$20K Available for BC Food Producers to Improve Food Safety
The On-Farm and Post-Farm Food Safety programs are now open for the BC agri-foods sectors -- and Icicle can help you get the money and meet all your goals.
Breaking the Ice 2019: A Roundup of Icicle’s Food Software Features
Let's start off 2019 with a roundup of all the Icicle food manufacturing software features from the previous year, from TACCP and VACCP to Trending.
New Features: Farming and Cannabis Production Software Enhancements
At Icicle Technologies Inc., we’re excited to start off a new year with the announcement of an evolutionary leap of Icicle along with some handy improvements that will make your life easier.
7 Icicle Sales Management Features to Improve Your Food Business
Icicle brings together all aspects of your food business to create Sales Management features that to support the successful sales teams of tomorrow.
5 Lessons from the Romaine Lettuce E. coli Outbreak
Another E. coli outbreak has emerged and it’s the second this year stemming from romaine lettuce. The tricky part about this recall is…there isn’t yet a recall. The US FDA and the Canadian CFIA have not yet issued a recall for romaine lettuce because they don’t yet know the source. This has caused ripple effects […]
6 Ways to Empower Your QA Department and Improve Your Food Business
We all know that safety and quality are essential to the success of any food business. Outstripping convenience and price, a survey of American consumers showed that 50% were more concerned about the safety and quality of their food than they were five years ago, and two out of three consumers are willing to pay […]
How to Increase Efficiency of Your Food Business On A Limited Budget
In the world of food manufacturing, time really is money. Machine downtime, employee errors, and food safety failures require precious time and destroy the overall efficiency of your facility. And to make things worse, margins are shrinking and competition is growing, which makes these efficiency failures costlier than ever. Actively pursuing operational efficiency isn’t a […]
New Features: QA Dashboard and More Time-Saving Features
This month, we have a slew of new features that will save you and your company a ton of time – both in your day-to-day life and when you’re under pressure and every minute counts. We’ll start off with some new ways to ensure quality: a brand new QA Dashboard and the introduction of Formula […]
How to Prepare for SQF Certification with Icicle
There are three different layers of oversight that every food business must consider. The first is government regulations like FSMA, which are mandatory in your jurisdiction and for the purposes of exporting to others. The second layer is specialty foods regulations, such as organic, non-GMO, vegan, Kosher, Halal, and the like. The third layer is […]