FOOD RESOURCES & EDUCATION
Partnership: The Seed to FREDi Success
Succeed Management Solutions brings more than 35 years
of experience in workforce training and safety program
development to the FREDi program partnership, and is a
recognized leader in web-based Enterprise Risk Management
software. Thousands of organizations use the Succeed Risk
Management Center as a holistic solution to improve their
risk mitigation programs, implement web-accessible employee safety training programs, increase efficiencies, and lower
the frequency and severity of claims and associated costs.
NWFPA president Dave Zepponi and Succeed CEO Kurt Shaw
weigh in on the valuable partnership.
Dave Zepponi
President, NWFPA
How will the FREDi/Succeed partnership
work to better serve the food processing
industry?
“We’ve taken our vision and partnered with an organization that can manage the technical aspects. By leveraging
NWFPA’s knowledge of food processing, food safety and
other disciplines, in conjunction with Succeed Management
Solution’s platform that provides a library of materials, risk
mitigation services, and marketing, we’ve created a strong
relationship. FREDi is designed to best serve the industry.”
What motivated NWFPA to create the Food Resources &
Education Institute?
“We set out to create a comprehensive way to engage the
food processing community, especially our members. The
goal is to deliver knowledge and content that’s valuable
and effective. As leaders in our industry, we strive to remain
ahead of the curve. One of NWFPA’s key roles is to encourage
a sense of unity across the food processing industry, including suppliers, manufacturers, and government agencies. With
the development of FREDi, the association has adopted a
new model by taking the best of older methodologies and
marrying them with newer technologies.”
What would you like to see FREDi accomplish?
“Our industry is constantly evolving, and its members are
continuously learning. By creating a community of interest,
we can easily and efficiently continue to learn from our colleagues around the globe. By learning how people around
the world are improving their processes in the