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Modernize & Upgrade

Get your certified program off paper.

Your certificate is on the wall, but the last audit took a month of scrambling to pull together. Your HACCP plan lives in a Word file no one opens, your monitoring logs on paper clipboards. We migrate the program you already run into Beacon, in phases, without pausing production.

The migration

Off paper in four phases, without pausing production

The board in the window above is the shape of every migration: programs move left to right, one phase at a time, and the records you are scored on move first. Operations never stop while the system changes underneath them.

If an audit lands mid-migration, the work phases around it: critical documentation and monitoring move into Beacon first, the rest follows once the auditor has left. You never transition into a worse position than you started.

Scope your migration
1

Current-state assessment

We audit your existing program against the full SQF Code, Edition 10 included, and identify every gap: what is solid, what has drifted, and what the new Code will ask of you. You keep a gap and migration report, element by element.

2

Migration plan

A prioritized roadmap phased around your audit date: software setup, document migration order, and the training schedule. You keep a phased plan with clear milestones your team can hold us to.

3

Build and configure

Programs updated, documents migrated with version control and e-signatures, digital forms configured for the line, and your team trained on the workflows they will actually run. You keep your program, in Beacon, with tablets on the floor.

4

Verification

A mock audit against Edition 10 standards confirms every gap is closed and the migrated program holds up, before your real audit does the checking for you. You keep the mock audit report.

Who leads it

The migration is led by practitioners who have watched which programs survive a transition, so the move protects the records that carry your certificate before it touches anything else. Meet Jeff.

7,500+ audits on the bench Audit-side since 1977 1 working SQF plant
Why us

Your program works. Barely. And the rules just changed.

A certified paper program keeps passing audits, right up until the moments below. Here is what the next two years hold, lived twice.

Audit week

The audit lands

Still on paper

A month of scrambling, three all-nighters, and a miracle to pull the records together.

Migrated to Beacon

The records you are scored on are already in Beacon. The rest phases in after.

Turnover

The program owner leaves

Still on paper

The person who built it retired or moved firms, and the institutional knowledge left with them.

Migrated to Beacon

The program is in the system: owned, versioned, and understood by the whole team.

Edition 10

The Code changes

Still on paper

A paper program takes the new requirements as one more rewrite, under deadline.

Migrated to Beacon

Culture records, EMP trends, and change management land in the system you already run.

Any Tuesday

A form changes

Still on paper

Old versions keep circulating on clipboards for weeks.

Migrated to Beacon

One current version, on every tablet, the same morning.

You never transition into a worse position than you started. The migration phases around your audit date.

Get your program off paper before the next audit cycle

Bring the scramble from your last audit and your Edition 10 worries. In 20 minutes you'll have a phased plan to move the program into Beacon without pausing production.

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What happens next

01

Discovery call

About your facility and goals. Not a sales pitch.

02

See it in action

A live walkthrough of Beacon scoped to your operation.

03

Custom proposal

Software, consulting, and training sized to your facility.

You'll talk with a food safety expert, not a sales rep.

20 minutes · No commitment · No pressure

Prefer to start in writing?

Show us the program you have now

Send the basics: what's on paper, what already lives in a system, and when your next audit lands. We come to the call knowing where the migration should start and what Edition 10 will ask of you.

A gap read against Edition 10, scored element by element
A phased migration plan that works around your audit date
No commitment. Just a conversation
FAQ

Questions about modernizing your food safety program

Common questions from already-certified facilities looking to upgrade.

Typically 2-4 months for a full migration. The timeline depends on the volume of existing documentation, the number of active programs, and how much restructuring is needed. Simple document imports are fast; redesigning workflows for digital takes more time but delivers significantly more value. Browse our food safety guides for digital migration best practices.
Migration is built to protect your records, not swap them out from under you. Historical documents are imported into Beacon's document control with version tracking, and your original files stay accessible as reference the whole way through. Active monitoring forms, HACCP plans, and SOPs are rebuilt in phases, so at every step you can point to where a record lives. We plan that sequence with you before anything moves, rather than migrating everything at once and hoping nothing slips.
Some training is needed, but it's less than you'd think. Beacon is designed for food safety professionals, not IT people. Floor staff learn the tablet-based forms quickly, usually within a shift or two. Quality team members need more time to learn the full platform. We include training as part of every migration engagement.
We plan around your audit schedule. If your audit is imminent, we do a phased migration: get your critical documentation and monitoring into Beacon first, handle the remaining programs after the audit. You never transition into a worse position than you started.
Yes. Migration is done in phases so your operations continue uninterrupted. We typically start with document control and HACCP plans, then move to monitoring forms and corrective actions. Your team transitions gradually rather than switching everything overnight.
It can be. If you're modernizing your program anyway, it makes sense to address Edition 10 requirements at the same time. We'll assess your current Edition 10 readiness as part of the gap assessment and incorporate any needed updates into the migration plan. One project, one timeline. Learn more about our food safety management software.