Practical training courses for HACCP, food defense and internal audits in food production

Practical project: Interactive and company-specific training courses successfully implemented across multiple locations

How do you create training courses that not only impart knowledge but actually work in everyday business?

A long-established manufacturer of pickled vegetables and vegetable products addressed this issue directly: Together, they developed practical, interactive training courses that were specifically tailored to the actual challenges within the company.

The combination of flexibility, company-specific content and active exchange resulted in a sustainable knowledge transfer with a high degree of practical relevance – including continuous knowledge deepening and regular reviews of existing internal guidelines.

The project at a glance

Industry: Food industry (preserved foods & vegetable products)
Company size: long-established brand manufacturer with multiple production sites
Initial situation: Need for practical and interactive training courses with direct relevance to the actual processes and challenges within the company.
Objective: Sustainable knowledge transfer with high practical relevance and direct applicability in everyday business, as well as continuous development of existing processes and guidelines.

Our range of services

Individual adaptation of training content to company processes and real-world cases
Inclusion of company-specific documents and examples
Practical workshops and joint discussion of specific issues
Conducting training courses in, among other areas:
- food defence
- HACCP
- Internal audits
Conducting interactive online training sessions for multiple locations
Flexible and needs-based support through ongoing communication
Joint reviews of internal guidelines and existing processes for continuous improvement

About the company

Hengstenberg is a traditional family business based in Esslingen am Neckar and has stood for high-quality pickled vegetables, vinegar products and vegetable specialties since 1876.

Well-known brands such as Mildessa, KNAX or Altmeister have stood for quality and high standards for raw materials and processing for decades.

The company produces at several locations in Germany and processes vegetables from regional growing areas.

„"We particularly appreciated the flexibility, reliable cooperation, and strong practical relevance of the training courses. The integration of our own documents and specific company cases made the training very interactive and directly applicable."“

The challenge

The challenge was to design training courses not as mere knowledge transfer, but as a practical tool for everyday business.

The following points played a particularly important role:

Different requirements and issues at multiple locations
high standards for quality and practicality
Need for direct applicability in everyday business
Communicating complex content in an understandable and interactive way
Consideration of real business processes and existing documents
continuous knowledge deepening and knowledge retention
regular review and further development of internal guidelines

Especially in areas such as food defense, HACCP and internal audits, it was important not only to explain theoretical requirements, but also to jointly evaluate concrete situations from practice and develop solutions.

The solution

The project was deliberately interactive and business-oriented built up. The starting point was training in the area of food defence, to create a shared understanding of risks, protective measures, and requirements within the company. Building on this, further training and exchange formats were developed, specifically aimed at deepening and maintaining knowledge and continuously improving existing processes. The focus was not on standard presentations, but rather Real-world case studies and specific questions from the company.

The training sessions were:

conducted online
individually tailored to the respective specialist areas
supplemented with company-specific documents
Designed to be interactive, with active exchange and discussions

Particular focus was placed on:

Communicating complex requirements in an understandable way
actively involving employees
jointly assessing real-life situations
to jointly reflect on and further develop internal guidelines
to create sustainable learning effects

The close coordination allowed content to be flexibly adapted and current issues to be directly integrated.

Special features of the project

The company was able to benefit from several crucial advantages:

High acceptance of the training courses among the participants
direct knowledge transfer into everyday work
Increased awareness of food defense, HACCP and audit topics
more practical assessment of situations and risks
improved cross-site exchange
continuous development of internal guidelines and processes

The most important effect:

The training sessions were not considered „Mandatory event“, but as
real added value for everyday business perceived and
sustainably supported continuous improvement within the company.

Your added value

This project demonstrates:

More practical training courses: How training courses can be made significantly more practical.
Company-specific content: How company-specific content increases learning success.
Active participation: How interactive formats promote active participation.
Sustainable knowledge transfer: How knowledge can be sustainably embedded in the company.
Continuous improvement: How continuous reviews and knowledge deepening contribute to the improvement of internal processes.