LRQA is proud to announce its attendance at the 2025 GFSI (Global Food Safety Initiative) Conference, which will be held from 31 March to 3 April in Dublin, Ireland.
The Global Food Safety Initiative (GFSI) Conference is a key event that brings together leaders from the food sector, technology experts, and policymakers to advance food safety and consumer trust worldwide. The upcoming conference, which will take place in Dublin from March 31 to April 3, 2025, will focus on "Global Resilience: Forging a Sustainable Food Safety Future."
During the conference, LRQA’s Supply Chain Assurance Technical Director, Kimberly Coffin, will deliver a Tech Talk exploring how we're transforming supplier verification processes to build risk resilience.
Abstract
During this session, "Turning data into action: Transforming supplier verification processes to build risk resilience," Kimberly will delve into the role of supplier programmes in a more digital and data driven era and how businesses should be leveraging this data to quickly identify, prioritise and address risk, ultimately ensuring the delivery of safe, high-quality food to consumers. During the session, Kimberly will be joined by Liz Ward, Senior Director Supplier Quality, EMEA at McCormick & Co, to share some insights into how recent changes to their approach to supplier verification has enhanced data collection and supplier insights, enabling McCormick to better understand where the true risks exist.
Key takeaways:
- Risk identification: Understand how leveraging the ‘right’ supplier compliance data enables businesses to pinpoint and address risks more effectively and efficiently.
- Supply chain segmentation: Discover the role of data in supporting risk-based segmentation strategies for improved supply chain resilience and efficiency.
- Risk-based supplier verification: Learn how to transform a one-size-fits-all supplier assurance programme to be more strategically designed, data-informed and focused on risk resilience.
- Real-world applications: Hear from McCormick & Co's experience on how changes to their approach to supplier verification, underpinned by data intelligence, has successfully enabled a more informed view of supplier risk.
LRQA's commitment to ensuring safe and sustainable food supply is relentless and its presence at the GFSI Conference underpins its role as the leading global assurance partner. Join LRQA at the 2025 GFSI Conference to be part of the conversations driving real impact.