About Us

We take the guesswork out of food safety.

Clients Are First-Time Auditees

Clients Prepare for GFSI Certification

Audit Pass Rate

Our Mission

Our mission is to help food manufacturers confidently meet retailer and regulatory standards through clear, customized food safety solutions. We make the path to certification faster, simpler, and less overwhelming by building your program and supporting implementation. We even provide support for ongoing compliance.

Our Values

Compliance should be clear, not complicated.

Food safety is a roadmap to retail, not a roadblock.

Small businesses deserve big-business support.

You shouldn’t need a science degree to pass your audit.

Lisa Cove

Meet Our Founder

With over 20 years in the food industry, Lisa Cove founded Shelf Ready to solve a critical challenge faced by scaling food businesses: you can’t get on store shelves without a food safety program that passes audits. Drawing on her background in food manufacturing, regulatory compliance, and packaging, Lisa built Shelf Ready to make food safety simple, strategic, and accessible for ambitious brands.

Lisa is a former Professor of Food Safety and Traceability, and she has worked with global brands like Ferrero, Nutella, and Tic Tac, as well as emerging startups and private-label manufacturers. Her HACCP training is accredited by the International HACCP Alliance, and she has led dozens of businesses through successful SQF, GFSI, CFIA, and FDA audits.

At Shelf Ready, Lisa leads all client projects while collaborating with a trusted network of industry consultants, trainers, and auditors to ensure the right expertise is always available. She’s also a speaker, mentor, and advisor to food entrepreneurs through accelerators and nonprofit programs across North America.

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Why Choose Us

We are professionals who understand the industry

Food safety isn’t a roadblock, it’s your roadmap to retail. We give you the clarity and confidence to get there.

20+ Years of Industry Experience

Expert Guidance from Setup to Certification

100% Audit Pass Rate

100+ Done-for-You Documents

Our Partners Love Us

Just a few companies we helped get their spot on shelves

Knowledgeable, efficient, and friendly—Shelf Ready has the extensive expertise needed to develop my food safety plan in just one month. The plan successfully secured my company’s FDA certificate and Safe Food For Canadians license without any complications. Additionally, Shelf Ready assisted me in ensuring my food labels met the compliance standards of both Canadian and American food agencies. Working with Shelf Ready was a delightful experience as we navigated the necessary documentation to facilitate cross-border sales.

DWN Chocolate

We’ve had the pleasure of working with Shelf Ready, and their expertise in food safety plan development was invaluable to our business. Their tailored approach helped us streamline our processes and meet critical food safety standards, ensuring our operations ran smoothly and efficiently. Thanks to their team, we were able to achieve full compliance and maintain high-quality standards across the board. We highly recommend their services to anyone looking for reliable, professional food safety solutions! Thanks Lisa and Team!!

Frittos & Co. Inc. Team

Shelf Ready not only helped us navigate the food regulatory environment for our product category, but they also equipped us with the knowledge needed to avoid potential pitfalls down the road and establish a stronger, compliant route to market from a food safety perspective. The team at Shelf Ready is incredibly easy to work with—their response time is impressively fast, and they are always willing to help us achieve our goals in the most effective and timely way when it comes to food regulation. I highly recommend Shelf Ready to any business owner looking to strengthen their Food Safety plans in an effective and professional manner.

Green Parenting Inc.