Case Study: Schwan Foods Company achieves safer, higher-quality operations with ABM Industries

How the Facility Services Team Drives Quality for Schwan Food

Schwan Foods Company, operating a 200,000-square-foot frozen food shipping and receiving facility in Suwanee, Georgia, needed a reliable labor partner to support high-volume operations while maintaining strong safety and quality standards. To meet that challenge, Schwan partnered with ABM Industries, which provides staffing and facility services including selectors, forklift drivers, janitorial support, and a project manager.

ABM Industries implemented a team-focused staffing and training approach built around recruiting for attitude, daily safety coaching, hands-on instruction, and strong on-site management visibility. The results were impressive: the facility achieved a near-perfect safety record, a 985/1000 AIB safety inspection score, a 1% damage rate, and a 65% reduction in damaged product at the location. Schwan Foods Company was so pleased with the outcome that it began expanding the ABM Industries partnership to other sites.

Schwan Foods Company

Jeff Cole

General Manager