Food Bites Blog

This month we are celebrating our 17th birthday. Of course, no birthday would be complete without cake so we have decided to run a special birthday promotion on our social media platforms where you (and possibly some of your friends) could be the lucky owner of a Mugg & Bean voucher to go and enjoy coffee and cake on us! Keep an eye out for our social media posts…

With the year in full swing, we thought it would be nothing less than right to place the spotlight on food safety teams.

Hopefully you have had the privilege of relaxing and recharging for a few days over the festive season. If not, it means that you are one of those lucky people who get to go on holiday when everyone comes back to work. Either way, best wishes for the New Year, from our team to yours.

In this, our 64th blog (also the last for 2021), we reflect on the year that was… It has been a tragically sad year for many of us, but it has also been a year of tremendous growth and opportunity.

Is your current food safety and quality management system adding value? It may be worth our while to define the meaning of “value” in this context.

Today we take a look at how we can use our existing management systems to deliver not only results but also a level of continual improvement. Whether it be food safety, quality, environmental or health and safety, most recognised standards provide a platform that promotes continual improvement.

A culture of accountability creates an environment where fingers are not pointed when things wrong. The focus is problem solving and learning from mistakes. Without a sense of accountability instilled into the mind and behaviour of every employee, a positive food safety culture is only a distant dream.

As the year shuttles to an end, we thought it would be a good time to share our insights on the different training requirements in the various food safety standards. This is just the perfect time of the year to schedule some last-minute training or, even better, set up a training plan for 2022.