Liz Ward

Snr Director Supplier Quality, EMEA, McCormick Inc

Job level/seniority

Director

Industry sector

Multi-product

Are you attending a Food Sure Summit in 2025?

No

What are your biggest challenges in compliance management?

Auditing: overlapping audits needed by multiple customers, unclear/changing regulations Complex and rapidly changing regulatory landscape Differing auditing standards

What are your biggest challenges in safety management?

Auditing: overlapping audits needed by multiple customers, unclear/changing regulations Increasingly complex supply chains, sustainability/climate change & environmental factors

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

Food crime Increasingly complex and globalised supply chains Quality variability across suppliers

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

Advanced technology is used on the factory floor AI is used to make sense of data gathered

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

Other Overlapping, and unnecessary audits can impede growth