Food and Beverages Tech Review: Specials Magazine

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.