Food Safety Fridays
Food Safety Fridays is a three-part webinar series designed to spark conversations and share best practices on building a strong food safety culture. Join industry experts on January 31, February 21, and March 14 as we explore key strategies and insights leading up to the main event, the NACS Food Safety Forum, on April 8. Don’t miss this opportunity to connect, learn, and prepare for the future of food safety!
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Save the Date: Friday, February 28 | 11 AM – 12 PM EDT
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Save the Date: Friday, March 14 | 11 AM – 12 PM EDT
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Past Webinar
Building a Robust Food Safety Culture: Best Practices and Perspectives
Friday, January 31 | 11 AM – 12 PM EDT
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Kick off our "Food Safety Fridays" webinar series with an engaging session on building a strong food safety culture across your organization. As the first of three webinars leading up to the NACS Food Safety Forum, this session will explore the critical aspects of food safety, from the retailer’s best practices to the foundational steps at the supplier and shipping points.
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Terry Levee is the senior director of food safety and quality assurance for McLane Company, Inc., one of the largest distributors in America serving convenience stores, mass merchants, and chain restaurants. He leads the food safety team and executes the food safety and quality assurance capabilities to support the McLane Fresh retail foodservice program. Terry has extensive experience in leadership and operations, ensuring the highest standards of food safety and quality for McLane customers.
Levee joined McLane in 2024 with over 35 years of experience in food safety, regulatory affairs, and quality assurance. Before joining McLane, he served as senior director of food safety and regulatory compliance for Giant Eagle, GetGo, and Fresh Foods Manufacturing. He is also an executive board member of the Conference for Food Protection and chair of the organization’s finance committee.
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Jon Cox is vice president of retail foodservice for McLane Company, Inc., one of the largest distributors in America serving convenience stores, mass merchants, and chain restaurants. Jon leads McLane’s foodservice strategy for its retail customers, driving innovation and helping customers implement programs tailored to their specific goals.
Jon oversees the McLane Fresh team, which manages the McLane Fresh suite of foodservice programs including Cupza!, McLane’s award-winning beverage program, Central Eats, fresh grab-and-go products for all dayparts, the groundbreaking freezer to oven program, Prendisimo, and McLane’s private label brand, CVP. Jon also led development and launch of McLane’s Innovation Kitchen, a full-scale c-store showcase for customers to explore the latest in foodservice menu and equipment innovation.
Jon joined McLane in 2023 and has more than 25 years of extensive leadership experience across retail, grocery, and convenience store organizations including Giant Food, HEB, Target, and Sears Holding Corporation. Prior to McLane he served as chief merchandising officer for Giant Eagle’s subsidiary Getgo Café + Market and WetGo.
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Travis Peterman is a retail food safety manager for McLane Company, Inc., one of the largest distributors in America, serving convenience stores, mass merchants, and chain restaurants. Travis joined McLane in 2024 and is responsible for ensuring that McLane distribution centers comply with all food safety policies and procedures through rigorous audits and inspections, ensuring the highest standard of food safety and quality for McLane’s customers. Travis also works closely with McLane Fresh, McLane’s retail foodservice program, and CVP, McLane’s private label program. Travis has extensive food safety experience in both private and public sectors. Prior to McLane, he worked on the food safety team for Giant Eagle/Get-Go.
Travis graduated from Penn State University in 2014 with a bachelor's degree in nutrition. He lives in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania with his family where he is a member of a nonprofit organization that focuses on maintaining and upgrading community park and recreational facilities.