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Panel: Food Safety, Quality, and Compliance for Retailers
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Panel: Food Safety, Quality, and Compliance for Retailers

Discussing how evolving consumer and regulatory expectations on a global level are shaping the way we do business What are some of the unique aspects and challenges retailers face when operating their supply chains? How should we best monitor and verify that our supply chains are visible, traceable, and compliant? Collaborating with suppliers on written Preventive Controls safety plans Creating a feedback system based on metrics to monitor supply chain health and performance Understanding In-store food safety must-do’s to control and eradicate food borne pathogens Walking through recall plans and supply chain mobilization: How are these prepared ahead of time to…

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A Culture of Food Safety
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A Culture of Food Safety

Assessing employee understanding of food safety goals and priorities for the company Building a food safety culture across the supply chain Understanding the role of management to ensure compliance within teams Ongoing training and education to achieve best results Aligning organization’s vision, values, people systems for long term adoption — Robin Forgey Director of Food Safety and Quality Assurance Costco Wholesale Robin Forgey is the Director of Food Safety and Quality Assurance for Costco Wholesale Corporation.  Costco Wholesale Corporation operates membership warehouses world-wide, that offer a selection of branded and private label products in a range of merchandise categories. Costco…

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Keynote: Bringing a Global, Holistic Approach to Food Quality & Safety
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Keynote: Bringing a Global, Holistic Approach to Food Quality & Safety

What do we mean when we say we want our entire organization and all of our partners up and down our products’ supply chain to put food safety and quality at the core of everything they do? Understanding how safety, quality, compliance, order fulfillment, cost structures, team effectiveness, and corporate leadership all come together to impact the customer experience Designing and implementing a new system of non-financial performance measurement that focuses on qualitative rather than quantitative goals Cultivating a culture of regular and open communication to drive continuous improvement efforts, share what works, and document what we have learned for…

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