Why Choose Sirocco Food + Wine Consulting Inc?

Sirocco Food and Wine Consulting Inc. is a full-service food safety solutions company providing consulting services for business owners, managers, and industry professionals. Our client base is made of startups, small and medium size businesses. We are here to help you with regulatory matters (CFIA interviews, Canadian SFC PCP plans, FSMA PCHF and FSVP Plans), SQF 10 & HACCP Certification and to obtain your FSPCA-PCQI V2 Certificate! We are also a corporate vendor for three recognized and trusted certification bodies and the Business Development Bank of Canada (BDC). We take part in the BC’s Export Navigator and Post-Farm Food Safety Funding Programs. We assist our clients in French, English, Vietnamese, Chinese and Spanish.

Our team has a rare blend of service and expertise. We have some of the highest credentials in the industry and have worked with close to 1000 companies, but our mission is to always be friendly and approachable. We strive to provide value and efficiencies to our customers through confidentiality, respect, integrity, openness, and commitment. Our prices are aligned with industry practices.

Our services focus on Food Safety Consulting Services – You’re not alone; our experts are here to guide you through the maze of food safety rules and regulations. Sirocco specializes in delivering technical consulting services for developing plans based on country. Karine Lawrence and Sofia Copado have strong regulatory, food safety and quality management systems expertise (SQF, HACCP) covering a wide array of processed foods/beverages, processed fruits and vegetables, baking and snack products, including RTE foods. Sean Xia has a strong regulatory background and expertise in meat and seafood processing and can provide assistance with CFIA and USDA, FDA-related requests focusing on Ready to Eat Foods, food labeling, food import and export. Nguyet Ha Tran and Hilda Wang are the newest recruits and bring a robust food science background. They are knowledgeable and experienced about HACCP systems and food labeling. Lastly, Karine Lawrence has a food quality and sensory background and can offer consulting services towards SQF Quality Certification. She also has a strong wine quality and sensory background.

USA-based companies – FSMA Preventive Controls for Human Food and FSVP plans. HACCP and SQF certification programs.

Canada-based companies – SFCR & PCP Plans (manufacturing, importing and exporting). HACCP and SQF 10 certification programs.

We can help with your company’s Food Safety Management Systems implementation (GMP, HACCP, FSEP, SQF 10) and with food labeling.

Our e-commerce platform allows you to access additional resources to support your certification and compliance projects:

Food Safety Courses – Our president Karine Lawrence has taught post-secondary food safety and food sensory courses and is a certified SQF trainer with trusted certification bodies (Eurofins, Intertek/SAI Global and Bureau Veritas). Rest assured the training is up-to-date and from the highest authority. Sofia Copado has taught the recognized HACCP curriculum in Spanish and English for US and Canadian clients. Sirocco also offers FSPCA PCQI V2 Training for those wanting to become Preventive Controls Qualified Individuals (PCQIs). We also provide a self-paced HACCP courses which is accredited by the International HACP Alliance. See our store for details. 

Food Safety Templates – Our library of professional templates saves 100s of hours creating your own plans and documents. Written by certified professionals, our templates include HACCP & SQF 10 certification bundles as well as PCP Importer Plan templates. Hundreds of Sirocco templates have been sold in the USA (Hawaii), Canada, Australia, Trinidad and Tobago.

Sirocco is also equipped to provide specialty services such as Sensory Testing of wine and food products, plus we’re the authorized representative for Tastelwebⓒ in the United States & Canada.

From local food manufacturers to multi-location North American brands, Sirocco Consulting Inc. has supported food safety, regulatory compliance, certification, training and import programs across Canada, the United States and internationally. Here are descriptions of some of our completed projects.

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Meet the Team

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Food Safety Expertise, Wherever You Operate

From local food manufacturers to multi-location North American brands, Sirocco Consulting has supported food safety, regulatory compliance, certification, training and import programs across Canada, the United States and internationally.

Notable Projects

Vancouver, British Columbia

Supported a cold-chain monitoring project using an app / data loggers for an internationally recognized Swedish food-service company famous for its meatballs. Sirocco also developed a HACCP plan for the cleaning and sanitization of reusable food containers for a recognized Canadian prepared meal company in the region.

New Brunswick

Developed an FSEP program for a cold storage warehouse wishing to export meat products to the United States. More recently, Karine Lawrence consulted for a large potato fry manufacturer in the province.

Toronto, Ontario

Created a Canadian PCP plan for a recognized “fresh” pizza chain in Canada by working with their new commissary kitchen with the goals of shipping frozen pizza dough to the U.S. More recently, Karine Lawrence developed a provincial food safety system for a start-up delivering gourmet restaurant meals to luxury condominiums.

Calgary, Alberta

Developed an import PCP plan and warehousing plan for a large food importer and wholesaler of Indian spices and vegetables.

Okanagan Valley, British Columbia

Supported HACCP implementation and certification for a large Canadian winery estate, along with sensory evaluation programs for wine and spirits at universities and community colleges. Karine Lawrence has been a member of the BC Vintners Quality Alliance wine sensory panel since 2014.

British Columbia

Led SQF and HACCP implementations across honey processing, refrigerated spreads, prepared meals, dairy, bakery, fish processing, tea blending, acidified foods and prepared meat products.

Alberta

Supported SQF implementation for a honey-processing operation supplying Costco.

Texas

Certified a functional beverage and dietary supplement processor to SQF. Now working on SQF Quality Certification with the same client. Developed a food safety plan for a Korean fast-food chain with 130 locations across the United States.

California

Completed SQF and HACCP certification work for food and food-packaging manufacturers, FSVP plans for a major U.S. food importer, PCQI training for a bakery and Consulting and SQF gap assessments for prepared-meal and condiment facilities. Many SQF templates were sold in California to help warehouses and manufacturers achieve SQF certification.

Kentucky

Delivered PCQI training for an international dietary supplement company.

St. Louis, Missouri

Karine Lawrence delivered HACCP training for a long-established pizza manufacturing company.

Washington State

Supported SQF implementation for a distillery and small canning facility (USDA inspected facility).

Florida

Supported HACCP certification for an industrial gourmet cakery supplying Trader Joe’s.

Nebraska

Delivered HACCP training for a large bakery operation in Omaha.

Bronx, New York

Developed a HACCP plan for ready-to-eat Jamaican fish-based foods to satisfy local state regulations. Consulted with various NYC food processors regarding FSVP & HACCP compliance.

The Sirocco Difference

HACCP Certification

Able to assist entrepreneurs, small and medium sized companies in multiple languages – English, French, Spanish, Mandarin, Cantonese.

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100% Certification Pass Rate Promise (when using Sirocco’s consultation & training services).

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Our website platform lets you access an accredited self-paced HACCP course, compliance and food sensory resources such as US and Canadian food label reviews, the FSPCA – PCQI V2 course and sensory evaluation tests.

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Our consulting prices reflect industry practices. We work directly with startups and small/medium sized businesses but also provide services to certification bodies, the business development bank of Canada, BC’s Export Navigator Program and Post-Farm Food Safety Funding Program.

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Client readily access actionable safety and quality certification resources on our website. From a self-paced accredited HACCP course to a PCP plan or SQF 10 manual or a food sensory test, we provide multiple payment options, immediate downloads and registrations.

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Need personal support? Utilize our 1-to-1 consulting. Personal support with experts is always accessible.

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