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Capespan North America hires director of food safety
Capespan North America BB #:134340 is pleased to announce the appointment of Kyle Dempsey as Director of Food Safety. Kyle is a graduate of University of Colorado –...

Capespan North America BB #:134340 is pleased to announce the appointment of Kyle Dempsey as Director of Food Safety.

Kyle is a graduate of University of Colorado – Boulder where he received his Bachelors degree in Ecology and Evolutionary biology, Biochemistry. Kyle has worked in the food industry since 2013 managing a wide range of food quality and Global Food Safety Initiative (GFSI) portfolios.
Kyle will work out of Capespan North America’s offices in New Jersey and will assume responsibility for all aspects of Capespan North America’s food safety compliance in the U.S. and Canada including management of its Foreign Supplier Verification Program, liaison with customers to ensure compliance with retailers’ food safety demands, maintenance of Capespan North America’s food safety database, and testing of recall procedures and traceability initiatives.
In addition, Kyle will spearhead Capespan North America’s corporate and social responsibility compliance initiative as well as its organic certification program.
Kyle’s predecessor, Danielle Hand, has retired to pursue other personal interests.

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