Case Study: Ipswich Shellfish Company achieves audit-ready, automated SQF program and real-time FSQA visibility with SafetyChain Software

How SafetyChain is Helping Ipswich be Audit Ready On Demand, Manage a Rigorous SQF Program and More

Ipswich Shellfish Company, a family-owned seafood processor founded in 1935 that handles 30 million pounds of product across six facilities and a 100+ truck fleet, faced mounting challenges managing paper-based FSQA processes for its rigorous SQF/GFSI program. The company needed to reduce audit prep time, enforce consistent HACCP/SOP/GMP execution, automate supplier compliance, and gain actionable, real-time data for continuous improvement.

Ipswich implemented SafetyChain’s cloud-based FSQA platform — including mobile apps, document management, automated workflows and dashboards — to centralize records, auto-schedule CCPs/SOPs, and provide real-time non-conformance alerts and CAPA tracking. The result: fully automated SQF and HACCP processes, harmonized, facility-wide visibility into safety and quality data, streamlined supplier management, and proven audit readiness that sped through FDA and NOAA inspections and supports instant response to unannounced audits.

Ipswich Shellfish Company

Bob Butcher

Operations Manager