Food Industry Technical Management Services for Food Manufacturers and Handlers in Inverness , Grampian, Highlands & Islands, Moray & The North of Scotland

Experience
The business was set up by Ian Meek, a Food Technologist with over 25 years of Production and Technical Management/Directorship experience within the chilled and frozen food sectors; supplying internationally: large retailers to corner shops, foodservice and caterers. Ian holds a Food Technology honours degree, Advanced HACCP (with credit) and Fellowship of the Institute of Food Science and Technology.

Construction projects:
New factories, replacement factories, extensions to factories, new and replacement laboratories and new waste processing plant.

Development:
Of plant, of plant management and supervisory staff, of products processes and systems. Building business relationships with UK retailers, foodservice/process industries, EU, Asian and US importers. Ensuring compliance with expectations of customers, importers, regulators, and insurers. Gaining accreditations from: EFSIS (97 onwards), BRC (98 onwards), SALSA (07 onwards) Kosher, Organic and CLAS (Laboratory).

Recent appointments:-
Crab, Scallop, Scampi, Langoustine processors, venison and small game processors, value added meat, cheese, fish processors, ready meal pie and soup manufacturers, cheese, meat, fish and vegetable smokers, kelp processor, sandwich, manufacturers and drinks businesses.

Examples of Projects can be found here: "Projects listed by client type" or "Projects listed by project type".

Testimonials
To protect the confidentiality of our client base, business names have been edited from all testimonials:
Helped us make some painful decisions and formulate our plans for the future – a fantastic help.  - Curer and Smoker
   
Ian got the job done quickly and effectively with no fuss, allowing us to concentrate on our other issues. - Meat processor
 
Excellent advice for our new packaging – gave solid arguments. Draws upon support networks for wider opinions when necessary.  - Value added fish processor
   
...excellent “one stop technical shop” for the small manufacturer like me. - Scallop and langoustine processor
   
Gave quick helpful and effective guidance.   - Sandwich manufacturer
   
Provided well presented systems and procedures to help with our accreditation.   - Kelp curing business
   
Provided support, new systems and the training to pull us out of a difficult situation. Worth every penny. – Fish processor
Past Accreditations : Organic, CLAS, Kosher, EFSIS and BRC
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Food Factory build projects, Food Process development, Process improvement, Food quality management systems, Food factory cleaning and hygiene systems, HACCP Training, Food safety systems, Food microbiological issues, Enforcement authority issues - Meat hygiene service - Environmental Heath -Trading Standards, Achieving technical acceptance, Gaining accreditation: BRC, British Retail Consortium Global Food Standard, Organic Food standards, SALSA- Safe and local supplier assurance, Food labelling & food legislation, Waste and environmental controls, Staff training in English or Polish. Interim technical management – part time technical management – technical management services – technical support and advice – staff training, A Qualified food technologist with a food manufacturing technical management background specialist in Ready to eat cooked and raw food products Chilled and frozen raw meat poultry and fish products. Serving Scotland, Serving the North of Scotland: Highlands and Islands, Moray and Grampian. Achieving technical standards – improving food plant technical competence – improving customer satisfaction, providing access to the broader market.

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