The Value of External Supplier Audits for the Pet Food Industry

This webinar will provide overview of the essential components of the pet food supply chain.  Pet food manufacturers and suppliers must not only be compliant to the same requirements as human food but have a robust system in place to meet international standards too. 

Objective

The objective of this webinar is:

• Risk of poor supply chain management
• Elements of robust supply chain management
• Steps to take 
• Resources to support a robust supply chain management system

Agenda

• Introduction
• Evolution of Pet Food Products
• Codex Alimentarius (HACCP / GMP)
• Horizon scanning
• Risk associated with Pet Food
• Elements to manage a supply chain
• Required resources
• Q&A

Target Audience:

This webinar is aimed at:

• Pet Food Manufacturers
• Food Safety/Quality Managers
• Supply Chain Managers
• Directors & VPs of Operation
• Internal Auditors
• Supplier Auditors

Language:

English

Cost:

No Charge

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Speakers:

Jennifer Lott

Technical Development Director - Food, SGS North America

Jennifer Lott is the Technical Development Director - Food at SGS North America. She is passionate about helping companies grow and succeed. Jennifer specializes in Food and Product Safety

Management Systems; her expertise is in all things associated with certification, including training and project management.

Jennifer has a commitment to excellence, a positive can-do attitude, and is always looking for opportunities to develop solutions to meet the needs of clients.

Warren Hojnacki

Regional Sales Manager, Food, SGS North America, Inc.

Warren Hojnacki has over 24 years of experience in the certification and training industry. His focus is assisting Food clients (e.g. producers, manufacturers, distributors, packagers, etc.) succeed through food safety certifications (e.g. GFSI-SQF/BRC/FSSC, HACCP, non-GMO, social compliance audits/SMETA, gluten-free, palm oil/RSPO, GMP+, FAMI-QS, Safe Feed/Safe Food, etc.), supplier auditing, testing, and training services. With his expertise, plus SGS’ 140+yr history in the food safety business many resources exist.

In addition to being a dedicated resource for clients on food industry information he’s past chairperson (2x) of ASQ’s Milwaukee Section and member of IFT sections in Chicago and SE WI.