ASC Consultants

Food safety isn’t what it was five years ago. New regulations, evolving industry standards, and emerging processing technologies create a constant need for adaptation. But here’s the challenge—most food businesses are so focused on daily operations that keeping up with compliance changes and continuous improvement often takes a backseat. The same team managing production can often need helping hands with tracking the regulatory world and implementing the necessary updates. That’s where a trusted partner becomes critical—bridging the gap between compliance and innovation, ensuring businesses don’t just keep up, but stay ahead.

ASC Consultants provides the critical external oversight food businesses need to maintain the highest standards of safety, quality, and compliance. Specializing in fractional QA support, ASC goes beyond traditional consulting by actively assessing internal processes, conducting internal audits, and implementing improvements with speed and efficiency. Their experienced, hands-on, collaborative approach ensures that companies meet regulatory requirements while driving continuous improvement in their food safety programs. By providing expert guidance and supplemental resources, ASC helps businesses strengthen their internal monitoring systems and adapt to evolving industry standards with confidence.

“Consumers expect safe and high-quality products, and we add the most value by helping businesses validate their processes, analyze data and implement lasting, organization-wide programs,” says Adrienne Steele, CEO and Founder of ASC Consultants.

The company provides comprehensive services within the FDA-regulated and food service industries, specializing in documentation, implementation, and risk mitigation. With teams on the ground in Texas, New York, and California—including Los Angeles—it understands wholesale manufacturing, food service, and commissary operations. Their expertise lies in implementing protocols and programs focused on environmental monitoring, sanitary practices, and hygienic review gap assessments. Investors and companies alike rely on ASC’s services to strengthen quality departments and enhance overall food safety.

Beyond compliance, ASC focuses on the human element in food safety, ensuring that teams understand the ‘why’ behind protocols. Their highly trained professionals integrate seamlessly into client operations, offering support in product development, new line validation, and regulatory adherence. By delivering reliable, efficient, and well-structured programs, ASC empowers clients to focus on core business priorities while maintaining excellence in GMP and GFSI compliance.

This client-centric approach begins with pre-interviews and gap assessments to identify priorities, deliverables, and timelines. Through this initial phase, the company builds trust, shares its working methods, and evaluates the client’s programs. Following the assessment, ASC develops a structured roadmap and recommendations report tailored to objectives in R&D, GMP-to-GFSI transitions, quality management, or facility openings. The highly structured onboarding process includes clear responsibilities, target dates, and milestones tracked via completion reports and KPIs for transparency. It also assists clients in developing and reporting quality KPIs to measure success, ensuring effective implementation and alignment with goals.

One example of ASC’s impact is a pilot program they launched to support a food service business in its next phase of growth. The project involved opening a small food facility from proof of concept, developing quality systems, training the team, and securing approval to implement Global Food Safety Initiative (GFSI) standards from the ground up. This included a hygienic construction review and full permitting of a new 200,000-square-foot facility, bringing the client’s vision to life.

In another case, ASC was hired by Fermented Sciences and Flying Embers to support their food safety team and transition their facility and team from alcohol-only production to non-alcoholic production, developing and implementing the GFSI protocols, strengthening process for alcoholic and non-alcoholic programs for the facility, and securing all program implementation to ensure successful and consistent operations. Bill Moses, the Founder and CEO of Flying Embers, commented “ASC was an ideal partner to our organization and entire staff in achieving SQF Certification. They understood how to work entrepreneurially and collaboratively with a fast-paced organization like ours while upholding the highest standard and pushing us to new levels.”

These projects highlight ASC’s ability to guide businesses through complex food safety and operational challenges. Backed by a team of seasoned and bi-lingual professionals with expertise in food safety, quality, and food science—many holding advanced degrees—ASC brings a deep understanding of regulatory compliance and industry best practices. Their experience extends to farm compliance, USDA facility setup, and adherence to FSIS and GMP regulations. This collective expertise and commitment to excellence drive impactful service and operational improvements.

The company has a strong vision for the future and is excited about supporting organizations. It recently became a recognized consultant for food safety and quality services in the food and beauty industries in California through CMTC and in Texas through TMAC. ASC isn’t just a compliance partner—it’s a force multiplier for all food businesses from Fortune 500 to first-time entrepreneurs. As regulations tighten and consumer expectations rise, ASC stands at the intersection of safety, quality, and innovation, shaping the future of food safety.