3rd Party Standards and Regulatory Programs
Let us help you identify which program is right for you. We can help with HACCP/PCP Food Safety plans, GFSI programs (i.e. SQF, BRCGS, Canada Gap) and retailer expectations. This can include building a plan from scratch, or helping you make improvements to an existing one. We can also help if you are currently provincial and want to make the jump to federal or new to it all.
Training and Food Safety Culture
We can assist in all sorts of customized food safety training activities to establish and enforce a positive food safety culture.
Clients often take advantage of on-site training, which can include one on one sessions, large groups, varying shifts and department specific options.
Training topics can include but not limited to HACCP, Good Manufacturing Practices, Personnel Hygiene, Internal Auditing, Risk Assessment, Root Cause Analysis, Food Fraud, Food Defense and more.
Clients often take advantage of on-site training, which can include one on one sessions, large groups, varying shifts and department specific options.
Training topics can include but not limited to HACCP, Good Manufacturing Practices, Personnel Hygiene, Internal Auditing, Risk Assessment, Root Cause Analysis, Food Fraud, Food Defense and more.
Program Readiness and Improvements
Once certified, we can help you maintain and improve your program by visiting at a set frequency, completing internal audits, analyzing trends, leading root cause analysis, ensuring program verifications and assisting with validations. It can also mean addressing those tasks that have been put aside.
Clients enjoy this oversight as a means to ensure audit readiness at all times.
Clients enjoy this oversight as a means to ensure audit readiness at all times.
Niki Petrie
Niki spent 12 years in industry and 9 years in a crown agency providing quality and food safety expertise for the Atlantic Agri-Food and Seafood sectors before heading out on her own in 2014. She shares that experience when helping clients build, maintain, and improve their quality and food safety systems. With a B.Sc in Agriculture, an alumni of Agri-Food Management Excellence program, training in Adult Education from Dalhousie University, auditor status for SQF and Canada GAP, certificate as PCQI individual and other specialized training, adds to the versatility she brings to the table.
Her passion is building practical, meaningful programs that are used to support food safety culture and manage risk.
Her passion is building practical, meaningful programs that are used to support food safety culture and manage risk.
niki@nfpetrie.ca
Tracey Pelham
Tracey has 10 years experience in the food industry in meat, seafood, and natural health products. She believes in a holistic approach to food safety, which has been influenced by working in multiple departments, including Production, Product Development and Quality Control.
She has a B.Sc in Biology, B.ASc in Food Science, and a B.J with a focus on Broadcast Journalism and has had internships with CBC Radio, and Global news.
Tracey has been a HACCP Coordinator, SQF Practitioner, and has experience obtaining Gluten free certification, Organic certification, as well as Halal certification.
Her passions are training and creating learning materials or infographics to enforce food safety policies in a fun way.
She has a B.Sc in Biology, B.ASc in Food Science, and a B.J with a focus on Broadcast Journalism and has had internships with CBC Radio, and Global news.
Tracey has been a HACCP Coordinator, SQF Practitioner, and has experience obtaining Gluten free certification, Organic certification, as well as Halal certification.
Her passions are training and creating learning materials or infographics to enforce food safety policies in a fun way.
tracey@nfpetrie.ca
WHAT PEOPLE SAY
NF Petrie is laser-focused on each client’s business goals. Whether introducing new products, reviewing procedures, or expanding markets through certification, Niki and her team bring the know-how to achieve results.
I have worked with Niki as a client and colleague for over 15 years and never fail to be impressed with the knowledge, smiles, team building, and results brought to each task.
I have worked with Niki as a client and colleague for over 15 years and never fail to be impressed with the knowledge, smiles, team building, and results brought to each task.
Bill Cusack, President, Cusack Partnership Inc., New Minas, NS
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Working with Niki has been a game changer for us. She helped us set up our food safety program and supports us to maintain it. She supports our team with training and keeps us current. Niki is positive, helpful, professional and approachable. We love working with her.
Patricia Bishop, Taproot Farms, Port Williams. NS
WHAT PEOPLE SAY
Van Dyk's Health Juice Products Ltd. and Van Dyk's Specialty Products Ltd. have enlisted the services of Niki Petrie for over 10 years to assist with the implementation and ongoing maintenance of our SQF program at our facilities. Niki is very knowledgeable, thorough and a pleasure to work with. I would have no hesitancy in recommending Niki Petrie to other businesses.
Randy MacDonald, General Manager, Van Dyk's Health Juice Products Ltd., Caledonia, NS
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I have had the pleasure of working with Niki Petrie since I believe 2008 when we sought our SQF Certification at Van Dyk's Health Juice Products Ltd. Niki was instrumental in the preparation of our Food Safety Program, creating SOP's, Records and providing the necessary training for myself and staff as well. Her knowledge as a Consultant, Trainer and now Auditor is second to none!
Ronna Young, Production Supervisor, Van Dyk's Health Juice Products Ltd., Caledonia, NS
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I have worked with Niki Petrie on several occasions for my Quality Assurance and Food Safety solutions. Niki is extremely knowledgeable in food safety industry regulations and is very thorough in assessing the necessary work required to meet these requirements. I would highly recommend Niki for assistance in any food safety program.
Gord Chaytor, Atlantic Grocery Distributors Ltd, Bay Roberts, NL
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Niki is professional, organized, knowledgeable and efficient. Niki is always there to provide us with support through new processes and helps us stay on track with our food safety program. We feel confident we are meeting the industry standards through the quality of work Niki provides.
