financial standpoint, the compensation and benefits are very good. It is an extremely fast paced environment and has been for atleast the 7+ years I have been here. Since I joined BRF there has been a lot of growth and a lot of change. Personally, I am in my third role with the company after having been promoted. This is a place where you need to be able to learn the business, come up with ideas for improvement, and be able to bring them to completion, all in one position or with a limited team. This can be challenging with the rate of change at times. However, if you find the right team, you can get it done and feel great about what you have accomplished. In a company of this size, everyone matters, and when things go well or not so well, everyone feels it. I am excited about the years to come and with the opportunities that exist feel that I can make a lasting impact.

Cons

The pace can be so hectic at times that it is difficult to stay focused on more strategic work. I think this will change as the company continues to grow and add more positions.

Advice to Senior Management

Stay on course with current direction, communicate at all levels of the company, You may find talent that you do not currently know exists.

Pros

It is a job and it is better than unemployment. They make good productsand provide a clean, safe work environment.

Cons

Not focused on developing people and the team concept. Ideas are not evaluated no inovations. Never seems to be a root cause analysis, just blame and yuor gone!

Advice to Senior Management

Instead of picking up a magnifying glass and looking at the problem .. Pick up a mirror and look.

Pros

Since this company has such a bad reputation, they attract people by overpaying

Cons

Excessive, and I mean really excessive, turnover. This company thinks nothing of firing people, or the impact it has not only on the individual but on the morale of the entire organization.

Advice to Senior Management

Get out while you can, before you get pushed out!

Pros

Not many. Medical benefits are very cheap compared to other major local employers. Medical plan provides good coverage too.

Cons

Don't bother considering the offer this company makes. This company is not genuine. Does not keep its promises and will fire you within 24 months of your hire date.

Advice to Senior Management

Management turnover is too fast to provide any advice.

Pros

Medical benefits package is great. The company is fairly small and is making the effort to grow and expand (although growth is slow). Financially, the business is doing very well.

Cons

Profitability is the key measure of success before the value of its employees. Hard work is acknowledged but easily forgotten and pressure is constant. The company strives on fires and putting them out just to get by, but the emphasis on long-term growth is lacking. Very few people are happy working here, and turnover is astonishingly high. Unfortunately, the financial success of the business is not highly evident to the employees. The company is very stingy in professional development, expansion, salary increases and bonuses. It makes you wonder where the profit is going (hint: privately owned business). The culture of the company is quite unique, and often times not in the most positive way.

Advice to Senior Management

People need to be valued more in more evident ways to keep the star players from leaving the organization. The company is quick to let people go, but very slow in development. I believe star players should be acknowledged and developed quickly, because the technical food industry is more competitive than anyone thinks (yes, even in this economy). This industry is on a different platform than others and it is important to keep the benefits and culture at this company competitive with others. It begins first with the people, building them up and bringing value to them; then comes great success and profitability.