Shaping the Future: Strategic Insights for Ensuring Food Safety and Quality Excellence in the Years Ahead
  • Embracing advanced technologies and analytics and predictive modelling for proactive risk analysis, enabling strategic planning to mitigate potential challenges in the evolving industry
  • Diversifying suppliers and adopt collaborative supply chain management for increased resilience by building relationships with local suppliers, explore alternatives, and create contingency plans to address potential disruptions
  • Incorporating feedback, new technologies, and innovative testing methods for continuous improvement to elevate food safety and quality standards for the future
  • Staying proactive in regulatory compliance, anticipating and preparing for the future by creating future-proof strategies, including flexible technologies and a culture of continuous learning to stay adaptive

Jorge Hernandez
VP Quality Assurance
The Wendy’s Company

Jorge Hernandez is the Vice President of Quality Assurance for the Wendy’s Company. As such, he is responsible for the design, implementation and leadership of the Food Safety, Quality Assurance and Regulatory Compliance Programs that impact suppliers, distribution centers and 7,250 restaurants in 33 Countries.

Previously, Jorge was the Chief Food Safety Officer at Wholesome International; he also served as the Sr. VP of Food Safety and Quality Assurance at US Foods Foodservice Distributor; and the VP of Food Safety and Risk Management at the National Restaurant Association.

Jorge has Degrees in Biology from Rockford University, Microbiology from the Centro de Estudios Medico-Biologicos in Mexico City, Mexico, Languages and Literature from la Universite de la Sorbonne, Paris, France and Executive Leadership from the Said School of Business at Oxford University in Oxford, England.