San Francisco Food Safety Consultant

Food Safety Consultants in San Francisco for Fast, Audit-Ready Certification.

If you run a food facility, you know regulators, retailers, and customers demand strict compliance. As your dedicated food safety consultant, FoodReady AI builds practical, audit-ready systems tailored to your operation. We focus on what matters: HACCP and FSMA Preventive Control plans, GMP and prerequisite programs, clear documentation, and realistic mock audits.

Our team supports all major certifications, including HACCP, SQF, GMP, FSMA, USDA, and GFSI standards. We don’t provide training; we work alongside your staff to design systems running on the floor.

Leading Companies Trust FoodReady

Engage with an expedient process that is more than traditional consulting. Supported by a unique combination of veteran food safety experts and software intelligence, we get your Food Safety / HACCP programs ready to stay ready for any GFSI, BRC, SQF, or Retail Audit, in addition to State, USDA, or FDA inspections.

Hear It From Real People

See how FoodReady’s Food Safety Plans and Management Solutions has positively impacted and helped hundreds of businesses just like yours.

“The people at FoodReady are excellent to work with and care to get involved with your company and make it as best as it can be. FoodReady staff also helped provide training to our QA team.”

“We like the customizable options and ease of use. The support that comes with it. We would not have been able to pass our audit without the support staff of FoodReady.”

“Peace of mind, safety, and accountability. With all of these things and the FoodReady team (especially Dustin!), we felt confident and ready for the USDA and about our product safety.”

Meet Your San Francisco Food Safety Consulting Leader

Dave Seddon, our Chief Food Safety Officer at FoodReady AI, leads your project. Dave’s credentials speak for themselves. He’s audited over 500 manufacturers for SQF and GMP and was a finalist for SQF Auditor of the Year. He brings something invaluable to your project: the auditor’s perspective. Dave knows exactly what documentation, hazard analysis, and evidence reviewers want to see because he’s spent years on the other side of that table. When you work with Dave and our San Francisco-based team of food safety consultants, you’ll get systems your operators can use daily.

Food Safety Consulting Services
in San Francisco

Whether you run a ready-to-eat kitchen in the Mission District, a beverage co-packer in SoMa, a bakery in the Sunset, or a seafood processor near Fisherman’s Wharf, we’ve got you covered. We understand your unique food industry landscape and deliver consulting services that fit your needs. Our consulting covers all the prerequisite programs required: sanitation schedules, allergen control, supplier approval, employee hygiene, pest control, recall programs, and traceability.

We don’t make you juggle requirements from different standards. Our consultants integrate HACCP, SQF, GMP, GFSI schemes, FSMA Preventive Controls, FSMA 204 traceability, and USDA standards into one cohesive system. Instead of dealing with disconnected binders and spreadsheets, you’ll have a streamlined food safety management system designed around your specific products and facility flow. That’s what makes our San Francisco Food Safety Consulting services practical and efficient.

Audit-Ready Systems That Actually Work

We prepare you to pass your audit while actually improving your food safety practices. With FoodReady, you get:

Improved food safety and consistent product quality
Alignment with recognized certification standards and regulations
Reduced risk of non-compliance, fines, and audit findings
Stronger risk management and hazard control across the process flow
Custom program design around your products, people, and budget
Faster retailer approvals backed by credible documentation

Supporting You Beyond Audit Day

We don’t disappear once your documentation is written. We partner with your operations, QA, and management teams to implement systems your people can maintain over the long haul. With FoodReady’s digital tools, you’ll bring your compliance management into the modern age: record floor checks digitally, manage checklists efficiently, control SOP versions, monitor environmental data trends, and track traceability from supplier to customer. This tech-forward approach makes our food safety consultants in San Francisco different. We prepare you for the audit and help you stay compliant every day after that.

How Can Our AI Food Safety Management Software Help You?

Our AI-Powered Food Safety Management System is more than just a compliance tool – it’s an intelligent system designed to streamline and strengthen your food safety and operational processes. The AI gives you great suggestions, and it’s all built-in with food safety smart tips from experts tailored for different kinds of food industries.

Rapid AI HACCP Plan Creation

FoodReady’s AI HACCP Builder offers pre-built templates, cutting HACCP plan development from hours to minutes.

AI-Generated SOPs & Checklists

FoodReady’s AI Assistant creates and automates SOPs and checklists, detecting missed tasks and ensuring protocol compliance

Unified Batch & Inventory Management

Our AI Assistant offers real-time tracking of production, inventory, and costs, enhancing efficiency and reducing compliance problems

Complete Traceability & Recall Readiness

FoodReady’s AI provides full traceability by linking ingredients to final products, facilitating rapid recalls and efficient audits

Automated Supplier Compliance

Reduce manual effort and increase transparency with AI-powered automatic management and updates of supplier documents

Live Monitoring & Instant Alerts

AI-powered dashboards offer real-time KPI monitoring and safety incident alerts for timely intervention.

Our Roadmap to Certification in San Francisco

The steps we take to help our San Francisco clients pass a certification audit:

Gap Assessment

We start with a facility tour—on-site in San Francisco or virtually. We’ll review your production flows, zoning, controls, and documentation. Then, you’ll receive a prioritized action plan showing which critical tasks need your attention first.

Food Safety Document Development We create all the core documents you need: HACCP and FSMA Preventive Control plans, SOPs, prerequisite programs, and control procedures. This covers everything: allergen management, supplier approval, recall and traceability systems, forms and logs, and version-controlled documentation ready for any audit.

Environmental Monitoring Program We design monitoring programs for high-risk and ready-to-eat operations: zone mapping, swab schedules, pathogen detection strategies, and digital capture tools that help you trend results over time.

We Can Help You Develop Your
Food Safety Documentation

Our Team Members

We will deliver the best job with the best team.

Dave Seddon MBA RDN LDN, is a co-founder of FoodReady and has conducted over 500 GFSI audits across the United States.

Luke has extensive SQF, BRC, USDA, and FSQA leadership experience at multiple large food manufacturers.

Denice is a HACCP, PCQI, GFSI SQF Practitioner/Internal Auditor with a strong background in food manufacturing.

Maggie is a certified food safety consultant and SQF practitioner.

Sam, a lean six sigma black belt, has been a Plant Manager and also a sanitation expert at several large food companies.

Danielle has worked as QA Director at several large companies including Bolthouse Farms, Bumblee Tuna, Chiquita Banana and is a GFSI and FSMA expert.

San Francisco Food Safety Consulting

Here are a few of the most frequently asked questions by our valuable customers related to San Francisco’s Food Safety Consulting Services

Do you offer food safety consulting across San Francisco and nearby areas?

Yes. We offer on-site and hybrid Food Safety Consulting near me coverage in Mission District, SoMa, Chinatown, Sunset, Richmond, Tenderloin, North Beach, Castro, Haight-Ashbury, Pacific Heights, and Bayview-Hunters Point. We can be there if your facility is anywhere in Greater San Francisco.

Which certifications do you help with?

We specialize in HACCP, FSMA Preventive Controls, SQF, GMP, USDA, and GFSI schemes. To clarify, we focus on consulting and implementation, not training.

How quickly can we be ready for an audit?

Timelines vary by facility, but once high-priority gaps are addressed, most clients are audit-ready within 30–90 days.

We failed a previous audit—can you help us recover?

Absolutely. We analyze nonconformances, address root causes, conduct a mock audit, and prepare corrective action plans (CAPAs).

Will you attend the certification audit?

Yes, we provide support in the document room, evidence management, and coaching staff during the audit process.

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