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News Release
Benchmarking Breakthrough For Winemakers
Adelaide, Tuesday July 7 2009:
Next generation web-based technology is giving wine companies the know-how to
reduce costs, reduce waste and improve their business performance.
Winery Benchmarker, an online wine production benchmarking tool, has been
developed by wine industry consultancy Provisor. Now available online by
subscription, it introduces world-leading technology to Australia’s wine sector for the
first time.
“Winery Benchmarker is a unique web-based tool that wineries can use to compare
their operation’s performance against industry benchmarks and averages,” said Dr
Darren Oemcke, Provisor CEO.
“It shows wineries where to find the ‘low-hanging fruit’ in their production and
management systems, so they can take action to cut costs, improve efficiency and
compete effectively. It is easy to use, intuitive and, being web-based makes it simple
to deliver across the country.”
Winery Benchmarker has taken 12 months to develop in consultation with 25
Australian wineries ranging from small producers to multi-national exporters,
including Zilzie Wines in the Sunraysia, Grant Burge Wines in the Barossa and
Sirromet in Queensland.
The interactive tool gives wineries the capability to compare themselves against
companies of the same size, by region or by country and benchmark operations
against red or white, premium or commercial wines.
“Benchmarking is used successfully in many industries, throughout the world, and
has a huge amount to offer the Australian wine sector, as it navigates the current
business climate. The Winery Benchmarker service simply makes benchmarking
accessible,” said Dr Oemcke.
“It gives real answers to real problems. It shows wineries how they perform against
best-in-class, so they can identify areas for improvement in efficiency as well as
profitability.”
“Winery Benchmarker is also an example of Australian wineries working
collaboratively to compare and improve their performance both nationally and
internationally.”
How do your winery operations measure up?
For more information and interview requests contact:
Darren Oemcke
CEO, Provisor
Tel: 08 8338 3668
Mob: 0417 803 963
Email: darren@provisor.com.au
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About Provisor
Provisor is a leading Australian technical and engineering consultancy providing a
range of services to support manufacturing and product development in the wine,
food and beverage industries.
From its base in South Australia, Provisor works nationally - offering extensive
consulting services, fermentation facilities and has sophisticated sensory evaluation
facilities.
Provisor works with companies to benchmark and improve their manufacturing
performance, evaluate and improve their energy and water management and is a
leader in the area of lifecycle assessment, carbon accounting, environmental claims
and developing carbon neutral products.
Provisor also provides winemaking and sensory evaluation services, conducts
packaging development and testing and works with companies to develop new
products for the wine industry.
Provisor helps its customers to develop and improve their products and packaging,
maximise their production efficiency and improve environmental performance.
Benchmarker Winery Referees
Grant Burge Wines
Barossa Valley
(5,000 – 9,999 tonne crush)
Scott Tollhurst
Chief Operating Officer
(08) 8563 7400
Zilzie Wines
Sunraysia
(>20,000 tonne crush)
Simone Tierney
Chief Financial Officer
0419 327 893
Sirromet Wines
Queensland
(1,000 – 2,499 tonne crush)
Adam Chapman
Chief Winemaker / Production Manager
(07) 3822 0619
Crush data sourced from:
The Australian and New Zealand Wine Industry Directory 2009
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