Food Service and Retail Food Operations:  Restaurants, convenience stores, food trucks, grocers and more

Food safety subject matter expertise
‍We’ve been there! Our team has experience as food handlers, dishwashers, kitchen managers, food safety regulators, and even program managers of entire food regulatory divisions. Our credentialed staff have undergraduate and graduate degrees in hotel, restaurant and institutional management and food safety, coupled with well over a decade of experience in the public and private sectors of retail and manufactured foods.

‍Inspections and audits
‍Our staff has more than a decade of experience conducting and overseeing health inspections, having worked for EcoSure as a third-party auditor, for the Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services and at the DC Department of Health. Our Founder and CEO is the former Program Manager for the Division of Food, formerly the Food Safety and Hygiene Inspection Services Division and has extensive knowledge and expertise regarding DC regulations, processes, and requirements. 

‍Assistance after a closure or license suspension
‍If your operations were recently suspended as the result of a failed health inspection, we can help you correct the violations and get your business operational again. Not only will we assist with correcting the cited violations, but we’ll also educate your team, and help you improve your practices to help you prevent suspensions in the future.

‍Corrective action assistance
‍If you’ve been marked out of compliance on a recent health inspection, we can help you take swift corrective action to make sure you get into and stay in compliance with local regulations. Our experts can help educate your teams and get you operating with food safety in mind- protecting your customers, your team, and your company from the harmful effects of foodborne illnesses. We can also help you create and execute a risk control plan, which is often required by a regulatory authority after documented violations. 

‍HACCP plan creation
‍Our team has experience in writing and reviewing HACCP plans. We know about the rules and regulations in DC and Virginia and will help you create and execute HACCP plans, so you can come into compliance with local regulations, and continue to protect your customers, staff, and your company from foodborne illness.

‍Food safety education for food handlers and managers
‍Our team is passionate about food safety education, and we can help your staff understand the importance of keeping food safe. With relatable, easy to understand content, we’ll teach your teams why food safety is so important and how to incorporate safe food handling practices into their everyday work. We can help you create a good food safety culture and reduce the risk of foodborne illness. We do not provide certificate training for food handlers or certified food manager certificates, rather, we provide topic-based education on an as-needed basis.

‍Food safety culture assessments and guidance
‍If you want your employees to prioritize food safety, even when no one is looking, we can help you improve your Food Safety Culture (FSC). We define FSC as a set of shared values, beliefs, norms, and practices held and performed by empowered employees that behave in a way that puts food safety first, especially when no one is looking. We’ll perform a food safety culture assessment and provide a report that can help you take action to improve the food safety culture in your establishment. 

Interested in Working with Us? Contact us to schedule a free 30 minute consultation!