Food safety & health code consultants

What to ask before you hire

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1. Have you taken plans through review with this specific licensor before? Local practice varies between health districts.
2. Can you do a mock inspection using the same form my inspector uses, and give me a written corrective plan?
3. Do you write HACCP plans for specialized processes (sous vide, curing, acidified foods, reduced-oxygen packaging)?
4. Do you provide certified food protection manager training and proctored exams, or only the course?
5. Will you attend an inspection or a hearing with me if it comes to that?
6. What is the fee structure — hourly, per visit, or per project?

Listings

Listed alphabetically. Order is never sold or influenced by sponsorship.

• HRBUniversal — Cleveland

  Training provider running ServSafe Food Protection Manager, Food Handler, and Alcohol certification in Cleveland, in person or remote with proctored exams, alongside third-party food safety audits, HACCP plan development, and OSHA compliance inspection.

  Services: ServSafe manager and handler certification · Proctored exams · Third-party food safety audits · HACCP plan development · OSHA compliance inspection

  Serves: Cuyahoga, Lake, Lorain, Medina, Summit counties

  Useful if you want training and an audit from the same provider, and the in-person option matters for staff who do not test well online. They publish no street address or direct phone — text 1-855-447-2864 or use their callback request — so establish who you are actually dealing with locally before booking a group. Compare pricing against CCBH, who proctor the same exams.

  Verified Aug 9, 2026

• Kellerman Consulting

  Food safety consultancy writing HACCP plans and building food safety programs, with gap assessments, sanitation procedures, environmental monitoring, supplier verification, and inspection preparation. Team includes a Registered Environmental Health Specialist licensed in Ohio.

  Services: HACCP plan writing · Food safety program development · Gap assessments · Sanitation procedures · Inspection preparation

  Serves: Cuyahoga, Lake, Lorain, Medina, Summit, Portage, Geauga counties

  Their portfolio leans toward food manufacturing rather than restaurants, so this is the right call for a variance-triggering process — sous vide, curing, acidification — or a packaged-food line, and probably heavier than you need for a routine mock inspection. Confirm the consultant assigned to you holds the Ohio registration, since that is the relevant credential here. Email info@kellermanconsulting.com.

  800-535-1376

  Verified Aug 9, 2026 · number checked against 2 sources

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