If you are a brewer, you know how important it is to have high-quality ingredients, equipment and expertise for your craft. You also know how hard it can be to find reliable and trustworthy suppliers who can meet your needs and expectations. That is why we asked Andrew Paterson, technical sales manager UK, Ireland and Scandinavia at Lallemand Brewing at a global leader in yeast and bacteria production for the brewing industry, to share his tips and insights on how to choose the best suppliers for your brewing needs.
Lallemand Brewing works with one-stop shop suppliers of brewing ingredients, who can offer a wide range of products and services. Here are some of the benefits and criteria that Lallemand Brewing considers when choosing their partners.
One-stop shop suppliers of brewing ingredients are those who can provide you with everything you need for your brewing process, from malt, hops, yeast and bacteria, enzymes, finings and additives; these suppliers offer the complete package. By working with one-stop suppliers, you can enjoy several advantages, such as:
Reduced costs and time: You can save money and time by sourcing your ingredients from one supplier, rather than from multiple sources.
This can also simplify the ordering, invoicing and delivery processes, and reduce the risk of errors or delays.
Increased quality and consistency: You can ensure the quality and consistency of your ingredients by working with one-stop suppliers who have rigorous quality control and traceability systems. In the case of yeast and bacteria, this means refrigerated storage at all times.
Improved innovation and differentiation: You can access a diverse and innovative product range by working with one-stop suppliers who’s partners have extensive research and development capabilities.
By working closely with your supplier you can also gain access to new or experimental products through their relationships with their suppliers.
The Criteria to Consider When Choosing One-Stop Suppliers
Lallemand Brewing has a long history and experience in the brewing industry, and has established strong and long-term relationships with its distributors. Lallemand Brewing chooses its one-stop suppliers based on four main criteria:
Good customer service: Lallemand Brewing values its customers and strives to provide them with the best possible service.
Therefore, it expects the same from its distributors, who should be responsive, flexible and attentive to the needs and feedback of the brewers. In the case that a user of Lallemand products needs assistance we always ask that our distributors forward on enquiries to ourselves.
Access to diverse product ranges: Lallemand Brewing offers a wide and diverse portfolio of yeast and bacteria products for the brewing industry, covering different styles, flavours and fermentation profiles.
Therefore, it seeks suppliers who can carry our range in its entirety as well as complementing our own products with other high-quality ingredients, such as malts and unique hop offering.
Relationships with their suppliers: Lallemand Brewing believes in building long-term and mutually beneficial relationships with its suppliers, based on trust, respect and collaboration.
Therefore, it selects suppliers who share our vision, values and goals, and who are willing to work collaboratively together to achieve them.
Good technical support: Lallemand Brewing is committed to providing its customers with the best technical support and expertise, from product selection to application, from troubleshooting to optimization.
Therefore, it requires suppliers who can offer the same level of technical support and expertise, and who have qualified and experienced staff, as well as modern and well-equipped facilities.
Conclusion
Lallemand Brewing is a global leader in yeast and bacteria production for the brewing industry. By working with one-stop suppliers, Lallemand Brewing can provide value to the brewers who use its products, by offering them reduced costs and time, increased quality and consistency, improved innovation and differentiation, and good customer service, technical support and relationships.
If you are looking for the best suppliers for your brewing needs check out our list of global distributors for our top recommendations.
