Phoenix Food Consultancy delivers tailored, practical solutions to help food businesses across the UK and Ireland achieve compliance, improve standards, and build robust food safety systems. Led by experienced consultant Tony Crilly BSc. (Hons) FIFST, we support your success through expert advice, training, auditing, interim support, and more.
With over 25 years of industry experience, we understand the technical and legislative challenges food businesses face. Our consultancy is built on real-world knowledge and a commitment to delivering results through systems that are effective, efficient, and easy to implement.
Expert guidance on UK, EU, and GFSI standards to ensure your business remains fully compliant.
Bespoke systems and support developed to fit your specific processes, product range, and team.
Led by a consultant with a track record of delivering technical excellence across the food sector.
Years Experience
Comprehensive HACCP development and implementation to meet legal, GFSI, and customer requirements.
Navigate complex food laws and avoid non-compliance with expert support tailored to your operation.
Assess vulnerabilities, strengthen supply traceability, and implement risk-based protocols like TACCP / VACCP.
Improve your site hygiene with comprehensive pre-operational hygiene assessments and detailed system reviews.
Short-term technical leadership or cover when you need it - delivered by a highly experienced professional.
In-house training on key topics like HACCP, allergens, and food hygiene for all levels of your team personnel across departments.
Technical recruitment from someone who knows the industry - supporting you from role design to onboarding.
Investigate and resolve technical problems with a clear, structured approach to root cause analysis and resolution.
Design, implement or upgrade your QMS to meet the needs of your business and external certification standards.
We combine technical depth with a practical mindset, delivering cost-effective solutions that drive long-term improvement. From single-site processors to multi-national operations, we offer insight, flexibility, and results you can trust.
Expertise across numerous product categories and processing environments including high-risk, high-care and RTE.
Whether you need project-based consultancy, ongoing support, or emergency cover - we can help.
We bring a real-world understanding of customer demands, operational pressures, and certification challenges.
Tony Crilly BSc. (Hons) FIFST is a highly experienced food safety specialist with a distinguished career spanning over two decades in the food manufacturing industry. A graduate of Queen’s University Belfast with an honours degree in Food Science, Tony has held a range of senior technical roles – from Quality Systems Manager to Group Technical Manager – across a wide spectrum of food businesses, from SMEs to large multi-national processors.
Throughout his career, Tony has developed and led food safety and quality systems in numerous product categories including fresh and frozen meat, meat products and preparations, dairy, ambient goods, bakery, vegetarian, gluten-free, multi-component, and high-risk/ready-to-eat (RTE) foods. He has built a strong reputation for technical excellence, regulatory compliance, and operational efficiency while supporting major UK and Irish retailers and food service clients.
Phoenix Food Consultancy provides expert-led food safety and technical support to food businesses across the UK and Ireland.
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