US Food Safety Corp. Launches Food Safety School In New England And Adds Food Veteran Bruce Rubin As CEO
Wilmington, Mass. (PRWEB) October 21, 2010
US Food Safety Corporation, creator of USFoodSafety.com, the first website to provide consumers with the most up-to-date food safety alerts, recalls, advice and columns, today launches its US Food Safety School and adds food industry veteran Bruce Rubin as CEO. US Food Safety School will initially launch in New England and focus on business-critical ServSafe and HACCP training. HACCP, or Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point, certification is required by law for many food manufacturers and food service providers throughout the United States. US Food Safety School is the first organization in New England to offer Prometric HACCP, Prometric and ServSafe Food Manager Certification – providing all state-required food safety training.
HACCP courses will take place on Dec. 1 and 2 in Portsmouth, New Hampshire and January 10 and 11 in Providence, Rhode Island.
The next one day ServSafe Food Manager Certification take place in Worcester on Tuesday, Nov.2. For additional dates and locations through the end of the year, please visit http://www.USFoodSafetySchool.com.
The courses will be taught by US Food Safety School’s expert instructors and will follow the Prometric HACCP and ServSafe and Prometric courses and exams. An exam will be given at the end of the course for each participant to become certified. All food manager exams are ANSI approved and the certificates are recognized nationwide.
In addition to launching its US Food Safety School, Bruce Rubin, former President of Taunton-based Tribe Mediterranean Foods, joins US Food Safety Corporation as its CEO. With more than 30 years food marketing, management and sales experience, Mr. Rubin will oversee the US Food Safety Corporation’s sales, operations and marketing.
“We are excited to expand our food safety operations to provide competitive, informative food safety classes and certification,” said Susan Reef, president of US Food Safety Corporation. “Food Safety certification is a necessity for restaurants, manufacturers and organizations serving food throughout New England. With the addition of Bruce Rubin, we are confident that our expanded services will be a must-have for food service organizations throughout New England.”
Since November 2008, US Food Safety Corporation has been one of the leading resources for food safety information, with its award-winning food safety blog, web site and social media applications. Its web site, USFoodSafety.com was named one of the top 25 food safety sites on the Internet by Food Safety Magazine. US Food Safety’s Twitter site has nearly 50,000 followers and can be found at Twitter@foodsafeguru.
To learn more about US Food Safety School’s offerings, please visit http://www.USFoodSafetySchool.com. To sign up for an upcoming seminar, email getcertified(at)usfoodsafetyschool(dot)com or call 978-658-7100.
About Bruce Rubin
As CEO of US Food Safety Corporation, Mr. Rubin will be responsible for the overall direction of the company and sales and marketing efforts throughout New England and the US.
During his tenure at Tribe Mediterranean Foods, Mr. Rubin was instrumental in helping make Tribe’s hummus a household name and helped the company’s sale to Osem Investments, a subsidiary of Nestle. During his tenure at Tribe Mediterranean Foods, Mr. Rubin saw hummus consumption grow to $ 200 million in U.S. sales and its popularity soar throughout North America.
Mr. Rubin brings more than 30 years’ experience in the food industry to US Food Safety Corporation and spent nearly 25 years at Tribe Mediterranean Foods and its former owner Rite Foods. Mr. Rubin played a major role in Tribe’s tremendous growth over the past 10 years and held several positions within Tribe, including Vice President of Sales, General Manager and President. Prior to Rite Foods/Tribe Mediterranean, Mr. Rubin worked at ARA Food Service in Boston as a food services manager. He graduated from the Rochester Institute of Technology with Bachelor of Science in Business and a concentration in Hotel and Food Management. He resides in Mansfield, Massachusetts with his wife.
About US Food Safety Corporation
US Food Safety Corporation is a privately funded, woman-owned company located in Massachusetts. Through its web site USFoodSafety.com the company is the premier “one-stop” source of consumer information related to food alerts, recalls and safe food handling. To sign up for the latest food safety alerts, visit http://www.usfoodsafety.com/subscribe.asp.
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