MAJOR BEVERAGE COMPANY FOOD SAFETY SOLUTION

Successful Bird Removal Leads to Help for a Neighboring Beverage Distributor

PARTNER

Distribution Center for a Major Beverage Company

  • The Nashville, TN, bottling facility works with one of the world’s largest beverage and food companies. The 180,000 square foot building also houses food and beverage distribution.


OBJECTIVE

Bird-related problems had plagued the beverage company for years, compromising food safety.

  • Entrenched birds had built nests and left droppings.
  • Their current pest control company tried and failed to remove or control the entry of the nuisance birds.
  • This partner’s Operations Leader was shopping at a home improvement store and asked the store manager how they got their store bird-free. The manager referred the Operations Leader to Meridian Bird Removal.

SOLUTION

A Meridian team of three BRTs captured all on-site birds.

  • Three Bird Removal Technicians (BRTs) from three states met at the Nashville location to tackle the job.
  • They deployed Meridian’s patented Bird-N-Free live capture system to effectively remove seven house sparrows who had taken up residence inside the facility.
  • Due to the size of the building, the BRT spent six hours capturing the birds and inspecting the facility.

RESULTS

Meridian was able to make the distribution center bird-free in more than a year, with no birds spotted since the visit.

  • The satisfied Operations Leader was “thrilled”. He signed Meridian as an approved partner and referred Meridian to other facilities in the region.

Footprint of the facility

180,000

square feet

“Your BRTs looked up, identified the bird and said, ‘That’s your problem.’ They captured all the birds on-site that day. We have not had one bird since you came here!”

– Operations Leader

“This is about the BRTs being above the bar and having a Help First attitude. They took a tough job, helped the customer, and gained a new customer by referral.”

–Allie T.

Business Development