Food Safety & Defense Expertise You Can Trust
Dr. Ibrahim Musa founded Northeast Consulting Group in 2022, bringing extensive experience in food manufacturing, research, and academia. A strategic, open-minded leader, he specializes in supply chain, commercialization, and business growth helping founders solve complex challenges and build lasting, sustainable value.
CLIENTS THAT WE HAVE WORKED WITH:
SERVICES
Protecting Food. Empowering Business.
Northeast Consulting Group is a consulting and training services firm that specializes in food safety, food quality and food defense for the foodservice distribution and food manufacturing industries. A Woman-Owned Small Business ready to assist clients with a multitude of food-related needs.
Food Safety
- FSMA FSPCA Preventive Controls for Human Food training course – taught at your location.
- A 20-hour course (conducted over 2.5 days) – an excellent way to become the PCQI for your facility as required by the FSMA regulation.
- Basic Food Safety for employees training
- Food Safety Plan development &/or coaching
- FSMA Preventive Controls for Human or Animal Food plans
- FSMA CGMP for Animal Food plans
- Guidance on all FSMA regulations
- Transportation food safety audits
- Shadow-evaluations of distributor driver practices
- Review of Transportation SOPs for gaps, temperature records, etc.
- Conduct Gap Analysis Audits:
- SQF pre-cert audits (Level 2 or 3)
- FSMA Preventive Control regulatory pre-audits
- CGMP/SOP audits
Food Quality
Product evaluations against your specifications – at the location of your choice (forward warehouse, manufacturer’s location, distribution center)
Product development or product matching work when a change of suppliers is needed.
DLA Troop Support Prime Vendor contract product compliance evaluations – on-going or pre-audit.
SQF Level 3
- Plan pre-cert gap audits
- Plan development or coaching
Food Defense
- Food Defense Plan development &/or coaching
- For DLA Troop Support Prime Vendor contract bids
- For compliance with FSMA Intentional Adulteration rule (AKA Food Defense) requirements
- Food Defense Plan gap-analysis or verification audits
- Pre-regulatory FSMA audits
- Prior to DLA Troop Support Prime Vendor Worldwide Quality Audits
THE NCG ADVANTAGE
How we Compare.
Other firms assign whoever is available. We offer something different.
WHAT YOU NEED
LARGE CONSULTING FIRMS
NORTHEAST CONSULTING GROUP
The NCG difference
Expert directly on your audit
Junior staff assigned after the sales call
- Dr. Musa on every engagement
SQF-certified auditor
Varies by consultant assigned
- Exemplar Global certified, cert #452294
Real retailer supply chain knowledge
Regulatory theory only
- Trader Joe's, Wegmans, Tyson, Conagra
Rapid corrective action responses
Queued with other clients
- 2–3 business day turnaround
24/7 on-call crisis support
Extra fees, limited availability
- Available for $750/month
Product commercialization expertise
Food safety compliance only
- Market research through to product launch
THE NCG ADVANTAGE
How we Compare.
Other firms assign whoever is available. We offer something different.
WHAT YOU NEED
Expert directly on your audit
SQF-certified auditor
Real retailer supply chain knowledge
Rapid corrective action responses
24/7 on-call crisis support
Product commercialization expertise
LARGE CONSULTING FIRMS
Junior staff assigned after the sales call
Varies by consultant assigned
Regulatory theory only
Queued with other clients
Extra fees, limited availability
Food safety compliance only
NORTHEAST CONSULTING GROUP
The NCG difference
- Dr. Musa on every engagement
- Exemplar Global certified, cert #452294
- Trader Joe's, Wegmans, Tyson, Conagra
- 2–3 business day turnaround
- Available for $750/month
- Market research through to product launch
CREDENTIALS
Verified expertise across the food supply chain
Ibrahim Musa, PhD is certified by Exemplar Global — the same body that credentials SQF auditors worldwide.
- SQF Auditor & Technical Reviewer — Exemplar Global, cert #452294 — PCD63 criteria, Edition 9.4 · Expires Dec 2026
- GFSI / BRC audit preparation and onsite support
- Organic certification audit support
- FDA & USDA regulatory compliance
- Gluten Free certification audit support
- Product commercialization from R&D to shelf — Frozen RTE, sauces, nuts & dried fruits, ingredients
SQF-Certified Food Categories
04
Fresh Produce, Grain, and Nut Packhouse Operations
09
Seafood Processing
10
Dairy Food Processing
13
Bakery and Snack Food Processing
14
Fruit, Vegetable, and Nut Processing, and Fruit Juices
17
Confectionary Manufacturing
19
Food Ingredient Manufacturing
20
Recipe Meals Manufacturing
25
Repackaging of Product not Manufactured On-site
26
Storage and Distribution
Industries Served
We work across the food supply chain.
From growers and processors to private label brands and distributors.
Frozen & RTE Foods
Appetizers, meals, heat-and-eat products
Sauces & Ingredients
Condiments, flavor systems, food ingredients
Nuts & Dried Fruits
Packhouse operations to finished goods
Bakery & Snacks
Artisan to large-scale manufacturing
Seafood Processing
SQF and FDA compliance programs
Dairy Processing
Safety programs and audit readiness
Storage & Distribution
Third-party logistics and cold chain compliance
Confectionary & Beverages
Certification-ready food safety
programs