Ep. 220. Ramirez and Hodgson: What it Takes to Build and Maintain an Effective Food Safety Culture

Ep. 220. Ramirez and Hodgson: What it Takes to Build and Maintain an Effective Food Safety Culture

From Food Safety Matters by Food Safety Magazine

June 23, 2026 · 1h 8m

About this episode

The episode features Miguel Ramirez and Madisen Hodgson discussing the importance of building and maintaining an effective food safety culture in the food industry.

Miguel Ramirez is a seasoned food manufacturing executive with more than three decades of operational leadership experience in the food industry. He currently serves as Vice President of Operations at Fresca Foods Inc. in Louisville, Colorado, where he has held progressive leadership roles over the past 13 years including Plant Manager, Director of Operations, and his current VP role. Prior to Fresca Foods, Miguel spent over 24 years with Butterball LLC, where he managed more than 12 production lines across a two-shift operation with a workforce of 350 employees. Known for championing food safety culture at the operational level, Miguel brings a rare perspective to food safety conversations—that of a senior operations leader who understands that food safety and operational excellence are not competing priorities, but instead, are deeply interconnected. Madisen Hodgson, M.S. is a food safety and quality assurance professional with nearly a decade of progressive experience spanning food manufacturing, retail bakery, beverage, and airline catering environments. She currently serves as a Quality Assurance Manager for a protein and nutritional bar manufacturer in Denver, Colorado…

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