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A Global Survey Reveals the Gaps SQF 10 Is About to Expose

Alex.Ball@WorkForge.com (Alex Ball) — Fri, 17 Apr 2026 14:54:49 GMT

A new global survey confirmed what most food safety leaders already suspect—training gaps are real, wide, and not closing. But the data points to something more uncomfortable than a resource or budget problem. It points to a methods problem. The industry is still training a new generation of workers the same way it trained their parents. With SQF Edition 10 coming, that approach is about to run out of runway.

What’s one of the most expensive questions in your plant?

Alex.Ball@WorkForge.com (Alex Ball) — Thu, 26 Mar 2026 16:35:59 GMT

The answer: “Hey Joe—can you show me this real quick?”

Are You Ready for SQF 10? What Food Manufacturers Told Us at SQF Unites

Alex.Ball@WorkForge.com (Alex Ball) — Thu, 19 Mar 2026 20:21:34 GMT

If there was one thing you heard over and over again at SQF Unites last week, it was this: SQF 10 is coming.

Holy Cow, Beef Is Expensive

Bryan Clopton — Wed, 11 Mar 2026 13:36:54 GMT

Beef processors cannot control cattle prices. They cannot accelerate herd rebuilding. They cannot eliminate export demand or reduce global volatility or control screwworms.

What Bloom’s Taxonomy Reveals About Food Safety Realities

Alex.Ball@WorkForge.com (Alex Ball) — Mon, 09 Mar 2026 19:16:14 GMT

WorkForge’s Mike Burica was a featured speaker at the recent American Food Sure Summit, where he presented how a concept from education—Bloom’s Taxonomy—offers a useful way to understand one of food manufacturing’s most persistent challenges: the gap between documented training and real-world performance.

The 18 Percent You’re Not Measuring

Alex.Ball@WorkForge.com (Alex Ball) — Mon, 23 Feb 2026 19:29:57 GMT

The Hidden Cost of Inconsistent Employee Development report highlights a number every plant leader should pay attention to: a disengaged employee costs a company roughly 18% of their salary in lost productivity.

Machine Downtime Isn’t a Machine Problem. It’s a Learning Problem.

Bobby Carter — Thu, 12 Feb 2026 22:36:03 GMT

At a recent trade show, one of our customers pulled us aside to share an update they didn’t expect to be delivering so soon.

You Can’t Hire Your Way Out of Employee Turnover

Alex.Ball@WorkForge.com (Alex Ball) — Thu, 29 Jan 2026 19:37:02 GMT

“That’s just how it is” is costing you more than you think. Turnover has long been treated as a fact of life in food manufacturing. Frontline roles churn. New hires come and go. Managers adapt. Production pushes forward.

What Indiana Hoosier Football can teach food manufacturers about building a winning blueprint

Tommy Aliber — Wed, 21 Jan 2026 20:21:52 GMT

For a long time, Indiana football was the easy win you tried to schedule for homecoming to make sure everyone had a fun weekend back at their alma mater. Now they’re national champions and the last team you want to see on your schedule.

How Food Manufacturers Can Cut Prices Without Sacrificing Margins

Alex.Ball@WorkForge.com (Alex Ball) — Mon, 12 Jan 2026 22:01:54 GMT

A recent Food Dive article, “Food makers cut prices to reignite growth,” highlights a reality food manufacturers can no longer treat as temporary: consumer price sensitivity is now a structural part of the market.