Quality is Not Just a Cost Center: Proving the Value of Quality and Safety Initiatives with Data
  • Quality and Safety teams often struggle to secure budget priority despite their essential roles. Learn how to shift that narrative with actionable strategies and data-driven insights
  • This session will explore how building a strong, data-driven continuous improvement program can not only reduce risk and improve safety but can also help teams paint a clearer picture of the value they create for their brand
  • Gain insights on how to put continuous improvement data to work for your organization

Paul Bradley
Senior Director, Product Marketing
TraceGains, Inc.

Veteran product marketing and development professional with over twenty years in the technology and consulting industries, with a focus on the food and beverage, restaurant, and retail verticals. Worked with some of the largest and most dynamic brands in the industry. Passionate about the power of technology in helping businesses achieve the resiliency in today’s marketplace.

Richard Scarsella
Director of Food Safety and Quality
Eagle Family Foods

ichard has 25 years of food experience and is currently the Director of Food Safety and Quality for Eagle Family Foods. Richard’s responsibilities include internal and external manufacturing, regulatory, and consumer care. Richard is also a LCDR in the US Navy Reserve and specializes in logistics. Richard earned his Bachelor’s Degree in Chemistry from the Florida State University.

Mistelle Signor
Director of Food Safety, Quality, & Regulatory
The Mennel Milling Company

Mistelle has worked in the flour milling industry for over 20 years now and has been at The Mennel Milling Company for the past 7 years. She is responsible for the role of Director of Food Safety, & Regulatory. Prior to The Mennel Milling Company, she worked for two other flour milling companies. She has received certifications and has experience in FSPCA Preventive Controls for Human Food, FSPCA Preventive Controls for Animal Food, HACCP, Food Safety Culture, Food Defense, Practical Supplier Auditing, Labeling 101, Principles of Food Microbiology, BRC, FSSC, Organic, Halal, and Kosher.

Greg Birdsell
Global Quality and Food Safety Director
Whole Earth Brands

Greg Birdsell is a Regulatory and Compliance professional with over 30 years of experience in various industries including Metallurgy, Pharmaceutical and Foods whose responsibilities have included Research and Development, Food Safety, Quality and Regulatory. Greg has been with Wholesome Sweeteners since 2014 which was purchased by Whole Earth Brands in 2021 and currently serves as the Global Quality and Food Safety Director. Greg is focused on managing a highly engaged Global Food Safety, Quality and Regulatory Team. He oversees global manufacturing locations and ensures continuous improvement in the areas of food safety and quality and provides technical support for suppliers, manufacturing sites and customers. Greg is a Lead Instructor for FSPCA Preventative Controls for Human Food and Foreign Supplier Verification Programs, Organic Food Fraud Mitigation Program Administrator, Lean Manufacturing and Six Sigma Certified. Previous companies include PPD Laboratories, Wyeth Pharmaceuticals, BA Research, San-J International, Chung’s Gourmet Foods, Schwan’s Foods, and Wholesome Sweeteners, Inc.

TraceGains, Inc.

TraceGains is revolutionizing CPG supply chain agility through an innovative Networked Ingredient Marketplace. The ability for businesses to seamlessly connect with partners through a networked marketplace is essential for collaborating to solve today’s unprecedented supply chain challenges. Information about ingredients and supply chain partners flows instantly using intelligence and automation. Our patented PostOnce™ technology allows authorized stakeholders to share and receive vital information, precisely when, where, and how they need to operate efficiently and remain competitive. Through the power of a global network, supply chain agility is achievable.

For 15 years, TraceGains has provided the world’s only holistic networked solution for global brands gaining speed and control over compliance and product development. Using the power of a network, brands collaborate on 466,000 ingredients/items from more than 64000 supply chain locations creating greater agility, resilience, and joined sustainability within the business ecosystem that masters the modern supply chain

www.tracegains.com