Hollister Food Safety Consultant

FDA Food Safety Consulting for Hollister Food Businesses of All Sizes

If you’re producing or processing food, you know the pressure. Regulators and major buyers like Costco, Walmart, and Whole Foods don’t mess around with their requirements. As your Hollister Food Safety Consultant, FoodReady AI helps you create systems that actually work—not just binders collecting dust on a shelf. We’ll help you develop HACCP and Preventive Controls plans, set up GMP and prerequisite programs, manage your documentation, and run mock audits to get you ready. We prepare businesses for all the major certifications: HACCP, SQF, GMP, FSMA, USDA, and GFSI-aligned programs.

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 the Auditor Leading Your Certification Efforts

Dave Seddon, our Chief Food Safety Officer at FoodReady AI, leads every Hollister consulting project. Dave’s been in the trenches—he audited over 500 food manufacturers for SQF and GMP programs and was nominated as a finalist for SQF Auditor of the Year. Since he knows precisely what auditors look for, Dave helps local teams here in Hollister create hazard analyses, documentation, and programs that’ll hold up under scrutiny. When you work with Food Safety Consultants in Hollister, you get practical systems your operators can run—and auditors will trust.

Hollister Food Safety Consulting Services
for Hollister Manufacturers & Growers

We work with all kinds of food businesses in Hollister—from produce growers throughout San Benito County to local co-packers and specialty food processors in Ridgemark and Cienega Valley. Here’s what we can help you with: developing HACCP and Preventive Controls plans, setting up GMP and prerequisite programs (think sanitation, allergen management, pest control, supplier approval, and recall/traceability systems), and managing all your documentation with the proper forms, logs, and version control. We’ll also run gap assessments, conduct mock audits, and prepare you for certification. Everything we do aligns with HACCP, SQF, GMP, GFSI schemes, FSMA Preventive Controls, FSMA 204, and USDA requirements. You’ll have one integrated framework that keeps you compliant and ready for any audit.

Audit-Ready Programs That Strengthen Operations

FoodReady AI takes you beyond those dusty binders to create working programs that improve safety and help you pass audits.

Keep product quality and food safety consistent across all your operations
Meet HACCP, SQF, FSMA, USDA, and GFSI certification standards
Cut down on non-compliance risks, fines, and audit findings
Better manage hazards and risks throughout your process flow
Get programs tailored to your specific products, staff, and budget
Speed up customer approvals with solid, audit-ready documentation

We Offer Ongoing: Support Beyond Implementation

We don’t just drop off documents and disappear—we help you weave compliance into your everyday operations. Working closely with your QA, operations, and management teams ensures that your food safety systems are practical and sustainable. FoodReady’s digital tools support this with features like floor checks and records capture, checklist management, document control, environmental monitoring, trending, and traceability tracking.

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.

How We Guide Hollister Businesses to Certification

We’ve got a proven process to help Hollister businesses pass audits confidently:

Gap Assessment
We’ll start by reviewing your facility (either on-site or virtually) to check out your flows, zoning, controls, and documentation. You’ll get a prioritized action plan that shows you exactly what needs attention first.

Food Safety Document Development

We’ll create your HACCP and FSMA Preventive Controls plans, SOPs, and prerequisite programs, including allergen control, supplier approval, and recall/traceability. Everything is backed up with digital logs, forms, and version control.

Environmental Monitoring Program

If you run produce operations, co-packing, or high-risk facilities, we’ll design environmental monitoring programs with zone mapping, swab schedules, and pathogen strategies—all supported by digital scheduling and trending tools.

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.

Hollister Food Safety Consulting

Here are a few of our valuable customers’ most frequently asked questions about Hollister FDA Food Safety Consulting Services.

Do you provide food safety consulting in Hollister and San Benito County?

Absolutely. We work with Downtown Hollister, Ridgemark, Cienega Valley, San Juan Bautista, and San Benito County facilities. We can provide on-site or hybrid consulting services if you’re in Greater Hollister./span>

What certifications do you help with?

We’ll help you with HACCP, FSMA Preventive Controls, SQF, GMP, GFSI certification schemes, and USDA programs.

How long does it take to become audit-ready?

It depends on what we find in the gap assessment and how much work needs to be done.

Can you help us recover from a failed audit?

Of course. We’ll review your nonconformances, determine the root causes, implement corrective actions, and run a mock audit before you try for certification again.

Will you be there during our certification audit?

Yes, we’ll be there. We’ll help your team manage the document room, prepare evidence, and coach staff through the process.

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