Industry sector
Dairy
Frozen foods
Fruits, vegetables & nuts
Ingredients (for industry)
Meat, poultry and fish
Multi-product
Other
Restaurants
Retail
Snacks/confectionary
Soft drinks
Job level/seniority
Manager
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
Traceability, record-keeping, use of technology
What are your biggest challenges in safety management?
Auditing: overlapping audits needed by multiple customers, unclear/changing regulations
Factory floor hazards: allergen control, microbiology, cross-contamination
Increasingly complex supply chains, sustainability/climate change & environmental factors
Other
Workforce: staff retention, training, quality & safety as a culture
In what way are supply chains affecting food safety & quality?
Food crime
Increasingly complex and globalised supply chains
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
Advanced technology is used on the factory floor
AI is used to make sense of data gathered
No new advanced technology is used
To what extent are budgets constraining food safety & quality improvements?
Overlapping, and unnecessary audits can impede growth
The latest tech can be very expensive
Influencer Of
Quality & Food Safety Director, BEL