How Food Manufacturers Can Tackle the Labor Shortage

Food manufacturers are once again bracing themselves as the Omicron variant is causing increased sick leave across schools and workplaces. As a result, businesses are looking at yet another labor shortage caused by employees unable to come to work because of children at home due to school closures, or because they themselves are unwell. While […]

Is Your Food Defense Plan Inspection-Ready?

Is Your Food Defense Plan Inspection-Ready

At Harvest Food Solutions, we have written before about the importance of a strong Food Defense Plan as part of your business’ overall food security. Recently, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has announced the resumption of routine inspections of businesses of all sizes, in part to assess compliance with their standards regarding Food Defense […]

Defining the New Normal for the Food Supply Chain

Probably the most frequently-asked question this year is: when do we get back to normal? The word itself has a variety of connotations, and can look very different depending on who is asking the question. But as the COVID-19 pandemic drags on and countries worldwide continue to react to changing scenarios, our quest for the […]