BRCGS Award winners announced
BRCGS Award winners announced
BRCGS Connect brought our community together to reconnect, build new relationships and recognise the people making a difference across the industry.
It was also an opportunity to celebrate those whose commitment, expertise and impact continue to strengthen BRCGS certification and advance food and product safety.
The event provided the perfect platform for launching our Consumer Products Issue 5 and our new brand.
We’re proud to announce this year’s BRCGS Awards winners for the Americas region.
Join us in celebrating their achievements and the contribution they continue to make to food and product safety and operational excellence.
Receiving both the Approved Training Partner of the Year Award and the BRCGS Champion Award is an incredible honour. Over the past decade, my mission has always extended beyond teaching compliance. It has been about empowering individuals, mentoring the next generation of food safety leaders, and helping organisations embed a genuine culture of continuous improvement. BRCGS has been a cornerstone of my career as a trainer, auditor and consultant. To receive an unprompted nomination and such genuine recognition for my work means more than I could have hoped for. I share this recognition with every learner and colleague who works tirelessly each day to protect global supply chains and raise standards across the industry.
Carroll Products is honoured to be recognised as the BRCGS Site of the Year for the Americas region. As a small, family-owned company founded in the 1970s, we operate with a team of just twenty dedicated employees including our management team. Our management team includes the president, VP of sales, office manager, HR/logistics manager, plant manager, and a product safety & quality manager who not only oversees our site’s BRCGS programme but also supports the programme at our sister company in Texas (nominated in 2024). Being selected for this award among much larger corporations is both humbling and deeply affirming. The BRCGS programme demands enforcement, consistency, and commitment to product safety and quality. Competing against some of the strongest and most sophisticated operations in our industry highlights the exceptional dedication, expertise, and resilience of our small but mighty team. Our competitors are fierce, and standing out among them is an honour we do not take lightly. This recognition reflects more than operational excellence; it reflects our culture. We believe putting employees first is the foundation of long-term success. Our people are the reason we continue to grow, innovate, and uphold the highest standards of safety and quality. Winning this prestigious award reinforces that belief and provides an opportunity to further reinvest in our business, strengthen our processes, and support the individuals who make our success possible. This award belongs to every member of our team. Their commitment, pride, and hard work are what elevate Carroll Products and allow us to stand proudly among the best.
Being recognised as the BRCGS Professional of the Year is an incredible honour and a truly significant milestone in my Food Safety and Quality journey. Doing work that is meaningful and makes a difference has always been important to me, and this recognition reflects my passion, my dedication to continuous professional development, and the hard work that made this achievement possible. I intentionally pursued the BRCGS Professional Designation to further develop my skills and strengthen my approach to Food Safety and Quality Management. Over the years, my experiences in the profession have continually shaped how I approach food safety, and each experience has brought new learning and perspective. The designation helped bring those learnings together through a more structured, risk-based framework that I was able to apply when I joined Cambridge Treats, Inc. just over a year ago. In my current role, I have applied my knowledge and experience with BRCGS standards to build our Food Safety and Quality Management System from the ground up in a startup environment, while helping establish the foundation for a strong food safety culture. Within our first year of production, we achieved BRCGS certification. Building the system while the organisation itself continues to evolve has been both challenging and incredibly rewarding, and it has been meaningful to see that work take shape and positively impact the organisation. For me, this recognition is a powerful reminder of the impact we can have through the work we do. It motivates me to continue learning, growing, and making a difference in a profession I am deeply passionate about.
I am truly honoured and humbled to receive the North America BRCGS Consultant Award 2026. This recognition means a great deal to me, not only as a professional achievement, but also as a reflection of the relationships, trust, collaboration, and dedication that have shaped my journey in the food safety industry. First and foremost, I would like to extend my sincere appreciation to BRCGS for this recognition and for its continued commitment to advancing food safety, quality, and excellence across the industry. To my trusted clients and Certification Bodies (CBs), thank you for your confidence in me, your continued trust, and the opportunity to work alongside you. Every assignment, challenge, audit, and collaboration has contributed to my professional growth. Your support and partnerships have been an essential part of this journey, and I am genuinely grateful for each of you. Most importantly, I want to recognise my business partner and PCR partner, Rajko, who has been part of this journey for more than 17 years. Rajko, your partnership, dedication, expertise, and unwavering support have been instrumental in building our consulting business. Over the years, we have shared countless challenges, successes, lessons, and milestones. I can honestly say that without you, this consulting business would not have been possible in the way it is today. Thank you for being more than a business partner, for being a trusted colleague and an essential part of this journey. This achievement is something I share with you. Success in our industry is never achieved alone. It is built through trust, integrity, teamwork, strong relationships, and a shared commitment to protecting consumers and helping food businesses succeed. I accept this award with gratitude, pride, and renewed motivation to continue learning, contributing, and supporting our industry. Thank you, BRCGS, my valued clients, our Certification Body partners, and especially Rajko, for being part of this journey. Here’s to continuing the work we believe in, strengthening our partnerships, and making a positive difference in food safety for years to come!
Receiving these awards is a wonderful recognition of the passion and commitment of our teams. We are incredibly proud of our partnership with BRCGS and of the work we do together to support food safety and build trust across the industry.
I’m honoured to receive the BRCGS CEO Award. Food safety is my passion, so this recognition is very special. This award reflects the commitment of the many talented people I’ve been fortunate to work with and I’m proud of what we continue to achieve together. My heartfelt thanks to everyone at BRCGS and my colleagues at Kerry who have supported and inspired me along the way.