Quality & Food Safety “due diligence”

Merger & Acquisition between companies exposes all involved parties to a substantial degree – number and magnitude - of changes. Because of the sizeable impact, e.g. financial, legal, assets, staffing, shareholders, it requires a thorough due diligence process, which typically includes 8 key areas covering Commercial, Financial, Tax, Legal, HR, Environmental, IT Tech & Security.

Considering the enormous negative impact of Quality & Food Safety issues/failures on business results (financial loss, brand damage) it is surprising that Quality is not always regarded a standard area to be included in the due diligence process. However, one can imagine the implication if it is discovered after the closure that essential parts of the Quality system are deficient.

Qadcon can support the Quality & Food Safety due diligence and/or after-closure assessment, with emphasis on [Link to previous Chapters]

• the Quality management system in place
• raw material and finished good specifications,
• Quality & Food safety risks and their mitigation
• Quality Organisation
• Quality & Food Safety by Design
• Supplier Quality Management
• manufacturing Quality
• logistics & warehouse Quality
• customers & consumers Quality
• governance & performance management
• crisis management