About Us

12, 000+

Participants Trained

14

Years of Training

250+

Projects Completed

85+

Countries

Founded in 2008 by Soheila (Sonia) Akbarzadeh, Food Industry Consulting (FIC Inc.) is committed to providing expert guidance and support through comprehensive consulting services and cutting-edge food safety training in the food industry. FIC became one of the earliest providers of live-virtual online training and consulting, setting new standards for accessibility and affordability in the industry. Our mission is to strengthen and safeguard the safety of the global food supply chain.

FIC provides training for the standardized Food Safety Preventive Controls Alliance (FSPCA) and Global Food Safety Initiative (GFSI) schemes. Our comprehensive self-paced courses cover everything from Good Manufacturing Practices (GMPs) and Hazard Analysis Critical Control Points (HACCP) to Crisis Management and Canadian Food Safety Regulations (SFCR). Today, our dedicated team of Lead Instructors deliver the latest food safety training, incorporating the most recent updates, worldwide.

We offer Food Safety, and Food Defense Consulting, as well as product development for bakery/snack items. Our consulting services include implementation, GAP assessments and internal auditing. Our consultants with their extensive experience in Quality Assurance, and R&D aim to make simple and cost-effective solutions for food companies, while complying with CFIA & FDA regulations and GFSI Schemes.

Sonia (Soheila) Akbarzadeh, MSc. Eng.

Founder
Food Industry Consultant & Trainer
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Bita Saidi, BSc. Biotechnology

CEO
Food Safety Trainer | Instructional Designer
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Sonia and Bita's outstanding contributions have secured them in the FSPCA 1,000 Club and One of the Top 10 FSPCA Lead Instructors (2023) for Preventive Controls for Animal Food and Foreign Supplier Verification Programs (FSVP).

Top 10 is in recognition of the number of participants trained and certificates issued between August 15, 2022 and August 15, 2023.

The 1000 Club recognizes FSPCA Lead Instructors who have collectively trained over 1,000 FSPCA course participants across the four FSPCA training curricula; PCQl for Human Food, Animal Food, FSVP and IAVA, leading to the issuance of FSPCA certificates.