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Top 10 Challenges for Food Manufacturers

Food safety: Jeff Chilton identifies 10 key challenges that food manufacturers face, based on his 30+ years of food industry experience.

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Continuous Improvement: A Journey Worth Taking

Food industry veteran Holly Mockus offers helpful hints in managing the change that accompanies continuous improvement.

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Under Construction: Tips for Building Terrific Training Courses

Food safety training: learn tips to help you build effective training courses that will engage your learners.

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Video: Total Operational Performance

In this excerpt from his 2016 Alchemy Conference presentation, expert consultant Jeff Chilton discusses the Total Operational Performance System (TOPS).

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The ROI of Employee Engagement

Employee engagement is key to employee performance and impacts the bottom line.

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4 Parts of Culture that Impact Total Operational Performance

There are four parts of culture that impact food companies’ total operational performance: commitment, behavior, teamwork, and service.

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Reduce Lost Profit from Food Waste: Industry Tax Benefits of Food Donations

Food waste is a major profit-killer, not to mention a strain on the global economy. Learn how to reduce food waste for sustainable, profitable operation.

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5 Ways for the Food Industry to Avoid Criminal Liability: Lessons from Peanut Corporation of America

Peanut Corporation of America (PCA) execs received to jail time leaving food industry open to criminal liability. Mitigate risks in your operation.

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Rules of Engagement: How to Create a Culture of Productivity

Food companies must understand how front-line workers learn, what motivates them, & how to engage them to build a culture of continuous improvement.

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