SQFI Announces 2024 Excellence Awards Finalists

Feb 26, 2024
Finalists were selected in the categories of SQF Auditing and SQF Practitioner Leadership 

Arlington, VA – Today, the Safe Quality Food Institute (SQFI), a division of FMI – The Food Industry Association, announced six finalists for the 2024 SQF Excellence Awards in anticipation of 2024 SQF Unites in New Orleans where the winners of each category will be announced.  

Excellence in Auditing

The Excellence in SQF Auditing award is presented to a credentialed SQF auditor who demonstrates exceptional performance and dedication to the SQF program through high-quality audits, professional development activities, leadership and mentorship skills, and promotion of food safety culture.  

The three finalists for the Excellence in SQF Auditing Award are: 

Excellence in Practitioner Leadership

The award for Excellence in SQF Practitioner Leadership is given to an SQF practitioner within an SQF-certified site who demonstrates extraordinary leadership and promotion of food safety at their workplace.  

This year’s finalists include:  

2024 SQF Excellence Awards  

The winners of the SQF Excellence Awards will be announced at SQF Unites on Tuesday, March 12 at 4:30 p.m. CDT. During this ceremony, SQFI will also celebrate the recipients of the FMI Foundation Food Safety Auditing Scholarships, given to students currently enrolled in food and agricultural science majors with expressed interest in the field of accredited food safety auditing. 

The SQF Excellence Awards are sponsored by Exemplar Global. For more information about the 2024 SQF Excellence Awards, please visit www.sqfi.com/sqf-professionals/sqf-excellence-awards. 

For Media:  

Members of the press may contact media@fmi.org for more details about the SQF Excellence Awards and SQF Unites. 

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About FMI – The Food Industry Association 

As the food industry association, FMI works with and on behalf of the entire industry to advance a safer, healthier and more efficient consumer food supply chain. FMI brings together a wide range of members across the value chain — from retailers that sell to consumers, to producers that supply food and other products, as well as the wide variety of companies providing critical services — to amplify the collective work of the industry. www.FMI.org 

About The Safe Quality Food Institute 

The Safe Quality Food (SQF) program is hosted by SQFI – Safe Quality Food Institute, a division of FMI, The Food Industry Association. FMI administers the SQF program, a leading, global food safety and quality certification and management system. While SQFI is most known for its globally benchmarked food safety and quality program, the SQFI team does much more than writing and maintaining this standard. The SQFI mission is to deliver consistent, globally recognized food safety and quality certification programs that are based on sound scientific principles, applied across all industry sectors, and valued by all stakeholders. The SQFI Program is a rigorous and credible food safety and quality management program recognized by retailers, brand owners, and food service providers world-wide. www.SQFI.com

About FMI – The Food Industry Association

As the food industry association, FMI works with and on behalf of the entire industry to advance a safer, healthier and more efficient consumer food supply chain. FMI brings together a wide range of members across the value chain — from retailers that sell to consumers, to producers that supply food and other products, as well as the wide variety of companies providing critical services — to amplify the collective work of the industry. www.FMI.org

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