Hi , I'm Staci Smith - a Quality and Food Safety executive with 20+ years of experience building, repairing, and scaling compliant quality systems across multi-site food manufacturing operations.
- Proven partner to leadership teams during growth, acquisition, regulatory scrutiny, and operational change.
- Known for pragmatic, business-aligned solutions that reduce risk, improve audit outcomes, and create sustainable quality culture.
Now I'm excited to help other food manufacturers achieve their quality and food safety goals!
You can learn more about me and my background here. I look forward to hearing from you at info@CollabQMS.com.
Roles that taught me what I know
Plant Quality Assurance
Product Development
Nutrition Labeling
Supplier Auditing
Contract manufacturing Quality
Supplier Quality Management
Quality Management Systems Director
Vice President Quality, Food Safety and Sanitation
Great companies in my portfolio
General Foods
Kraft Foods
The Hershey Company
The Krusteaz Company (Continental Mills)
Ventura Foods
Agencies and Platforms I know inside and out
FDA
USDA
GSFI
Product and Process Expertise
- Chocolate!
- Salad dressings and Sauces
- Dry mix products
- Ready to consume beverages and desserts
- Baking mixes
- Grain based snacks
- Bars, chips, crackers, fruits
Customers and their standards are a sweet spot
Retail: WalMart, Kroger, Publix
Food Service: Sysco, GFS, Ben E Keith, US Foods
Dining: Cracker Barrel, Outback, Red Lobster
Quick Service Restaurant: McDonald's, Burger King, Papa John's
Keeping up to date with Certifications
- CQA Certified Auditor (ASQ)
- Six Sigma Yellow Belt (ASQ)
- PCQI (FSPCA)