Business View Caribbean | February 2021

60 BUSINESS VIEW CARIBBEAN FEBRUARY 2021 have even been with us 15 years. I have a lot of employees who like working here. I’ve tried to create an organization where I trust in, and look for, employee feedback on any issue. I encourage open communication between and within individual departments.” In line with the company’s core values and beliefs, Sankar says he promotes an open-door policy, where employs are free to come and talk to him, and to see issues dealt with immediately. “With that type of environment, I get a lot of openness from my employees,” Sankar shares. RHS hopes to increase the company’s community outreach, encourage further team building, and offer more in the way of training initiatives in the areas of safety and customer service in the short- term. “In the food industry, training is essential,” Sankar says. “You need training all the time to keep up with the standards. We’ll be FSSC certified pretty soon—within the next six months—and that requires a lot of preparation on both the production and the administrative sides.” With a focus on promoting the unique and wonderful tastes of the Caribbean, there is no doubt that Ravi Sankar and his team will continue to succeed for a long time to come. out very manual, then later upgraded to semi- automated lines,” Sankar says. “Now, over the last five years, we’ve implemented more automated systems – filling systems, capping, labeling. We still aren’t fully automated, but I’d say we’re about 90% there.” Looking to the future, the company’s goals are to progressively automate and streamline more of their repetitive processes, to focus on developing their long-term business relationships with partners like CaribPlus and Hyline Label Company, and to continue to invest in employee engagement as a driver of business growth. “We’ve recently celebrated our employees who’ve been with us for over 10 years,” Sankar says. “Some PREFERRED VENDORS/PARTNERS n RESIN CONVERTERS LTD Sales Manager: Ian Sirju isirju@resintt.com Tel: (868) 285-9105 ext. 241 n Stuart Brothers (West Indies) Limited www.stuartbrothersltd.com