Innovative Leadership
for Fresh Produce Quality & Safety
Edith Garrett & Associates, Inc. is a fresh produce consulting firm that collaborates with clients to explore and define the market for safe, high-quality fresh fruits and vegetables. Because of consumer interest in the health benefits, convenience and value-added qualities of fresh produce, we are filling a growing need for support and innovation in food safety, quality and market expansion. We can help you focus on:
- Food Safety Programs
- Supplier Certification
- Third Party Audit Preparation
- Value-Added Product Development
- Expert Witness Support
- Employee Training
- Website Design and Content Management
- Newsletter Design and Content Management
Our expertise encompasses all levels of production from harvesting fresh fruit and
vegetable commodities at the farm, to fresh-cut produce processing for delivery to the consumer. Food safety is of special interest and we can help in diverse areas such as supplier certification, preparing your facility to pass a third party food safety audit, developing distribution standards to preserve fresh-cut produce quality or setting up employee food safety training for better performance. As produce consultants, we are committed to preparing your company for growth and expansion through development of world-class quality and safety programs. Focused on fresh produce, we specialize in:
- supplier certification
- evaluating food safety and processing sanitation procedures
- preparing farms, packinghouses and processing facilities for third party audits
- developing value-added products
- analyzing fresh-cut produce quality and shelf life characteristics
- offering fresh produce marketing and advertising strategies
- providing employee food safety training
- serving as an expert witness in legal matters for the produce industry
- reviewing regulatory requirements
We are committed to providing clients with professional solutions to their everyday challenges in producing, preserving, marketing and delivering fresh produce. Call us to be your next speaker, to help your facility pass a third party food safety audit or just look over your marketing program. We look forward to assisting you with your next project.