Food Manufacturing Excellence
Our Services
Advanced Food Safety Programs
FSMA Gap Analysis, HACCP,
Food Safety Program Development and Audits, Microbiological Testing, FSMA Certified Curriculums for Human and Animal Food, Foreign Suppliers, Product Safety, Seafood.
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Product & Process Cost Savings
Ingredient Substitutions and Eliminations, Process and Yield Improvement, Operational Excellence, 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 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, address food safety issues, 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:
- Janna Hamlett at 208-731-9363 or jannahamlett@techhelp.org
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
Sun Glo of Idaho Brings the Tasty with Food Safety
Success – DOMA Coffee
Success – Dickinson Frozen Foods
Success – Wild Gold
Success – Payette Brewing Co.
Success – Idaho Candy
Success – BHS Specialty Chemicals
Success – Pacific Northwest Farmers Cooperative
Success – Cowboy Tom’s Flapjacks
Success – Ballard Family Dairy and Cheese
Success – Potato Products of Idaho
Success – Great American Appetizers
Success – Litehouse Foods
Success – All About Lollipops
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!
Stuart Walker
stuartwalker@techhelp.org
208.597.5655
Janna Hamlett
jannahamlett@techhelp.org
208.731.9363
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Our Food Manufacturing Excellence Team
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Breaking Barriers: Sensible Automation Strategies
Live OnlineThere are many different types of automation used in a manufacturing facility for many different purposes and every facility has their own pain points. Determining which equipment and how to manage it can be daunting for any business operator or owner. In our free, live webinar, with our industry experts, get your questions answered about how to understand what strategies best fit your business. How to determine what are the right automation strategies for your facility. What questions do you need to ask? What data do you need? How do you find the right partner and resources? How do you make the business case whether you are an employee or local manager trying to talk to your facility management, or you are a facility manager talking with your investors or financiers? We will break down some of the terms used in the industry and provide some sensible hands-on solutions you can use directly after the webinar. This webinar will be interactive and we will have time to answer your specific questions.
Hazard Analysis Critical Control Points (HACCP) IHA Certified
Live OnlineOur class is accredited by the International HACCP Alliance and meets the requirements of NCIMS, FSIS, and GFSI (e.g. SQF, BRC, FSSC22000, etc.) certification requirements. In class, you will understand the 5 pre-steps and 7 principles in creating a facility-wide food safety plan. You will get templates and example food safety plans to build or revitalize your current HACCP plan. The curriculum is designed with practical advice from industry experts. If you haven’t taken a HACCP class in a while, it is a good idea to have a refresher course. If you are new to HACCP or food safety plans, this class will give you the basics you need to know to get started. This class does require a project to fulfill the course requirements. This class fulfills the training requirements for SQF, BRC, or other GFSI-approved certifications.
Principles and Practices of Internal Auditing
Live OnlineInternal Audits are a requirement of all GFSI approved certification schemes (e.g. SQF, BRC, FSSC 22000, etc.) and many 3rd party audit programs. Internal audits allow you to audit your facility for gaps and compliance. They are an important tool in the ongoing food safety toolbox for any food manufacturer, packager, and warehouse and distribution company.
Tools of Continuous Improvement Root Cause Analysis
Live OnlineHow do you make sure a problem does not continue to happen again and again and again? Find the true root cause and fix it. Only after a facility has found the true root cause and put in the appropriate policies and procedures will a problem go away. Too often band-aids are used or the response of “re-train operator” is the solution. Corrective and preventive actions (CAPA) are just one tool in your continuous improvement toolbox.
FSPCA Preventive Controls for Human Food (PCQI)
Live OnlineOur upcoming FSPCA Preventive Controls for Human Food Course is one way to gain that credential. This 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).