There has never been a more challenging time for the food and agri-food industry. Managing food safety risks, intense competition, rapidly changing consumer trends and pressure to reduce costs whilst increasing operating efficiencies are providing the industry with a number of competitive global challenges.

Organizations in the food and agri-food industry need to manage business risks, and meet legal requirements if they are to remain competitive, protect their reputation and enhance their brand. Export is vital to the success of many food and beverage organizations and ever-increasing demands through legislation and customer and consumer requirements is a key driver for implementing management and compliance systems.