Brittney Van Meekeren, Operations Manager, Van Meekeren Farms Ltd, Lakeville, NS
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Niki is such a delight to work with! Her wealth of knowledge keeps us on track, ensuring our facility is up to the highest of standards. Any questions we may have, Niki is keen to answer and always with a friendly disposition! We love working with Niki and you can tell she truly cares about her job and her clients.
Amy Spurrell, Hutchinson's Pure Nova Scotia Maple Products, Lake Paul, NS
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I have had the pleasure of working with Niki Petrie for about 15 years. Niki has always been reliable and helpful, professional, and caring.
Niki has a wide range of experience and knowledge in the Agriculture, and Food Manufacturing sectors.
I am grateful for Niki's friendly nature and professional attitude, and would not hesitate to recommend her as an industry expert.
Niki has a wide range of experience and knowledge in the Agriculture, and Food Manufacturing sectors.
I am grateful for Niki's friendly nature and professional attitude, and would not hesitate to recommend her as an industry expert.
Brenda Sharpe, Audit Manager, NSF International, Guelph, ON
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In 2012 we reached out to Niki Petrie to help us prepare our facility for SQF certification. After 10 years of certification, we continue to use Petrie Consultant services, on a quarterly basis, to reevaluate our facility construction needs, provide in-house food safety training, perform our annual internal audit and offer me guidance to keep my SQF programs and HACCP Plan updated to ensure continuous compliance with any SQF code updates. Thanks to Petrie Consultant services we have been able to maintain an "Excellent" SQF audit rating since becoming SQF certified.
Terry Anderson, QA Manager, Raymond O'Neill & Sons Fisheries, Miramichi, NB
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Niki has been providing training and support in the areas of food safety and quality assurance for the PEI Farm Technician Apprenticeship program for over 10 years. Not only is she an expert in food quality and safety, she is an excellent instructor. Her knowledge, interpersonal skills, and communication methods are exceptional and we have had nothing but excellent reviews from students.
Tracy Kittilsen MAdEd, PAg Manager, Extended Learning, Dal Agricultural Campus, Truro, NS
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I originally met Niki while she was working for another company. It was obvious to see she was knowledgeable, passionate and up to date on the ever-changing regulations in the field of food safety. I later approached Niki to become part of our Food Safety team on a consulting basis. It has been a pleasure to work with her, and one of the best decisions ever made in our company. Not only has Niki brought her knowledge and credentials, but her ability to communicate and work with our staff has transformed our food safety culture and engaged our employees to become committed to providing the safest food possible to our customers.....thanks Niki!!!
Roxanne Weinheber, Director of Operations, Chatman's Bakery, Charlottetown, NL
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Having worked in the poultry industry for 32 years, I have had the opportunity to work with Niki Petrie on numerous projects, the most recent as a consultant for our BRC certification at Eden Valley Poultry.
Through training and unwavering support, Niki provided me and the Quality Assurance team the mandatory information regarding the BRC procedures and written program.
Niki’s experience, obvious knowledge and expertise in Food Safety standards were instrumental in the success and implementation of the BRC program.
Through training and unwavering support, Niki provided me and the Quality Assurance team the mandatory information regarding the BRC procedures and written program.
Niki’s experience, obvious knowledge and expertise in Food Safety standards were instrumental in the success and implementation of the BRC program.
Jane Schofield, HACCP Coordinator, Eden Valley Poultry, Berwick, NS
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Niki Petrie has been a "life saver" for us. She has guided us through 3 seasons of apple production, and we have scored 100% on our last 2 CanadaGAP audits! She is very well versed and very competent in all things regarding food safety. Our farm practices are safer and healthier since she has been a part of our food safety team.
Kim Thiessen, Thiessen Farm Ltd. Waterville, NS
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We contacted Niki and Tracey to create and deliver a 3 day training session for our employees to give them a deeper understanding of the BRCGS food safety code. Niki and Tracey were knowledgeable, professional and fun! The whole group had a blast with their engaging and interactive curriculum.
Lorraine Edmonds, Manager of Quality Assurance for Labrador Fishermen's Union Shrimp Company Limited, Head Office L'anse au Loup, NL
NF Petrie is excited to work with our new digital partner, Provision! Provision is a simple, cloud-based platform that can replace paper for your food safety documentation. It has task reminders so your records are done on schedule. The records can hold tips, rules, history, and images to ensure your audit compliance. Any data you enter gets summarized in reports for quality or compliance.
Find out more by visiting their website: http://provision.io
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This is a small sampling of some of the services we can offer you and your team. If there's something you don't see listed below, go to our contact page and ask us if it's something we can help with! We will get back to you with an answer as soon as possible.
A typical project starts with identifying the client goals, performing an initial gap assessment, forming the team, establishing timelines, developing the program (i.e. policies, standard operating procedures and records), training, following up to ensure adherence and that the program works for you.
With years of combined industry experience, the staff at NFP can assist any size business with their food safety needs. We work with primary producers, manufacturers, wholesalers, packers and distributors.
Whether you want to implement, grow, improve or maintain, we will work with you to get there. Having been on both sides of the table, we understand what it takes to make it work. Sometimes that means compromising on approach but never on the outcome.
We willingly collaborate with other industry experts to ensure project goals are achieved.
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