SQF Institute

Name: SQF Institute
Address: 2345 Crystal Drive, Suite 800, Arlington, VA, 22202, US
Telephone: +12022200635

The SQF (Safe Quality Food) Institute is a division of the FMI, the Food Industry Association. SQFI

10/29/2026

17 companies across 13 states, with more than 57,000 round-trip miles already booked to Tucson.

From Costco Wholesale in San Diego to King Arthur Baking Company in Vermont, food safety and quality professionals across the country are making their way to Tucson for SQF Unites 2027.

The titles vary: SQF practitioners, quality managers, compliance leads, auditors, directors of food safety. So do the industries: dairy, baking, produce, flexible packaging, grocery retail.

What stays consistent is the reason they are coming. SQF Unites is the only conference built entirely around the SQF Code, hosted by the team that writes and maintains it.

With Edition 10 audits beginning in Q1 2027, this year's conference is where practitioners will hear directly from the SQFI technical team, exchange real audit experiences, and prepare to move Edition 10 from the Code into practice.

SQF Unites 2027 runs March 22-25 at the JW Marriott Tucson Starr Pass. Registration is open now.

10/28/2026

The retail supply chain just drew a line in the sand. Agents and brokers without third-party certification are on the wrong side of it.

What standard opens doors with major retailers now requiring certification? SQF can open those doors. So, how do you move from excluded to essential?

Agents, brokers, traders, merchants, importers, and exporters play an increasingly central role in global supply chains. Yet many of these organizations never physically handle a product. Their influence on supplier approvals, traceability, documentation, and sourcing decisions is significant, but largely unregulated by any formal certification standard.

Let's close that gap: https://hubs.ly/Q04zhSxl0

10/22/2026

Looking for practical food safety guidance you can put to work? SQFI’s video library brings together expert conversations, timely insights and best practices covering the issues that matter across the industry.
Explore the collection for free and find the guidance your team needs, whenever you need it.

Catch up anytime, anywhere 👉 https://hubs.ly/Q04zhRbG0aW

10/21/2026

How well do your food safety programs work together?

A strong food safety system depends on more than individual programs. It requires consistency and alignment across your entire operation. But how can you identify gaps that traditional record reviews might miss?

Join us on October 26 for a free SQF365 digital seminar presented with SCS Global Services to explore how vertical trace exercises can help you:

- Follow a complete record trail across multiple food safety programs.
- Identify gaps through random record selection rather than handpicked examples.
- Prepare for evolving certification requirements and strengthen audit readiness.

Discover how connecting the dots across your food safety system can help demonstrate consistent ex*****on and uncover opportunities for improvement.

Register with the link in the first comment.

10/21/2026

10/20/2026

Still relying on paper forms and spreadsheets for food safety documentation?

Discover how automation and digital tools can help your team improve visibility, streamline documentation, and identify issues faster.

Watch the free recording of SQF Product Spotlight: Automation & Digital Documentation, presented in partnership with SmartBrief.

Featuring an introduction from Rachel Anderson, SQF vice president of business development and strategy, this session brings together seven technology providers to demonstrate tools for digital food safety documentation and automation.

Insights and product demos from:
- Allera Technologies: Paddy McNamara, founder and CEO, with Gretta Wagner, director of quality at NML Foods
- SafetyChain Software: Ian Hildebrandt, principal solutions consultant
- SGS: Jennifer Lott, senior director of tailored solutions, SGS North America
- AuditQ: Yelco Gonzalez, CEO
- Wherefour, Inc.: Geoff Ellis, chief operations officer
- Keychain: Jordan Weitz, co-founder
- FoodReady Food Safety Software: Gerry Galloway, CEO and co-founder

What you’ll gain:
- See real-world product demonstrations from seven technology providers.
- Explore approaches to digital tracking, data capture and compliance reporting.
- Compare solutions and evaluate implementation, integration and fit for your facility.

Whether you’re a QA/QC manager, food safety professional, or leader exploring automation, this recording offers a practical look at the tools helping teams move beyond manual processes.

Watch the recording in the comment below. 👇

10/19/2026

How can your organization turn food safety culture into measurable, everyday practices?

Join us on November 4 for a free SQF365 digital seminar presented by CMX1 and Texas Star Nut & Food Company to explore how technology can help strengthen food safety culture, streamline compliance, and drive continuous improvement.

Hear how Texas Star Nut & Food Company transitioned from paper-based processes to a digital compliance program and discover practical approaches to:

- Build and maintain a strong food safety culture.
- Align teams and support digital transformation initiatives.
- Use technology to strengthen compliance with FDA, USDA, and SQF requirements.
- Measure progress and drive continuous improvement.

Register today: https://hubs.ly/Q04BzrGF0

10/15/2026

As the weather gets cooler its time to put on some more layers. The SQF store offers jackets, scarves, official plaques, banners, and other branded merchandise to help you proudly recognize your achievement and demonstrate your commitment to food safety excellence.

Head to the store: https://hubs.ly/Q04B743x0

10/14/2026

10/13/2026

Tomorrow, seven companies will answer a single question running through every demo: How do you move food safety documentation from paper to digital without disrupting what already works?

On October 14, FoodReady, Allera, SafetyChain Software, SGS, AuditQ, Wherefour, Inc., and Keychain will each take a dedicated 30-minute slot during the SQF Product Spotlight Day to show their tools in action, with actual software running actual workflows from data capture to compliance reporting.

Rachel Anderson, SQF’s VP of Business Development and Strategy, opens the event with a briefing on where the industry stands on automation. From there, each company walks through how their platform handles the documentation challenges QA/QC managers and food safety practitioners face every day.

If you have been asked to evaluate automation tools but haven't had time to compare options side by side, this is a practical way to see multiple approaches in a single sitting and ask providers directly about implementation, integration, and fit for your facility.

Free, online, and open to anyone in the food safety community, with the registration link in the first comment.

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