Welcome to my blog. I have a unique perspective on life after working in the business of building and operating factories for my own company and before that for Zapata Corp. since 1973. I have been fortunate to be able to make direct use of my 5 years of study in college and grad school where I focused on biology and the economics of renewable natural resources which became my field of work. It is therefore no accident that Seagate produces its own ingredients from renewable natural resources.

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I hope this blog will give you some insight into the vision and energy behind Seagate, our views on the natural foods industry, the economy, and how we as a company deal with each. You are welcome to post comments and questions on subjects of interest to you that are related to your own health issues, the health food industry, this company or the economy. There is one rule – I am not a doctor and therefore do not give medical advice. To begin, I have chosen the one area of most concern to all:

Seagate operations during this economy downturn

Economic times are now rough for everyone. Unfortunately the U.S. economy has been built during the last 20 years on inflated asset values and the subsequent mortgaging of these inflated values to allow consumers to over-extend themselves. The bubble burst and we now face a period of deflation. So how are we prepared and what does Seagate do to cope with this changing economy?

Seagate has the advantage of producing all of its own raw materials from our fishing and farming operations and processing them in our own factory. During the past 27 years, we have struggled with periods of inflation, recession, reorganization of our product lines, and even changing from one industry to another. As a fishing company, we retain the fishing philosophy – during the good years you save and pay off your debts so that you can survive the bad years. All of our earnings during the good years went to pay off debt and the remainder was invested into machinery and equipment to produce new products and to make existing production at lower and lower cost.

In order to lower our costs and become a more efficient producer, Seagate needs to maintain a steady volume. Therefore it has been no accident that you have seen us provide buy 1 get 1 specials, 10% discounts on large orders, free shipping … etc. Not only does this provide for good customer relations, the added volume helps our company to be more a more efficient manufacturer. During the past year, we have reversed a growing trend in the health food industry by shipping some of our products into China, where they are able to compete with Chinese-made health food products.

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