Consultancy for food businesses
We offer consultancy and coaching for food and beverage businesses to help you comply with the food safety requirements.
For details of the training courses on offer, please refer to our Training page
These are just some of the areas I can help businesses with.
If you need advice or assistance with something else, please get in touch to discuss your requirements.
Fast-track Startup
From $1400
Suitable for early stage food business startups, foodpreneurs and aspiring foodies. Helping you understand the food laws in NZ, where your food business idea fits, the requirements, safe procedures and the record requirements. Includes access to an online food safety course covering some essential knowledge and some 1-to-1 coaching sessions to get you set up and ready to register and verify.
Package Includes:
- Phone consultation to discuss your food product/business
- Access to my Online Food Safety Essentials Course covering the 5 compulsory food safety topics.
- 3 x 3-hour coaching sessions, 1-to-1 to develop your template Food Control Plan or National Programme
- Record pack of templates to use
- Owner’s training and competency record
- Help preparing for your first Verification
- Follow-up phone call after your first Verification to help resolve any issues.
For a no obligation phone call to discuss your idea and see if this package is suitable, please contact me
Growth & development package
Contact for a custom quote
If you want to grow or develop your business with new products, premises or changing scope I can help you understand the food safety requirements for the next level. Wholesaling, scaling up and packaging your products might require labelling , traceability and recall systems, or a whole new plan if it puts you into a different category like a My Food Plan.
I can help you identify what the new requirements will be and help you put the right procedures and paperwork in place so you can grow.
To discuss your plans and get a quote please contact me:
Franchises and expansions
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Want to expand and open new shops? Or start a franchise?
I can help write procedures and records to ensure people will do things safely under your brand name. I can set up food safety systems that can be implemented easily by other branches.
Consistency is important for your brand so I can develop or adapt online food safety training courses so you can ensure consistency of staff training.
To discuss your plans and get a quote please contact me:
Review and Problem solve
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Do you already run a food business but want to do things better? Did you have a bad verification and need some help to improve?
If you’re worried about whether you are doing everything right, I can help review your current system, identify any weaknesses and rationalize the paperwork and records required.
I can help you resolve tricky problems or recover from a poor verification so you can proceed with confidence. Coaching and training is available for owners or staff.
To discuss your plans and get a quote please contact me:
Coaching vs. Consultancy - What's the difference?
Most companies use the word consultancy, but when I work with a food business it’s more like coaching. By that I mean that there needs to be a transfer of knowledge and power to the business owner so that they can operate safely when I’m not there.
It’s no use me coming in and telling you what to do and you not understanding why you are doing it. You wouldn’t pass your verification if you cant answer any of the Verifier’s questions about food safety and why you are doing things!
Coaching is where we sit down together, talk through the requirements and come up with good solutions and ways of doing things that will work in your business. For example, I’ll explain what records are required and we can discuss the options; you might be a fan of paper and clipboards, or hate it and want to go fully digital. Whatever works best for you is going to be the best solution as you’ll be keeping those records every day for years to come.
Other Environmental Health Consultancy
Alcohol licensing can be confusing and complicated. I can help you apply for an On-licence, Off-licence and Special Licence for your business or event. I understand what the Council and District Licensing Committee want to see in your application from my experience working in local government.
I can also help you meet the ongoing aspects of the Sale and Supply of Alcohol Act. There are many free resources available that you can use to improve your alcohol management and help you secure your licence renewal or prevent a failed Controlled Purchase Order.
I can train managers and staff, help you prepare for your interview with the Licensing Inspector, Public Health or the Police, help you prepare for a hearing of your application and help you deal with any objections to your application.
I can provide noise measurements for your business or event. For example if you have a Resource Consent that requires you to monitor noise levels and report them to Council, I can undertake those noise measurements and provide you with a report of the results.
I use a calibrated noise meter and methods that comply with the NZ Standards for noise measurements.
