Food Products

Consumer products processing, marketing and distribution.

Producing, processing, marketing and distributing consumer products have a direct impact on populations and are strongly punctuated by growing demands and frequent changes in standards and directives.

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Services

We provide support in the following aspects:

Engineering Quality & Regulation

Engineering

Process Engineering

Our consultants manage the design and sizing of agri-food equipment and installations. They also ensure project management, carry out technical studies and set up remediation plans, in order to optimize the performance and safety of the production chain.

  • Management of process engineering projects.
  • Drafting of technical documents: FAT, SAT, URS.
  • Risk analysis.
  • Design of P&ID, PFD.
  • Update of maintenance programs.
  • Setup of remediation plans.
  • Drafting of SOPs and staff training.
  • Drafting of deviations, CAPA, change control.
  • Compliance with SQF standards.
  • Management of HACCP approach.
  • Regulatory watch: CFIA, FDA, Health Canada…
  • Multi-disciplinary collaboration.
Maintenance Engineering

Given the needs of our clients, our maintenance engineering does not only ensure that means of production and installations are ready to use, but it also covers maintainability, safety and cost issues through the entire lifecycle of goods and facilities.

  • Management of maintenance engineering projects.
  • Risk analysis.
  • Design of preventive maintenance plans.
  • Execution and monitoring of works.
  • Setup of operational excellence processes.
  • Drafting of functional test protocols.
  • Setup of remediation plans.
  • Drafting of deviations, CAPA, change control.
  • Compliance with SQF standards.
  • Management of HACCP approach.
  • Regulatory watch: CFIA, FDA, Health Canada…
  • Multi-disciplinary collaboration.
Building Engineering

We cover a wide range of services, from consulting to design, including construction, renovation and maintenance of structures. Our engineers also ensure the compliance with current building standards and codes, as well as health, safety and well-being requirements.

  • Management of building engineering projects.
  • Need analysis, technical quotations…
  • Mechanical and electrical systems: HVAC, plumbing…
  • Design of technical blueprints and drawings.
  • Compliance with SQF and OHS standards.
  • Management of HACCP approach.
  • Regulatory watch: CFIA, FDA, Health Canada…
  • Staff training.
  • Multi-disciplinary collaboration.
Project Engineering

With the budget, the deadlines and the expected quality in mind, our consultants ensure that engineering activities are smoothly run between every concerned department. They aim for the project’s success and the prevention of related risks.

  • Management of engineering projects.
  • Design, budget, planning, monitoring and closure.
  • Validation, monitoring of deliverables and deadlines.
  • Validation of technical blueprints and drawings.
  • Compliance with SQF and OHS standards.
  • Management of HACCP approach.
  • Regulatory watch: CFIA, FDA, Health Canada…
  • Staff training.
  • Multi-disciplinary collaboration.
Operational Effectiveness

In order to optimize costs, decrease lead times and improve the general quality of our clients’ services, our engineers analyze every stage and process to find suitable solutions, in compliance with environmental and security standards.

  • Management of operational excellence projects.
  • Setup of the DMAIC methodology.
  • Definition of Key Performance Indicators (KPI).
  • Validation and monitoring of deliverables and timelines.
  • Compliance with SQF standards.
  • Compliance with OHS and GMF standards.
  • Setup of remediation plans.
  • Management of HACCP approach.
  • Regulatory watch: CFIA, FDA, Health Canada…
  • Staff training.
  • Multi-disciplinary collaboration.
Electrical Engineering

In a constant search for energy and environmental efficiency, we take into account economic and fiscal incentives to preserve the cost integrity of our clients’ projects, when we design, plan, test and troubleshoot their electrical systems.

  • Management of electrical engineering projects.
  • Design of electrical blueprints and diagrams.
  • Drafting of specifications and electrical quotations.
  • Validation and monitoring of deliverables and timelines.
  • Compliance with SQF standards.
  • Compliance with OHS and GMF standards.
  • Management of HACCP approach.
  • Regulatory watch: CFIA, FDA, Health Canada…
  • Staff training.
  • Multi-disciplinary collaboration.
Automation Engineering

Necessary for the agri-food industry, automation aims for the minimum use of human intervention to guarantee safety and increase productivity and competitiveness. It is with this in mind that our qualified process automation consultants provide support to our customers.

  • Management of automation projects.
  • Design of automation plans.
  • Risk analysis.
  • Drafting of technical specifications.
  • Functional analysis.
  • Drafting of specifications and technical quotations.
  • Systems programming: SCADA, PLC, HMI…
  • Setup of prevention plans.
  • Validation and monitoring of deliverables and timelines.
  • Compliance with SQF and OHS standards.
  • Management of HACCP approach.
  • Regulatory watch: FDA, Health Canada, EMA, ICH…
  • Staff training.
  • Multi-disciplinary collaboration.

Quality & Regulation

Quality Assurance

Given the growing trend of customer awareness in the food industry, companies must more than ever guarantee the quality of their products, from a technical but also strategic point of view. We support them with our expertise by following the standards of this industry.

  • Management of quality assurance projects.
  • Document review: SOPs, protocols…
  • Review of Master Batch Records (MBR).
  • Drafting of the quality manual and quality reviews.
  • Complaint management and definition of KPIs.
  • Quality investigations: Ishikawa, etc.
  • Staff training on procedures.
  • Drafting of deviations, CAPA, change control.
  • Risk analysis and HACCP approach.
  • Regulatory watch: FDA, Health Canada, SQF, CFIA…
Regulatory Affairs

Compliance with food, beverage and food ingredient standards requires close monitoring of regulatory changes. Obsolescence of products over short periods of time brings more challenges to companies in this sector.

  • Regulatory management of agri-food projects.
  • Drafting and review of regulatory documents.
  • Documents submission for marketing authorization.
  • Audit and drafting of SOPs related to regulations.
  • Review of promotional materials.
  • Staff training on procedures and risks.
  • Regulatory watch: FDA, Health Canada, SQF, CFIA…