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NSF Food Safety Advanced

For large, multinational brands, franchise networks and master franchisees, NSF Food Safety Advanced delivers custom insight audits designed to check for consistency, food safety, and control across every location – to your standards and expectations.

While food safety risks like contamination and allergens exist globally, factors such as local regulations, climate and infrastructure, cultural food practices, and supply chain complexity may shape how they’re managed. Your local NSF audit team has the insights you need to check for compliance everywhere you operate.

Integrated expertise for informed food safety decisions

Our NSF Food Safety Advanced service integrates actionable insights from your customised audits with our expert knowledge both during audits and through your dedicated Account Manager. We provide a unique, blended perspective, working closely with your teams to help you make informed decisions and improvements. 

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    Your audit, your way: customized audits

    We take care of tailored audits delivered exactly how and when you need them. As an extension of your team, we help identify risks, check for regulatory compliance, and support your continuous improvement– wherever you need us most.

    We typically follow a specific checklist every quarter, depending on what you need including:

    • Food Safety: We assess critical practices such as hygiene, temperature control, safe food storage, and contamination prevention.
    • Cleanliness: We inspect the cleanliness of all areas, including dining spaces, restrooms, kitchen equipment, and back-of-house operations.
    • Repair and maintenance: We check the condition of your premises and equipment to ensure everything is well maintained and functioning properly.
    • Customized Brand standards: We verify each store's overall condition including layout, cleanliness and guest experience, according to your quality standard.

    You can depend on your audit program to be supported by our signature ‘walk, talk and coach’ support during every audit. Our on-the-go coaching is ideal for fostering real-time feedback, building trust with your teams, and encouraging open dialogue.

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    Your data, your way

    Whether you want audit data to feed into your own platform, or prefer the powerful insights offered by NSF Connect, we’re ready to provide what you need, how you want it.

    NSF Connect: Full access to your tailored audit results and actionable performance insights.

    NSF Connect empowers you to drive compliance, consistency and excellence across every location. Our cloud-based audit portal .has been developed through decades of hands-on food safety and brand standards expertise. Purpose-built by food industry experts, it helps businesses meet regulatory requirements, compare audit data, and drive compliance performance – keeping you informed, accountable and in control.

    Core features for effective food safety management

    • Performance analytics dashboard: Compare audit outcomes between sites, and benchmark performance. Your Account Manager will work with you to spot emerging risks, and make data-informed decisions with confidence using your customised dashboard*.
    • Online audit reports: Our smart audit reporting highlights repeat critical non-conformances, helping you prioritize what matters most. We offer both scoring and non-scoring analysis to reinforce desired actions and behaviors.
    • Corrective action management: Together, we’ll identify root cause analysis and targeted remedial actions, for issue resolution, accountability, and to supportcontinuous improvement.
    • Executive reporting suite: Empower leadership teams with summary dashboards, high-level summaries and performance insights.

    Already have a data platform? We’ll meet you there.

    Easily export your NSF audit results and import into your own platform for deeper analysis.

Your dedicated NSF Account Manager

With large audit program, you need a single point of contact at NSF. We’ll allocate you an Account Manager who truly understands your operations, and makes sure that behind the scenes everything is running as it should. If you have issues which need fast attention, we take care of it.

Business reviews: Our collaborative meetings with your team and your assigned NSF Account Manager, are focused on analyzing your audit data and translating it into strategic actions. It’s not just about scores—it’s about understanding what the data means and how to use it to drive improvement.

Performance overview: A summary of audit results across locations, highlighting strengths, weaknesses, and overall compliance trends.

Root cause analysis: Discussion of recurring issues or low-performing areas, with insights into operational or behavioral drivers.

Benchmarking: Comparison against industry standards or internal targets to contextualize performance.

Corrective action planning: Agreement on priority areas for improvement, with timelines and responsibilities.

Training and support recommendations: Identification of knowledge gaps and suggestions for targeted training or resources.

Strategic alignment: Ensuring audit goals and compliance efforts are aligned with broader business objectives (e.g., brand standards, customer experience, risk mitigation).

Optional upgrade: Give your customers added reassurance with the NSF Food Safety Advanced badge.**

When you successfully meet the requirements of the audit, with our optional upgrade you are entitled to receive your NSF Food Safety Advanced badge at the location where the audit was conducted—ready to display—along with a detailed report outlining our findings and recommendations.

Display your badge proudly to show your commitment to safety and give your customers the peace of mind they deserve for a great dining experience. If they scan the QR code they can learn more about NSF Food Safety Advanced.

NSF Retail Self-Audit Tool

Ensure your retail locations are audit-ready with our intuitive NSF Retail Self-Audit Tool, using your own bespoke standards. Whether you're preparing for an upcoming NSF audit or striving for continuous improvement, this tool puts control and confidence in your hands.

Your journey with NSF Food Safety Advanced

Getting started with Food Safety Advanced is refreshingly straightforward—driven by professionalism, commitment and clarity. From initial contact to ongoing business reviews, every step is designed to check and support your food safety standards, your way, and to support your commitment to excellence.

We understand every brand has unique requirements, and audit programs. We’ll work directly with you to scope exactly what you need, and will work with you to create an effective our mobilization plan, with a clear timeline.

Why NSF?

We help identify and give you the know-how to correct potential food safety risks, reducing the chance of foodborne illness and unsafe practises. Our audits are designed not only to assess but also to educate—ensuring your team understands what to do, why it matters, and how to improve.

Proud to partner with iconic global brands, we have decades of global experience in food safety auditing and compliance. Our skilled auditors are calibrated and trained to your standards, and committed to supporting your teams with real-time insights, and practical guidance. These skills are uniquely combined with account management expertise to help you make informed, data-driven decisions that protect your brand and drive operational consistency wherever you operate.

What makes NSF different?

  • Results that matter: Clients often see a measurable improvement in food safety performance within just a few months of working with us.
  • Data-driven improvements: Many clients report a noticeable reduction in critical food safety violations after consistent NSF auditing and coaching.
  • Tailored recommendations:  We don’t just point out what’s wrong—we offer clear, actionable steps you can take to fix it.
  • Global expertise, local understanding: Our auditors understand local regulations and cultural practices while applying your food safety and brand standards.
  • Support beyond the audit: We offer training, gap assessments, and follow-up visits to help you build a long-term food safety culture.

With food safety audits and value-added services such as coaching and training, we’re here to help businesses like yours not just meet standards—but exceed them.

 

Phillip Pierce, Senior Director, NSF Audit Delivery, highlights the impact and importance of our audits.

**The NSF Food Safety Advanced badge means the location has been audited by an NSF Auditor, on a specific date and time and successfully met the audit requirements as identified by the brand.

*Customised dashboards are available to clients who meet specific eligibility criteria.

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Lets explore how we can support your goals

Getting started is refreshingly straightforward. Driven by professionalism, commitment and clarity, we’re keen to work in partnership with you. Whether your first step is to invite us to join your tender list, or to discuss your specific needs in advance.