Food Safety University

Food Safety University

Hosted by: Michele Pfannenstiel DVM

Welcome to Food Safety University, the only place on the Internet that talks about how to use food safety to help your food manufacturing business thrive. We talk about plant management, money and profit, employees...

Episodes

FSU Episode 40 Food Manufacturing Leadership Series- Corrective Actions

Do you avoid writing your corrective actions? I have so many clients who do. And they avoid it because of one thing. This episode will cover that one thing in depth and show you a way to deal with it. This episode...
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FSU Episode 39 - The New Plant Manager - The Meeting Schedule

Meetings can often feel like unfocused downtime that takes us away from production. What if your meetings could be short, sweet, focused and to the point? They can be, and in today's episode, we'll discuss the WHO and...
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FSU Episode 38 - Food Manufacturing Leadership series - New Markets...who before how

When should you lead your company into new markets? And, what the heck do I mean by a new market any way? There are 2 kinds of new markets, which we cover in the podcast... But, there's the THINKING first, before the...
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Episode 37 - The New Plant Manager pt 8, The Training Program

Have you ever found yourself thinking, 'What if we spend all this time and money training our employees, and they leave for another company?' If so, I would answer you with 'Well, what if we DON'T train them, and they...
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Episode 36 - Food Manufacturing Leadership series- Expansion...who before how

What if your expansion project...what is next on the horizon for you in terms of floors, walls and ceilings, your new equipment, your new footprint ...came from your highest and best self? What if the question...
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FSU Episode 35 - The New Plant Manager series Part 7 - The Safety Audit

Every worker wants to feel safe enough to do their job correctly and to the best of their ability. It's a management team's responsibility to be committed to providing that. Where does your business stand on...
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FSU Episode- 34 Interview with Matt McGhee

Are you leading or are you managing? There is a really big difference. Being a leader is taking a step back, not coming in on top of someone. Join me as I talk with Matt McGhee a Plant Leader in the oil/gas industry....
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FSU Episode 33- Food Manufacturing Leadership series- Employees...who before how

Welcome back to our leadership series. Let's talk about leading employees. What's your plan there? Remember results...then who...then how. You can use this question with every employee issue you have. Ready to get to...
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FSU Episode 32 - The New Plant Manager - Part 6 - Intro to Small Plant Finance

Do you find your plant finances to be a black box? Are financial statements accessible and transparent? Do you know what to measure or how to tell if you're making money? Join us today, as we interview plant finance...
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FSU Episode 31 - Food Manufacturing Leadership series- Creating Results...an introduction to who before how

This leadership series is going to change your life. Let's get real on what it means to create results. It doesn't mean what you think it means. It means showing up as who you are meant to be and getting ish done till...
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FSU Episode 30- Introduction to Leadership- What if it all was just easier than you think?

I have been doing a lot of thinking and coaching on leadership. And, I've come to the conclusion that a lot of people are failing at it in our food plants...not because they aren't trying...but because they are trying...
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FSU Episode 29 - The New Plant Manager - Part 5 - Interview with Travis Stockstill AKA American Butcher, expert Production Manager

This week, we talk to Travis Stockstill, AKA American Butcher! Travis is an expert butcher and production manager who has overseen several high-complexity plants in his highly accomplished career, including...
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