Food Manufacturing Excellence
Our Services
Advanced Food Safety Programs
FSMA Gap Analysis,
HACCP,
IFSC,
Food Safety Program Development and Audits,
Microbiological Testing,
FSMA Certified Curriculums for Human and Animal Food, Foreign Suppliers, Product Safety, and Seafood.
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Product & Process Cost Savings
Ingredient Substitutions and Eliminations,
Process and Yield Improvement,
Operational Excellence,
and Food Lean Operations.
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Additional Services
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About Us
- Need help creating a shelf life program?
- Could you use a small consumer test to determine your product portfolio’s “critical to quality” attributes?
- Could you use a little assistance in creating online training modules or setting up a “train the trainer” culture in your facility?
- Do you have an operation where you’d like to increase your throughput or yield?
- Is it time to bolster your food safety program?
Meet Our Dynamic Food Manufacturing Team
TechHelp’s Idaho-based Food Manufacturing Team, led by Catherine Cantley and Janna Hamlett, includes university faculty, agricultural extension resources, and internationally recognized contracted partners. We bring a broad range of services to the food industry through site visits, needs assessments, on-site project work, on-site training, and public courses. TechHelp offers a wide range of services to help you grow revenues, improve productivity & performance, and strengthen your global competitiveness. Contact TechHelp today to schedule a free assessment.
Regulators, retailers, and industrial customers require food and dairy processors to adhere to stringent rules or global food safety standards that protect consumers. TechHelp offers a full suite of services and courses that help processors learn about, get certified in, and implement modern food safety standards that improve products, processes, and competitiveness. In 2018, TechHelp joined its sister MEP Centers in Washington and Montana to create a tri-state food safety partnership focused on sharing knowledge and resources.
For Information Contact:
- Catherine Cantley at 208-426-2181 or catherinecantley@techhelp.org
- Janna Hamlett at 208-731-9363 or jannahamlett@techhelp.org
Meet Our Dynamic Food Manufacturing Team
Janna and Catherine are top-notch! I learned so much from them. Their personal experiences were very interesting and what I probably liked best.
We were able to work on our actual Food Safety Plans during the class and break things up into manageable pieces. Great information and templates provided to make the plan easy to write.
“TechHelp looked at our 106-year-old factory and designed a plan to implement today’s food safety standards. With their help and knowledge, Idaho Candy Company is now working toward a bright future instead of being left in the past.”
“As a food producer in rural Idaho, we feel very fortunate that we can tap into the knowledge and expertise available through TechHelp and its network of service providers. Everyone has been unbelievably helpful and really wants to see small farmers like us succeed.”
“Our Lean effort drew widespread support from employees, and didn’t lead to job losses. Productivity is up, waste is down and the overall picture is a lot of improvement and more communication.”
“I am proud of how we embraced a Lean program that empowers each individual to make a difference toward the goal of process improvement. Every employee can make a difference in how we go to market with the goods and services we provide.”
"As a producer in rural Idaho, we were thrilled to be able to draw upon the knowledge and expertise of Jeff Kronenberg, from TechHelp and the University of Idaho, to help us with our food safety, HACCP and quality programs.”
“We enjoy the FSMA and Internal Auditing courses provided by TechHelp. TechHelp is very useful and helps keep us updated on the FDA changes. TechHelp does an awesome job of training. We can ask questions long after class, and the information is good and helpful. TechHelp is an excellent resource in regards to FSMA.”
“TechHelp has been a wonderful asset for our business. With each meeting, new and different ideas come to surface. Their guidance and direction as we pursue these avenues has been invaluable.”
“TechHelp put in a lot of hard work to get us up to speed on our GFSI audit. It’s a good feeling to know we were only 15 points shy of a superior rating. We are in the process of correcting items that will help us achieve that rating.”
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LMS Courses – Take a course anytime & anyplace at your own pace.
- Current Good Manufacturing Practices SME Training – $199
Learn and understand the revised cGMPs according to the final rule for FSMA’s Preventive Controls for Human Food. - Food Allergen Shift Meeting – $20
Use this presentation for onboarding new associates and/or to satisfy your FSMA and GFSI requirements for your production team’s annual Allergen Training. - Food Allergen Training for Small & Medium Enterprises (SME) – $199
This course will elaborate on the major food allergens and how they affect current Good Manufacturing Practices (cGMPs) and Food Safety Principles for food manufacturers and suppliers. - Introduction to Food Manufacturing for Entrepreneurs– $149
This course will teach you the basics of food manufacturing regulations, new product development, food safety, and scaling up. - Introduction to Lockout Tagout – $39
This course will teach you what is required by the OSHA regulation and provide tips to improve your own program. - Feedback That Empowers Webinar – $3
About 60% of employees say that they have not received useful feedback in the last 6 months. Tune in with top manufacturing and innovation leaders as we dive into tools that will unlock drive engagement and performance. - Overview of State & Federal Food Regulations – 8.99
Learn and understand which state and federal regulations may apply to your food manufacturing business. - Idaho Food Safety Cooperative Program – $2,900
The IFSC course will give you the knowledge, templates, training, and coaching needed to create a Food Safety Plan that puts you in compliance with new regulations of the Food Safety Modernization Act.
