The document discusses several companies seeking food safety certification and management system implementation assistance from a consultant. The consultant has a background in microbiology, food technology, and food industry experience. The consultant offers services related to management systems implementation, auditing, training, and business process improvement to help companies achieve certification and position themselves as suppliers of choice in the food industry.

2. Consulting
• Family owned, 40 years
• Fine Food Shops
• Wanted to access the large retailer market
• Retailers required they demonstrated technical
and organisational competence
• How do we go about this?
• Provider of cooling, heating and access equipment,
over 40 years
• Traditionally to the construction sector
• Business has grown into food industry
• Suddenly there are additional requirements
• Opportunity to have competitive advantage, how
do we position ourselves as the supplier of choice?
• Transportation and logistics providers to
large manufacturers
North West based • Business has grown in the last 2 years
Transport & • Technical challenges increasing
Logistic Company • Food Safety Certification will position us
well- How do we get it?

3. Consultant’s Background
• B.Sc. Microbiology
• M.Sc. Food Technology
• 7 years Food Industry Experience
• Practicing Lead auditor
ISO9001,ISO22000
• Chartered Manager
• Member- IFST, CMI
Food Safety Technical personnel, Management Systems Implementation,
Management Systems Auditing, Business process improvement, Training,
General Management, Quality improvement expertise (Product, Process,
Organisation).
Write articles, Travel, Public Speaking, Runs a Radio Show

4. Consulting
• Designed layout for new production facility
• Project management of installation and
commissioning
• Implemented BRC technical standard- certified
• Now supplier to Tesco
• Implementing risk assessment of all equipment
• Food safety training being rolled out for all staff
• HACCP risk assessment
• Know what the food industry requires and can
recommend, speak the food industry language
• Being positioned as supplier of choice
• Gap analysis
• Identified culture, training and system deployment
North West based
issues
Transport & • Senior management decided on an improvement
Logistic Company programme
• Root cause analysis of Non conformities,
identifying and closing knowledge gaps.

5. For your business improvement and
management systems needs- Quality, Food
Safety, Health & Safety and Environment
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