Food safety company PSSI to acquire Safe Foods

Kieler, Wisc.-based PSSI, a food safety and contract sanitation provider, is signing a definitive agreement to acquire Safe Foods Corp., a food safety performance management company with expertise in antimicrobial technology.

Safe Foods will remain an independent subsidiary within the PSSI family of companies, according to a news release.

Since 1999, Safe Foods has focused on food-safety performance management with an emphasis on developing and optimizing antimicrobial application using analytics and equipment.

The company helps customers reduce foodborne pathogens, meet and exceed regulatory requirements, and extend food’s safe shelf-life. Food processors use these technologies to protect more than 300 million servings of meat, poultry and produce daily in eleven countries, according to the release. Safe Foods has more than 60 issued patents and an extensive pipeline for research and development.

“We are excited about what we will accomplish together,” Dan Taft, PSSI president and CEO, said in the release.

This investment is part of PSSI’s strategic growth plan to enhance its food safety program and offer new antimicrobial solutions to help its customers grow their businesses. Together, the companies will offer a strategic, end-to-end service package — including sanitation, cleaning chemistry, antimicrobial solutions and pest services — to protect customers’ products, people and brands.

“Safe Foods has been focused on ensuring a safer food supply since its founding,” Chris Coleman, Safe Foods president and CEO, said in the release. “Our new partnership with PSSI will give us the ability to jointly build the world’s premier food safety platform to provide a complete and comprehensive 24/7 solution to the world’s leading food producers.”