Julie Abouchar

Global Retail Food Safety Sr. Team Leader, Whole Foods Market

Job level/seniority

Director

Are you attending a Food Sure Summit in 2025?

No

Industry sector

Retail

What are your biggest challenges in compliance management?

Traceability, record-keeping, use of technology

What are your biggest challenges in safety management?

Increasingly complex supply chains, sustainability/climate change & environmental factors Workforce: staff retention, training, quality & safety as a culture

In what way are supply chains affecting food safety & quality?

Quality variability across suppliers Traceability across multiple international sites

To what extent does advanced technology play a role in your food safety program?

Advanced tech is used in auditing roles e.g. remote auditing AI is used to make sense of data gathered

To what extent are budgets constraining food safety & quality improvements?

The latest tech can be very expensive

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