Food Logistics Magazine Covers DSW's Investment in Cloud Based Food Safety Manual System!

AN APPETITE FOR TECHNOLOGY
Published in INBOUND LOGISTICS - December 2023

Technology impacts many industries, including the food distribution sector. Consider DSW Distribution Centers, Inc., which operates more than 6.5 million cubic feet of warehouse space in Southern California that is temperature-controlled, organic-certified, and licensed for alcoholic beverages and pharmaceuticals, among other features.

The company’s initiative to convert its Food Safety Manual System (FSMS) from paper to paperless, was an “intense exercise,” says Brad Thayer, president and chief executive officer of DSW. The paper-based FSMS had taken decades to develop and consumed a roomful of binders.

To accomplish this shift, DSW leveraged a food safety management software system from Certdox. The new FSMS is now securely live on phones, tablets, and laptops—all of which feed into a secure platform.

The benefits include increased productivity, faster reporting, and chain-of-custody time-stamped electronic records. One month after going live with Certdox, DSW scored a perfect 100 on a Safe Quality Food (SQF) Level 2 Certification Audit.