Andrew Lorenz

Andrew Lorenz of We R Food Safety! offers suggestions for running a retail operation during the current Coronavirus pandemic.

The issue we all face is the possible business disruptions due to the coronavirus crisis and the effects it may have on our teams and operations.

Meat alternative, meat substitute, mock meat— whatever you want to call it, if imitation is the highest form of flattery, the burger is having its moment.

The trade war, African swine fever and a host of other issues from flooding to droughts have had major impacts on the meat and poultry industry. Those that are nimble in the marketplace are the most successful.

The hot topic of the day is the new swine inspection rule. There appears to be a lot of fake news being tossed around, at the very least a lot of information about how this is going to affect industry and how the consumer is being left out.

My wife just got back from a trip with the kids, and somewhere along the way the windshield caught a rock. No big deal; that’s why we have insurance. But that event got me thinking about what types of insurance a food production facility should carry.

Do you use your food safety and quality (FS&Q) data to track your process control? If not, why not?

The variability in capabilities at the state and local levels often results in botched investigations and turf battles, and sometimes there isn't any prevention of illness or reduction in the number of people who become ill or die.

I like to say the food industry is a dynamic landscape of innovation. A case in point is how the basic business model is ever changing.