Food Magazine October 2017 | Page 105

FOOD AND DRINK
Tapicks - Lisa , Jeff , Helen
our products into these new customer segments , taking those marinated proteins in those new categories . It wasn ’ t just a small idea , it was revolutionary in terms of the way the company was conducting its business .”
And Martin Preferred Foods , rather than looking to just be swallowed up by a multinational as many independent businesses in the food industry have been , is instead looking to continue the success that it ’ s had since it was founded back in 1944 .
Tapick concludes : “ As a familyowned and operated business , we ’ re taking the long-term view . We want to grow and grow responsibly . We ’ ve enjoyed great quick growth over the last seven years but now we want to make sure that we ’ re doing it in a way that ensures that we will be here for a long time to come .
“ The perspective of our company is : for 73 years we ’ ve been doing something right , and we want to keep doing it right for at least another 73 years .”