About GFSR
Our mission is to provide companies valuable resources that will enhance their credibility with consumers.
Delivering Food Safety Through our Omni-Channel Platforms
- Global Food Safety Resource – with a wealth of education, perspectives and knowledge on the latest food safety trends, regulatory compliance, industry, standards, and more
- Safe-Food Training Hub (SFTH) – our learning platform dedicated to becoming a comprehensive resource for food safety training and informative, educational webinars.
- Eye on Food Safety Journal – our monthly Journal featuring relevant articles and interviews to help companies improve their processes and stay compliant.
- Eye on Food Safety with Dr. D – Join Dr. Darin Detwiler monthly for a live-streaming interview with food safety experts from around global discussing relevant topics and sharing insights.
- GFSR e-books – Available to download with premium subscription, GFSR’s ebooks highlight topics for food professionals on the FSMA Factbook, Food Safety Culture and more.
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Dedicated to helping the food industry improve food standards via insights and education.
Tina Brillinger
Founder & President |
Tina founded GFSR in 2011 with the mission of helping educate and support the food industry’s ongoing quest to improve food safety. Bringing over 20 years publishing experience, along with a strong background in the food service and hospitality industry, Tina utilizes her wealth of insights and vast network to help businesses achieve their food safety and compliance goals. She also developed the Safe-Food Training HUB ( a custom LMS) for food safety training to help food companies source, buy, take and manage quality training from qualified vendors.
Michel Julien
Director of Web, IT & Digital Marketing |
Michel is an integral part of GFSR’s Senior Management having worked with GFSR since it first launched. Michel holds an MBA from Schulich Business School at York University and a Masters in Computer Science. He has worked with well-known brands including IBM’s Watson, Ethan Allen and Canada Goose. Michel has been the lead developer for GFSR Safe-Food Training Hub, a custom LMS system, and ensures all GFSR platforms meet the highest levels of optimization, privacy, safety and security.
Katie Mayes
Editorial Director |
Katie is a dynamic marketing and communications leader with more than two decades of experience in the food industry and education.Katie started her career as a newspaper reporter, moving on to manage communications and marketing for a major public university, and then to rebranding a global company serving the food industry.
Katie is a strategic thinker and a creative project manager, who is helping GFSR develop relevant training and educational resources that the food industry can’t live without.
She holds degrees from UCLA and Kansas State University.
Jonathan Walsh
Digital Sales Manager |
Jonathan brings extensive experience in sales, marketing and account management to his role at GFSR, and helps food safety solution providers grow their brand with GFSR. With a background and passion in the food industry, Jonathan also serves as Head Dough Master for BreadChubby, and is well known for his sourdough bread.
Elliot Tadic
Full Web Stack Developer |
Elliot is responsible for ensuring an optimal user experience for visitors to our multi-channel platforms. A Graduate of Sheridan College, his experience spans both web development and the retail sector, giving him a unique understanding of supply chain management and the food safety issues retailers must address in order to remain compliant.
