
If you can't reconcile the quantities, you can't defend the lot
An Alberta prepared meals manufacturer I've spent time with runs a full physical count on the last Saturday of every month.

An Alberta prepared meals manufacturer I've spent time with runs a full physical count on the last Saturday of every month.

The producer makes marinades and finishing sauces out of a 22,000 square foot facility west of Hamilton.

Most food manufacturers think about production risk in terms of the big moments. The equipment failure. The supplier that ships the wrong ingredient.

Most food manufacturers think about recalls in terms of product. Which lot is affected. How much is out there. How quickly it can come off shelves.

It starts with a phone call. Not a scheduled one. The kind that comes in on a Tuesday morning while your team is mid-shift, and the voice on the other end…

At some point, every food plant gets tested. Not during a smooth production run. Not when everything is on schedule.
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