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Our Work With Clients
Success – Idaho Candy
Success – All About Lollipops
Success – Litehouse Foods
Success – Great American Appetizers
Success – Ballard Family Dairy and Cheese
Success – Payette Brewing Co.
Success – Wild Gold
Success – Pacific Northwest Farmers Cooperative
Success – BHS Specialty Chemicals
Success – Cowboy Tom’s Flapjacks
Success – Dickinson Frozen Foods
Success – Potato Products of Idaho
Sun Glo of Idaho Brings the Tasty with Food Safety
Success – Cocoa Bombs
TechHelp Works Closely With Sister MEP Centers
TechHelp works with MEP Centers in the Northwest Region and around the nation to meet the wide-ranging needs of food producers.
Contact Us!
Have questions, comments, or concerns? Call, email, or complete our help form and we will get back to you quickly!
Catherine Cantley
catherinecantley@techhelp.org
208.426.2181
Janna Hamlett
jannahamlett@techhelp.org
208.731.9363
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Our Food Manufacturing Excellence Team
Upcoming Food Events
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INWAC Tour of Gonzaga School of Engineering and Applied Sciences
Gonzaga University Bollier Center 502 East Boone Avenue, Spokane, WABe part of Gonzaga's March Madness, Manufacturing Style!
Join INWAC on March 30th at 4:00 pm for a tour of GU's new Bollier Center and see where the workforce of the future is being trained. Meet some of the School of Engineering and Applied Sciences students and faculty to learn more about research projects for companies like Boeing, Kaiser Aluminum, and ATC.
Learn how your company can become a partner (or an employer!) and enjoy the chance to network with aerospace colleagues at the home of the Zags.
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Free Webinar – How to Become USDA FSIS Inspected and What That Means – With Mathew Bawden of USDA FSIS
Live OnlineDuring this free Webinar, Matthew Bawden, a Management Analyst at the USDA Food Safety Inspection Service, will discuss how to become USDA FSIS registered and inspected and what that means for your business.
Free
Intro to HACCP IHA Certified 8-Hour Online Course With Dr. Janna Hamlett – Live Online – May 2
Live OnlineThe Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points (HACCP) system is a logical, scientific approach to controlling hazards in food production and is a preventive system assuring the safe production of food products. The principle of HACCP can be applied to production, meat slaughter and processing, shipping and distribution, food service, and home preparation.
Successful completion of this course will result in an Introduction to HACCP Certificate with the International HACCP Alliance seal of approval.
$295
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Free Webinar – Predictive Maintenance – The Next Revolution in Manufacturing Maintenance Practices – Wednesday, May 3
Live OnlineDuring this free webinar, Jeffery Craig of Fuss &O’Neill Manufacturing Solutions will explore how Predictive Maintenance uses analytics and data, from instrumentation and sensors, to proactively determine when a piece of equipment or system needs repair and maintenance before it fails.
Free
FSPCA – Preventive Controls for Human Food (PCQI) w Dr. Janna Hamlett Live Online – June 13-15
Live OnlineThis FSPCA Preventive Controls for Human Food course is the “standardized curriculum” recognized by the FDA. This course covers regulation Title 21 CFR 117 – Current Good Manufacturing Practice, Hazard Analysis, and Risk-Based Preventive Controls for Human Food. The course will go in-depth with requirements for Hazard Analysis and Risk-Based Preventive Controls based food safety training. Course participants will get familiar with all requirements of Preventive Controls based food safety plan and how to design the plan, and upon successful completion of the course become a Preventive Controls Qualified Individual (PCQI).
$690
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Free Webinar with Food Safety Magazine – Evaluate Your Sanitation Program with Environmental Monitoring – Event Will Take Place in July of 2023 on Date TBD
Live OnlineThis free webinar will explore how a sanitation program is a key component of any food processor's or food handler's food safety plan. A well-written and well-executed sanitation program can mitigate, or reduce to an acceptable level, all three classifications of hazards (microbiological, chemical, and physical) in a hazard analysis.
Free
Tools of Continuous Improvement and Root Cause Analysis – August 2023 in Twin Falls
Twin Falls Idaho Twin Falls, IDA facility needs to continuously improve in order to stay effective. To reduce overhead costs or costs per unit, to improve product safety and quality, to improve operational efficiencies facilities must continuously look for ways to improve. In addition, when an issue does emerge, ensuring the issue is not going to repeat is imperative to continuous improvement strategies. But how do you make sure a problem does not continue to happen again and again and again? The team must find the true root cause and correct it. Only after a facility has found the true root cause and put in the appropriate policies, procedures, and possibly capital expense will a problem go away. Too often, band-aids are used, or the response of “re-train operator” is the solution.
$250