Food Safety & Quality control
Your Safety is Our Priority, Every Step of the Way
All of our grower partners and suppliers are third-party certified and fully vetted by our dedicated Food Safety team. This team works closely with our partners to monitor every stage of the supply chain, ensuring that products are handled safely and with the utmost care.
Our partners are held to rigorous standards and must meet or exceed USDA, FDA, FSMA, and both state and federal safety requirements. This extensive vetting process guarantees that every product we provide is not only fresh and of the highest quality but also safe for consumption.
We are also proud to offer products that meet specific dietary needs, with many of our offerings certified Organic, Halal, and Kosher.
Our food safety team stays actively involved with leading food industry auditing and teaching teams to ensure we’re always up-to-date on the latest practices and technologies.
We don’t just aim to meet compliance standards—we strive to go beyond them. By collaborating with industry experts, we are constantly improving our safety protocols and implementing the most advanced methods for maintaining product integrity. Our team has over 50 years of experience in all aspects of food manufacturing. It’s something we do not take lightly.
Our commitment is to deliver the safest, highest-quality produce to our customers every day. Whether you’re enjoying fresh fruits and vegetables from our local growers or sourcing produce from around the globe, you can trust that GMC is dedicated to providing products that not only meet but exceed safety and quality expectations. Our goal is simple: to ensure that every product we deliver is something we’re proud to offer and something you can feel good about serving.
our food managers
Lawrenz Ayalal
Lawrenz has 7 years experience in food manufacturing. His experience includes lab management for a large thermal process company as well as technical support for large global retailers. Lawrenz oversees the growers’ compliance at the Gene Morris locations in Mexico, Central America, and the Caribbean, as well as leading the food safety, quality analysis, and product development efforts in our process plants for both fresh and freeze-dried products. Lawrenz is certified in advanced FSMA, HACCP, BRC, SQF, Organic and Halal programs. Lawrenz is a SQF Practitioner and a process-control-qualified individual.
Kari Medina
Kari has 11 years of experience in food safety. Her experience includes ensuring on–site compliance and training the agricultural team leaders. Kari’s role oversees both the United States and Mexico’s food safety, and primarily handles the U.S. food safety compliance. Kari is certified in FSMA, HACCP, Farm risk assessment, and PSA Grower Training. Kari is certified for foreign supplier verification, food safety training, and is a process-control-qualified individual.
