Meghann McLeod
Director, Food Safety
Yum! Brands
Meghann, a Food Science graduate from the University of Guelph, is a seasoned Food Safety & Quality leader with over 20 years of industry experience. She has spent majority of her career working in foodservice, holding a variety of FSQA positions across Yum! Brands both domestically and internationally.
In her current role Meghann and her team manage, from fark to fork, systems and data that impact food safety for all Yum’s 4 brands. They use this data to provide actionable insights helping teams to mitigate and/or eliminate food safety risks from the business.
Meghann is passionate about promoting food safety culture and uplifting the next generation of food safety leaders through capability building and mentorships. Feel free to connect with her on LinkedIn.
Day 1: Apr 9, 2025
9:25 am
C-SUITE PANEL
Optimizing Food Safety through Industry Innovation
Adopting new technologies and developments is essential for improving process efficiency and accuracy in food safety. Source practical tips to: Implement the latest technological, automated, and biopharmaceutical approaches to food safety.
Harness available solutions to optimize your techniques and processes. Overcome innovation challenges, including budget and resource limitations.
Advance your expertise to integrate new techniques and technology across your food safety and QA processes.
12:45 pm
CASE STUDY
Harnessing tools and training for effective Food Safety Management in the Foodservice Industry
Delve into our overall strategy around data, technology in the area of food safety and how if fits into our broader business.
- Benefit from examples of things we’ve been testing (both at the restaurant, with suppliers and at a corporate level)
- Share our global training strategy and how we’re using technology to reach our global community and data to ensure we’re focused on right things
Identify key learnings and potential pitfalls
Day 2: Apr 10, 2025