In this episode of Food Tech Talk: Supply Chain Insights from Farm to Fork, host Lydia Adams is joined by Michelle Brydalski, VP of Food Safety and Quality Assurance at Charcuterie Artisans.

Join them as they investigate the data and why ignoring trends is a recipe for disaster and explain why proper preparation is vital for dealing with recalls. Michelle will explain why checkbox plans just aren’t good enough and why transparency always wins. Together, they also discuss being an advocate for the customer and thinking like a detective when you’re looking for issues and improvements.

Michelle plays a real mentorship role to newcomers in the industry and as she explains, for her, it’s all about helping them to build their toolbox. During the chat, she goes on to shine a light on the exact type of curious humble mentality you need to succeed in the industry, whatever degree you’ve come into it with. As Michelle recounts, it’s by trusting the professionals and those who really understand the practical mechanics of an operation that you can learn and become a top professional in this industry.

Michelle is the VP of Food Safety and Quality Assurance at Charcuterie Artisans, an industry leader as far as delivering safe and high-quality food products to consumers goes. On top of that, she has held roles at Brady Enterprises and Rich Products Corporation since she cut her teeth at General Mills – as Michelle explains at the top of the discussion.

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