Francine L. Shaw

Francine L. Shaw is the CEO of Savvy Food Safety and TracSavvy, co-founder/business partner of My Food Source (MFS), co-host of the food safety podcast “Don’t Eat Poop!”, and an author and speaker. She spent over twenty years in various sectors of the foodservice industry, beginning as a fry girl and including service in academia, regulatory, private-sector, corporate America, and development of digital programs.

MFS and TracSavvy have developed state-of-the-art digital technology for the foodservice industry, providing solutions to problems that have existed for decades. The MFS Farm to Table standard seeks to address the challenges of the supply chain and sustainable food systems. It recognizes the links between healthy people, healthy societies, and a healthy planet.

TracSavvy tracks all certifications (both compliance and internal) and sends alerts notifying the certificate holder and any essential management that the impending expiration date is looming. Both are one-of-a-kind business solutions and Francine is very proud to have been a vital part of the development of each.

Francine works in a field where the subject matter demands urgent attention and can be somewhat intense—after all, 3,000 people in the United States (and 420,000 globally) die every year from foodborne illnesses. Still, Francine believes in remaining positive and having fun while developing new products and educating others about these global food safety issues. She knows that to have saved even one life will have made her journey worthwhile.