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food_safety_courses@ncsu.edu<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n Hot Sauce With a Focus on Food Safety<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n RALEIGH, N.C. \u2013 Managers from T.W. Garner, the company that produces Texas Pete Hot Sauce, upskilled their employees through collaboration with NC State University food safety specialists to develop custom training materials. T.W. Garner employees improved their skills and gained practical knowledge by taking custom online food safety courses. They are using these skills in their current jobs to support future professional career advancement. These courses included Good Manufacturing Practices<\/a> (GMP\u2019s) and the Acidified Foods Manufacturing School<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Katerine Cardoso, at T.W. Garner, leveraged NC State food safety courses to help her get promoted from a sanitation supervisor to quality assurance manager. Now that she is managing her own team of food facility staff, she was quick to enroll her unit in NC State\u2019s online food safety courses in an effort to promote food safety culture and employee retention. <\/p>\n\n\n\n According to\u00a0a recent article from the Association for Talent and Development<\/a>, up to 94% of employees are more likely to be loyal to their company when their employers invest in them. In fact, employees are twice as likely to stay at their company as they approach their third year of employment when they are immersed in learning opportunities. T.W. Garner, so far, has had over 60 employees complete the GMPs course and many other employees completed training in the Acidified Foods Manufacturing School.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n NC State University\u2019s College of Agriculture and Life Sciences (CALS) lives the land-grant mission through 12 academic departments, research and extension. <\/p>\n\n\n\n