SQFI has made news these past few weeks with their announcement that beginning in 2015 some SQF audits will be unannounced. While unannounced audits are nothing new to the industry they do always cause concern. There are many valid reasons to not like unannounced audits: 1. Vacation schedules can make program and document reviews difficult. […]
Why do I love working in the food industry? The reasons are many but right at the top of that list is the wealth of talent that exists. Technology tends to get the gold star for forwarding thinking. The food manufacturers tend to plod behind – slow and steady. But when innovation takes place sometimes […]
Pretty much anyone in the farming industry that follows social media has been at least moderately aware of the Panera story for the past few weeks. This ad campaign has gotten more than it’s (un)fair amount of press since its release a bit ago. Panera Story It all started with a blogger from Wisconsin who […]
Anyone who has been through a GFSI audit has been challenged to discuss and provide proof of a Business Continuity Plan. If you’re anything like me, the answer evolved over the years from “huh” to “well we’ll manage” to “our plan is to xxx”. But did we ever really think through “xxx” and did we […]